set是什么意思

短语搭配

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(1)set out动身, 出发；打算, 试图

(2)set off引起, 导致；启程, 出发

(3)set about开始, 着手

(4)set up建立, 创立；安排, 策划；发出声响

(5)set the wheels in motion开展；实施

(6)set aside留出；驳回；不顾

(7)a set of一套；一组；一系列

(8)set sail张帆；起航

(9)set to开始起劲地干；与舞伴相对而舞

(10)set an example树立榜样；树立典范

(11)set free释放

(12)set the stage for为…创造条件；为…做好准备

(13)set foot on进入

(14)a set of stamps一套邮票

(15)set up a project成立一个项目

(16)set fire纵火；放火；引燃

(17)TV set电视机

(18)set a date确定日期

(19)set the table摆放餐具；布置餐桌

(20)sun set太阳落山；太阳下山；日落

(21)set against映衬

(22)set foot踏上

(23)set example树立榜样；设例子

(24)set apart使与众不同；使突出

(25)set back阻碍；挫折；重新设置

(26)set target确立目标

(27)set the tone设定基调；确定基调；定基调

(28)set in到来, 开始；恶化

(29)set forth开始旅行；启程

(30)data set数据集

(31)set theory集（合）论

(32)set in motion使开始运转；引发；引起；触发

(33)set fire to点燃；放火烧；使燃烧

(34)set foot in进入

(35)set the pace开跑后不久领先；领先；走在前列；树立榜样

(36)set the scene作事前的现场（或情况）描述；作准备

(37)dead set（塞特犬）指示猎物所在

(38)chess set棋具

(39)jet set富豪；阔佬；乘喷气式飞机旅行阶层

(40)set square三角板；斜角规丁字尺

(41)instruction set指令系统；指令表；指令集

(42)skill set技能组合；全套本领

(43)solution set解集

(44)set point局点

(45)set to work开始工作；使着手工作

(46)set up shop开业, 开张

(47)tea set茶具

(48)wheel set同轴的一对轮子；轮副

(49)set the record straight澄清事实；纠正误解

(50)set forward开始旅行；启程

(51)set the agenda制定议程；影响（或决定）行动计划

(52)set eyes on看见；看到

(53)set screw调节螺钉；定位螺钉

(54)train set列车组；模拟火车

(55)well set牢固的；强健的

(56)box set整套

(57)Julia set茹利亚集

(58)set list节目单

(59)set phrase固定短语

(60)set the world on fire做出引起轰动（或惊世骇俗）的事

(61)set up home定居, 安家

(62)socket set带扳手的可拆式套筒

(63)permanent set永久变形

(64)Mandelbrot set曼德尔布罗特集

(65)set piece精心策划的事件；片断；结构严谨的正式演讲；精心组织与演练过的打法；烟花燃放…编排

(66)universal set通用集；全集；泛集

双语例句

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(1)The headquarters was set by the army in a small shed by the hill.

军队把指挥部设立在山边的小棚屋里。

(2)Next we put the hot chocolate in the refrigerator to set.

接下来我们把热巧克力放到冰箱里使其凝固。

(3)I bought myself a whole new set of gaming equipment.

我给自己买了一套全新的游戏装备。

(4)The set price of this item can only be changed once a year.

此商品的固定价格只能一年更改一次。

(5)Are you all set for the class?

你们都准备好上课了吗

(6)He set a vase of flowers on the table.

他把一瓶花放在桌子上

(7)We bought them a set of cutlery as a wedding present.

我们为他们买了一套刀叉餐具 作为结婚礼物

(8)That’s all set up, now you’re good to go!

全都准备好了，万事俱备！

(9)I borrowed money from family and friends to set up my own startup.

我向家人、朋友借钱创业。

(10)Let's set up a brainstorming meeting.

让我们开一个创意会吧。

(11)She knew it was dangerous to visit him at night, but she set out regardless of the risk.

她知道晚上去找他不安全，但她还是冒险去了。

(12)I've collected the complete set.

我收集了全套。

(13)Rioters set fire to parked cars.

暴徒放火焚烧停着的汽车。

(14)Shall we have the set menu ?

我们吃套餐好吗？

(15)I've set up a meeting for Friday.

我已安排好在星期五开会。

(16)He set the fuse to three minutes.

他把引信设定为三分钟起爆。

同义词

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n. 一套；集合；装置；趋势；布景

vt. 放；树立；点燃；使凝结；点缀

vi. 结果；定型；凝固

adj. 规定的；固定的；固执的

反义词

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同根词

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词根 set

(1)setter n. [机] 调节器；作曲者；排字工人；安装员，从事安装的人

单词辨析

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放

(1)put 普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。

(2)set 普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物是多指立着放。

(3)lay 指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。

(4)place 较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。

释义

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v.

