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set out for/on sth
They set out for the airport at dawn.
他们在黎明时分出发前往机场。
出发；动身；启程
setting out — present participle of set out
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出发；动身；启程
to leave a place, especially to begin a journey
They set out for the airport at dawn.
他们在黎明时分出发前往机场。
解释某事或给出确切细节,通常以书面形式。
To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
出发,离开。
To go out, leave.
开始一项活动并打算完成它。
To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
set out
Base
原形
sets out
3rd person
第三人称单数
setting out
-ing
现在分词
set out
Past
过去式
set out
Past participle
过去分词
We set out early every morning.
我们每天早上早早出发。
They set out on their journey yesterday.
他们昨天出发去旅行了。
She has set out to write a novel.
她已经开始写一本小说了。
不规则变化，set的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
We set out early in the morning to avoid the traffic.
我们一大早出发以避免交通拥堵。
She set out to learn Chinese in just one year.
她打算在仅仅一年内学会中文。
He set out the tools on the workbench.
他把工具陈列在工作台上。
They set out for the airport at dawn.
他们在黎明时分出发前往机场。
She set out to learn Spanish in three months.
她开始着手在三个月内学会西班牙语。
He set out the dishes on the table.
他把盘子摆放在桌子上。
Not this
I set out my journey early in the morning.
Use this
I set out on my journey early in the morning.
表示“出发”时，set out需接介词on或for，不能直接接宾语。
Not this
She set out find a job.
Use this
She set out to find a job.
set out表示“开始做某事”时，必须接to不定式。
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可作及物或不及物动词，常接'on'表示出发，接'to do'表示着手做某事
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