set

set about 开始(某工作)，着手做某事

She wanted to make a dress but didn’t know how to set about it. 她想做一件衣服，但不知如何动手。

We need to set about finding a solution. 我们得着手寻找一个解决办法。

set aside

1) 将……放在一边

Setting the chair aside, he sat on the floor. 他把椅子放在一边，坐在地板上。 2) 省出，留出（钱或时间），拨出 I have a little money set aside for our holiday. 我积攒了一点钱供度假用。 3) 不理会，撇开，拒绝

Let’s set aside our personal feelings. 让我们抛开个人情绪。

set back

使推迟，耽误，使延误

The bad weather set back the building program by several weeks. 天气恶劣，建筑计划延误了几个星期。

set down

1) 写下，记下

He asked us to set our thoughts down. 他要我们把想法写下来。

2) 制定，规定（规则、原则等）

The standards were set down by the governing body. 这些标准是由管理机构制定的。 3) 让某人下车

Passengers may be set down and picked up only at official stops. 乘客只有在正式车站方可上下车。

set off

1) 出发，启程

They’ve set off on a journey round the world. 他们开始了环球旅行。 2) 使（等）爆炸

Terrorists have been setting off bombs in underground train. 一直在地铁列车上制造爆炸事件。 3) 启动，碰响，使警报响起

Someone accidentally set off the fire alarm. 有人意外地碰响了火警铃。 4) 引发，激起

Panic on the stock market set off a wave of selling. 股市恐慌引发了一轮抛售潮。

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set out

1) 出发，启程

They set out on the last stage of their journey. 他们动身踏上了最后一段行程。 2) 打算，试图（做某事）

They had failed in what they set out to do. 他们没能做到原来要做的事。 3) 摆好，安排，布置

We’ll need to set out chairs for the meeting. 我们必须为会议把椅子摆好。

set up

1) 建起，竖起，升起，装起

He set up the camera under the shade of a tree. 他在树荫下架起相机。 2) 设立，建立，创办（机构、组织等）

A fund will be set up for the dead men’s family. 将建立一个救济死难者家属的基金会。 3) 创造（新纪录等）

A world record was set up. 一项新的纪录被创造了。 4) 产生，导致，引起

The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world. 华尔街股价暴跌在全球股票市场上引起了连锁反应。 5) 使（某人）恢复健康，使振作起来

The break from work really sets me up for the new year.

放下工作稍事休息的确使我更有精力在新的一年大干一场了。

练习：

1. From a long-term point of view, it is time for us to _______ solving the problem.

A. set off B. set down C. set back D. set about 2. Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he his own work and translated it into German. A. gave off

B. turned down

C. took over

D. set aside

3. — However busy he is, he would some time for exercise every day. — No wonder he is always so energetic. A. take away B. turn out

答案： 1-5 DDD

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C. rule out D. set aside