Phrase
setting out
verb
出发；动身；启程
setting out is the present participle of set out.
to leave a place, especially to begin a journey
- 1.
To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
解释某事或给出确切细节,通常以书面形式。
- 2.
To go out, leave.
出发,离开。
- 3.
To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
开始一项活动并打算完成它。
着手；开始；阐述；说明；陈述；解释某事或给出确切细节,通常以书面形式。；出发,离开。；开始一项活动并打算完成它。
In use
We set out early in the morning to avoid the traffic.
She set out to learn Chinese in just one year.
He set out the tools on the workbench.
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。
set out to do sth
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。
set out sth
He set out the dishes on the table.
他把盘子摆放在桌子上。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- sets out
- third person singular
- setting out
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
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
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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