set
[set]
vt.
(set; setting)
放[装, 设, 布]置, 竖立, 贴, 靠, 铺, 砌; 安置, 安排
set a pot on the fire
把锅放在火上
set a ladder against the wall
把梯子靠在墙上
set a receiver to the ear
把(电话)听筒放到耳边
set the table for dinner
在桌上摆设餐具准备开饭
He set the stake in the ground.
他将桩子竖在地上。
Please set the box on its end.
请把这箱子竖着放。
致, 使; 使处于某种状态, 使(某人)做某事
A spark set the woods on fire.
星星之火使整个森林燃烧起来。
I must set my affairs in order.
我必须使我的事情搞得井井有条。
Why didn't you set the boy right？
你为什么不纠正那孩子的错误呢？
A good night's rest will set you right.
酣睡一夜将使你的精神得到恢复。
My jokes set the whole table laughing.
我说的笑话使全桌人大笑起来。
Set a thief to catch a thief.
[谚]以贼捉贼; 以毒攻毒。
倾注; 使下决心
set one's heart on the common good
一心为公
set one's hope on becoming a teacher
渴望成为一名教师
He has set himself to learn from her.
他决心向她学习。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事, 只怕有心人。
使(鸡)孵卵, 使(卵)受孵
set a hen
使母鸡孵卵
set eggs
把蛋给母鸡孵
种, 播, 植, 栽
set seeds
播种
set plants
栽植物
set a tree
植树
点燃; 放(火)
set a match to old papers
擦火柴点燃旧报纸
set fire to the enemy's ammunition dump
放火烧敌人的弹药库
Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.
森林有时因雷击而起火。
镶嵌; 点缀
set a diamond in a ring
在戒指上嵌钻石
The tops of the walls were set with broken glass.
墙顶嵌上碎玻璃。
The sky seemed to be set with diamonds.
天空似乎镶嵌了钻石。
The sky was set with myriads of stars.
无数星星点缀着夜空。
使凝结[固]; 使牢固; 使固定; 使(骨等)复位; 使(头发)成波浪形
set a butterfly
把蝴蝶固定住作标本
set a broken leg
接合断腿
Heat sets eggs and cold sets jullies.
加热能使蛋凝结, 寒冷能使冻胶凝固。
She had her hair set.
她把头发做成波浪形。
指定, 规定(日期, 价格, 限度等); 制定(规则等); 颁布; 估计; 评价
set a price on sth.
定价格
set a date for a meeting
确定会议日期
set the targets of production
定生产指标
set a price on sb.'s head
悬赏捉[杀]某人
set a rule
制定规则
set a limit
定一限度
set a distance
定距离
签(字); 盖(印); 印上(痕记), 写, 记录
set one's hand and seal to a document
在文件上签名盖章
The years have set their mark on his brow.
年岁在他的额上打下了印记。
树立(榜样), 创造(纪录)
set a new production record
创造新的生产纪录
The heroes set us a noble example.
英雄们给我们树立了崇高的榜样。
分配, 提出(任务), 指定(作业), 出[命](题目, 试题)
The manager set the clerks various tasks.
经理向职员们分配各项任务。
Who will set the papers for the examination？
这次考试由谁来命题？
调整, 校正(仪器); 拨准(钟表); 锉(锯齿), 拨(锯路); 磨快, 修平(剃刀等)
set the camera lens
调整照相镜头
set a plough
调整犁头于待用位置
set the alarm-clock
拨好闹钟
set one's watch by the time-signal on the radio
按收音机报时信号对表
set a razor
修平剃刀刀锋
set a saw
拨锯路
为...谱曲, 改写乐曲; 为...布景, 以...为背景
set words to music
为词谱曲
set piano music for the violin
将钢琴曲改写成小提琴曲
set new words to an old tune set
为旧调配新词
set the stage
为舞台布景
The story is set in the early days of World War
Ⅱ. 此故事是以第二次世界大战初期为背景的。
设(陷阱); 张(罗网); 扬(帆), 钩住(鱼颚)
set a trap for a mouse
放置捕鼠器
set sail
扬帆
排(铅字), 排版
set (up)type
排铅字
set up a manuscript
将原稿发排
The book is being set up now.
这本书正在排印。
使结(果实), 使(身体)长好; 使(性格)定型; 使(面团)发酵
This liquid, if sprayed on the flowers, helps to set the tomatoes.
如果这种液体洒在花上以后, 会促使蕃茄结实。
(猎狗)站住以鼻指示(猎物的)所在
(桥牌)打败(对方), 使打不到(叫牌数)
