set sb/sth + adj
形容词说明动作之后的状态,类似的还有 set sb/sth loose(放开、释放)。
The court set the prisoner free.
法庭释放了那名囚犯。
使处于;使成为;调整;设定;确定;决定;摆(餐具);布置(餐桌);点燃;生(火)
To put something down or rest it somewhere.
放下(某物);搁下。
To put (something) down, to rest.
将(某物)附着或固定于他物上,或置于某处。
To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
使处于特定状态;使成为。
To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
点燃(火)。
To start (a fire).
确定;决定。
To determine or settle.
调整
To adjust.
将钉子钉入木头使钉头低于表面
To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
摆放餐具
To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
介绍或描述
To introduce or describe.
设定(戏剧等的)地点或时间背景
To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
编制,创作(谜题或挑战)
To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
布置(舞台或电影场景)
To prepare (a stage or film set).
使某人处于某种情况
To fit (someone) up in a situation.
排字
To arrange (type).
设计并分配(工作)
To devise and assign (work) to.
将球传给队友进攻
To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
凝固;固化
To gel; to solidify.
使变硬或凝固,尤指凝结成凝乳
To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
(天体)落下地平线
Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
击败定约
To defeat a contract.
授粉后结果
To produce after pollination.
固定生长;扎根;开始发芽或形成
To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
用塞特犬狩猎
To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
(狗)指示猎物的位置
Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
致力于;认真从事
To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
为歌词配曲
To fit music to words.
栽种(植物或秧苗)
To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
变得固定或僵硬
To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
朝某方向移动;流动;趋向
To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
面对舞伴,先向一侧再向另一侧移动以示认可
To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing them and moving first to one side and then to the other, while they do the opposite.
放置或镶嵌于底座中
To place or fix in a setting.
以特定方式整理;准备
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
展开并摆好位置;铺开
To extend and bring into position; to spread.
定调(如曲调);确定主音开始
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
复位(脱臼或骨折处)
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
将(如石料)放入并固定牢固
To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
镶嵌装饰;点缀;散布
To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
制定规则;提供;规定;指派
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
使(家禽)孵蛋
To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
安排电影选角
To arrange the casting of a movie.
一般现在时
She sets the table every evening.
她每晚摆桌子。
一般过去时
They set a new record last year.
他们去年创下了新纪录。
现在完成时
He has set the alarm clock.
他已经设定了闹钟。
I always set my alarm before going to bed.
我睡觉前总是设好闹钟。
用法提示:set 在此表示“设定(时间)”,是动词原形,一般现在时。
She set the table for dinner last night.
她昨晚摆好了餐桌准备晚餐。
用法提示:set 在此表示“布置(餐桌)”,是动词过去式。
The committee has set new rules for the competition.
委员会已经为比赛制定了新规则。
用法提示:set 在此表示“制定(规则)”,是动词过去分词,现在完成时。
形容词说明动作之后的状态,类似的还有 set sb/sth loose(放开、释放)。
The court set the prisoner free.
法庭释放了那名囚犯。
强调小心地把某物安放在某处,语气比 put 略正式。
She set the vase on the table.
她把花瓶放在桌上。
表示确定、敲定时间,宾语常用 date、time、deadline 等词。
They have set a date for the wedding.
他们已经定下了婚礼的日期。
表示把某物调整到某个数值或档位;调闹钟时间则常说 set the alarm for 7 o'clock。
Set the oven to 200 degrees.
把烤箱调到200度。
最常用、最中性,口语书面均可;set 常带“放好/放稳”的意味,put 则不带这种附加意味。
较正式,常强调把某物放到确定的位置。
通常指水平放下,动作往往更轻缓。
指把物体搁在支撑物上,使其稳定,常接 on/against。
指把物体竖着放,使其直立,常接 on/up。
grammar · medium
易错句子I setted my alarm for six o'clock yesterday.
正确表达I set my alarm for six o'clock yesterday.
set 是不规则动词,过去式和过去分词都与原形同形(set - set - set),不能像规则动词那样加 -ed 变成 setted。表示过去发生的动作时,直接用 set 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The novel sets in 19th-century London.
正确表达The novel is set in 19th-century London.
表示小说、电影等的背景“设定在某地某时”时,set 用于被动结构 be set in,这里是过去分词作表语;set 不能以故事、影片本身作主语用主动形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子She set about to clean the whole house.
正确表达She set about cleaning the whole house.
set about 中的 about 是介词,介词后面必须接名词或动名词(doing),不能接动词不定式。表示“着手做某事”,要用 set about doing sth.。
与 set 的“放下/搁下”义相对,强调将物体向上移动。set 还可表示“设定、点燃”等,此时不用 lift。
与 set 的“放下”义相对,指把物体移到更高处。set 侧重于放置位置,raise 侧重于提升高度。
与 set 的“放下”义相对,表示从某处拿起。set 是放置动作,pick up 是取走动作,两者方向相反。
与 set 的“放置”义相对,表示使物体离开原处。set 常带方位补语,remove 则强调移除动作,不侧重新位置。
设定目标
She set a goal to read one book every month.
她设定了一个目标,每个月读一本书。
摆好餐具
Can you set the table for dinner?
你能摆好晚餐的餐具吗?
创下纪录
He set a new record in the 100-meter race.
他在100米比赛中创下了新纪录。
点燃;放火烧
The thief set fire to the building to destroy the evidence.
小偷放火烧了那栋楼以销毁证据。
树立榜样
Teachers should set an example by being punctual.
老师应该通过守时来树立榜样。
常与 set 搭配,如 set the table 意为摆放餐具。
set a fire 表示点火,是 set 的常见用法。
set a record 表示创下纪录,set 用于表示确定或创下某数值。
set a trap 表示设陷阱,set 含安置、布置之意。
set an example 表示树立榜样,set 表示建立或示范。
澄清事实;纠正误解
I need to set the record straight — I never said that.
我需要澄清一下——我从没说过那话。
一成不变;板上钉钉
The schedule isn't set in stone yet.
日程表还没有最终确定。
立志;把目标定为
She has set her sights on becoming a doctor.
她立志要成为一名医生。
我点燃了雨。
In Adele's song, she sings that she set fire to the rain to end a painful relationship.
在阿黛尔的歌中,她唱道自己点燃了雨,以此来结束一段痛苦的感情。
把控制设定到太阳的中心。
This line from a Pink Floyd song uses 'set' to mean adjusting the controls of a spaceship.
这句来自平克·弗洛伊德歌曲的歌词中,“set”意为调整宇宙飞船的控制装置。
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设下陷阱
The police set a trap to catch the suspect.
警方设下陷阱抓捕嫌疑人。