[with obj. and usu. with adverbial]put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position

放，置

Delaney set the mug of tea down

德莱尼放下茶杯

Catherine set a chair by the bed.

凯瑟琳把一把椅子放到了床边。

(be set)be situated or fixed in a specified place or position

位于；处于

the village was set among olive groves on a hill.

村子位于山丘上的小橡树林中。

represent (a story, play, film, or scene) as happening at a specified time or in a specified place

使（小说，剧本，电影，场景）发生于；以某地为背景

a private-eye novel set in Berlin.

发生在柏林的私家侦探小说故事。

mount a precious stone in (something, typically a piece of jewellery)

镶嵌宝石于（珠宝等）

a bracelet set with emeralds.

嵌有绿宝石的手镯。

mount (a precious stone) in something

镶嵌（宝石）。

Printing arrange (type) as required

【印刷】 排（字）。

Printing arrange the type for (a piece of text)

【印刷】 为（文本）排字

article headings will be set in Times fourteen point.

时报文章标题将用１４点字体排印。

prepare (a table) for a meal by placing cutlery, crockery, etc. on it in their proper places

摆放（餐桌）。

(set something to)provide (music) so that a written work can be produced in a musical form

谱（曲）；配（乐）

a form of poetry which can be set to music.

一种可以配乐的诗歌形式。

Bell-ringing move (a bell) so that it rests in an inverted position ready for ringing

【鸣钟术】 倒置（响铃）。

cause (a hen) to sit on eggs

使（母鸡）孵蛋。

place (eggs) for a hen to sit on

让母鸡孵（蛋）。

put (a seed or plant) in the ground to grow

种下（种子）；栽下（秧苗）。

give the teeth of (a saw) an alternate outward inclination

调（锯齿）。

Sailing put (a sail) up in position to catch the wind

【航海】 扬（帆）

a safe distance from shore all sails were set.

离岸已有一段安全距离，所有的帆都张开。参见下面set sail.

[with obj. and usu. with adverbial]put or bring into a specified state

使处于某种状态

the Home Secretary set in motion a review of the law

内政大臣使这项法律正接受复审

[with obj. and complement]the hostages were set free.

人质被释放了。

[with obj. and present participle]cause (someone or something) to start doing something

使…做某事

the incident set me thinking.

这一事件使我陷入思考。

[with obj. and infinitive]instruct (someone) to do something

命令（某人）做某事

he'll set a man to watch you.

他会派人去监视你。

give someone (a task or test)

分配（任务）；让人（考试）

schools will begin to set mock tests

学校将开始模拟考试了

[with two objs]the problem we have been set.

分配给我们的问题。

establish as (an example) for others to follow, copy, or try to achieve

树立（榜样）

the scheme sets a precedent for other companies.

这一计划为其他公司提供了一个先例。

establish (a record)

创造（纪录）

his time in the 25 m freestyle set a national record.

他在２５米自由泳中创造了全国纪录。

decide on and announce

确定；决定

they set a date for a full hearing at the end of February.

他们将举行全体成员听证会的日期定在２月底。

fix (a price, value, or limit) on something

确定（价格，价值，界限）

the unions had set a limit on the size of the temporary workforce.

工会确定了临时劳动力人数上限。

[with obj.]adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time

给（钟表）调时间；校准（钟表）。

adjust (an alarm clock) to sound at the required time

给（闹钟）定时。

adjust (a device) so that it performs a particular operation

调整（装置）

you have to be careful not to set the volume too high.

你要小心，别把音量开太大。

Electronics cause (a binary device) to enter the state representing the numeral 1

【电子】 使（二进制单元）处于１的状态。

[no obj.]harden into a solid or semi-solid state

凝结；凝固

cook for a further thirty-five minutes until the filling has set.

再烹调３５分钟直到夹馅凝固。

[with obj.]arrange (the hair) while damp so that it dries in the required style

趁湿时给（头发）定型

she had set her hair on small rollers.

她用小辊子给头发定型。

[with obj.]put parts of (a broken or dislocated bone or limb) into the correct position for healing

接合（断骨，断肢）；使（脱臼）复位。

[with obj.]deal with (a fracture or dislocation) in this way

接合（骨折）；复位（脱臼）。

(of a bone)be restored to its normal condition by knitting together again after being broken

（骨头）被接上

dogs' bones soon set.

狗的骨头很快就接上了。

(with reference to a person's face)assume or cause to assume a fixed or rigid expression

（人脸）（使）露出僵硬的表情

[no obj.]her features never set into a civil parade of attention

她的脸上从来没有出现过有礼貌地倾听的神情

[with obj.]Travis's face was set as he looked up.

特拉维斯向上看时脸上表情呆滞。

(of the eyes)become fixed in position or in the feeling they are expressing

（眼睛）流露出某种固定的表情；凝视

his bright eyes set in an expression of mocking amusement.

