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Set = 1 \* GB3 ①set about 1.开始做(某事) We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm. 我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来。 The girl attendant has set about cleaning the room. 那位女服务员已开始打扫房间。 2.攻击, 抨击(某人) He would certainly defend himself if anybody sets about him. 要是有谁攻击他, 他当然会进行自卫的。 In a very forceful speech he set about his critics. 他以有力的发言驳斥了他的批评者。 3.〈非正〉散布(谣言) Someone is always setting stories about that the Prince is to be married. 有人总是在散布谣言说什么王子要结婚。 = 2 \* GB3 ② set apart 1.分开放, 隔离开 Set the fighting boys apart. 把打架的男孩拉开。 2.留出, 拨出 I have set apart a little money for our holidays. 我留出一点钱准备我们度假用。 3.突出, 区别 Her bright red scarf set her apart from the other girls. 她那鲜红的围巾使她在姑娘们中间显得特别突出。 = 3 \* GB3 ③ set aside 1.把…放置一旁, 不理会 Setting the chair aside, he sat on the floor. 他把椅子搁到一旁, 坐在地板上。 I warn them not to do it, but my objections were set aside. 我警告他们不要那样做, 但他们没有理会。 2.取消, 驳回 The Appeal Court set aside the prisoners sentence. 上诉法院撤销了对刑事被告的判决。 3.留出 The hotel manager set aside two pleasant rooms for us. 旅店经理给我们留出两间舒适的房间 = 4 \* GB3 ④ set down 1.(使)放下, (使)坐下 He set me down in a comfortable chair. 他让我坐在一张舒适的椅子里。 The desk was set down before the window. 把书桌放在窗前。 2.制定, 确定 It is necessary to set down these additional rules. 有必要制定这些补充规则。 3.降落 We set down in a heavy fog. 我们在浓雾中降落。 The pilot was able to set the damaged plane down safely in a field. 那位飞行员终于把已损坏的飞机安全地降落在一片旷野上。 4.(叫…)下车 The bus set the children down just outside the school gate. 公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。 The second passenger asked to be set down at the church. 第二位乘客请求在教堂前下车。 5.记下 He was asked to set down the facts just as he remembered them. 他被要求根据记忆把事实写下来。 = 5 \* GB3 ⑤ set back 1.向后移 Why dont you set your chair back a little to get a better view? 你怎么不把椅子向后移一下好看得更清楚点儿? 2.推迟, 耽搁 The accident has set them back several weeks. 那次事故已使他们耽搁了几个星期。 All their efforts at reform have been set back. 他们所有的改革努力都遭受到挫折。 3.拨慢 Ill set my watch back five minutes. 我要把我的表拨慢五分钟。 4.花费 The dinner set me back 50 dollars. 晚饭花了我50美元。 = 6 \* GB3