他明亮的眼睛流露出既好笑又嘲弄的神情。

(of a hunting dog)adopt a rigid attitude indicating the presence of game

（猎狗）（指示猎物所在时）蹲住；停住。

[no obj.](of the sun, moon, or another celestial body)appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates

（太阳、月亮等天体）落下；下沉

the sun was setting and a warm, red glow filled the sky.

太阳快要落下，天空一片温暖的红色霞光。

[no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a tide or current)take or have a specified direction or course

（潮水，水流）流向

a fair tide can be carried well past Lands End before the stream sets to the north.

水流转而向北之前顺水潮可以顺利越过地端岬。

[with obj.]chiefly N. Amer. start (a fire)

〈主北美〉 生（火），点（火）。

[with obj.](of blossom or a tree)form into or produce (fruit)

（花，树）结（果实）。

[no obj.](of fruit)develop from blossom

（果实）结成。

(of a plant)produce (seed)

（植物）结（籽）

the herb has flowered and started to set seed.

药草开花并开始结籽了。

informal & dialect sit

〈非正式，方〉 坐

a perfect lady — just set in her seat and stared.

一位完美的女士——只是坐在座位上凝望着。

n.

a group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together

一组；一套；一副

a set of false teeth

一副假牙

a new cell with two sets of chromosomes

一个有两组染色体的新细胞

a spare set of clothes.

一套备用的衣服。

a collection of implements, containers, or other objects customarily used together for a specific purpose

整套用具

an electric fondue set.

一套电火锅用具。

a group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status

（有共同兴趣、职业或相似社会地位的）一群人

it was a fashionable haunt of the literary set.

　这曾是文人喜欢常来的地方。

a group of pupils or students of the same average ability in a particular subject who are taught together

（某一学科按学生学习能力分成的）组，教学班

the policy of allocating pupils to mathematics sets.

　将学生分在不同数学班的做法。

(in tennis, darts, and other games)a group of games counting as a unit towards a match, only the player or side that wins a defined number or proportion of the games being awarded a point towards the final score

（网球、飞镖及其他比赛中以输赢局数决定胜负的）盘

he took the first set 6–3.

他以6比3赢了第一盘。

(in jazz or popular music)a sequence of songs or pieces performed together and constituting or forming part of a live show or recording

（爵士乐，流行乐）组歌，乐组

a short four-song set.

　含四首歌的短组歌。

a group of people making up the required number for a square dance or similar country dance

（方形舞等乡村舞所需的）舞伴对数。

a fixed number of repetitions of particular bodybuilding exercise

组（某一健身操规定次数的重复动作）。

Mathematics & Logic a collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions

【数，逻】 集，集合

the set of all positive integers.

　所有正整数集（合）。

[in sing.]the way in which something is set, disposed, or positioned

摆放方式，样子

the shape and set of the eyes.

　眼睛的形状和位置。

the posture or attitude of a part of the body, typically in relation to the impression this gives of a person's feelings or intentions

（尤指显露感情或意图的身体部位的）姿态

the determined set of her upper torso.

　她上身坚定的姿态。

short for MINDSET.

MINDSET的简称．

the action of a current or tide of flowing in a particular direction

流向，潮向

the rudder kept the dinghy straight against the set of the tide.

　船舵使小划艇顶着潮水流向直行。

Austral./NZ informal a grudge

〈澳／ 新，非正式〉 怨言

most of them hear a thing or two and then get a set on you.

　他们大多数人听到点风声就对你有怨言。

an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style

做发，发型

a shampoo and set.

　洗发和做发。

Bell-ringing the inverted position of a bell when it is ready for ringing

【鸣 钟术】 （钟敲响前）扬起，上抬。

(亦作 dead set)a setter's pointing in the presence of game

（塞特犬）指示猎物所在。

an alternating outward inclination of the teeth of a saw.

（锯齿的）倾角。

a warp or bend in wood, metal, or another material caused by continued strain or pressure.

（木头、金属或其他材料受压形成的）变形，弯曲。

a radio or television receiver

（无线电或电视的）接收器

a TV set.

电视机。

a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film

（戏剧或电影的）布景。

the place or area in which filming is taking place or a play is performed

（电影）摄影场；（戏剧）演出场

the magazine has interviews on set with top directors.

　这家杂志在拍摄现场采访了大牌导演。

a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants

（种植用）插条；苗；球茎。

a young fruit that has just formed

新结果实。

the last coat of plaster on a wall

（墙上）末道灰泥。

Printing the amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters

【印刷】 活字间距。

the width of a piece of type

活字宽度。

variant spelling of SETT.

同SETT.

Snooker another term for PLANT (in sense 4).

【斯 诺克】 同PLANT（义项4）.

v.

Brit. group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability

〈英〉 把（学生）按能力分组。

adj.

fixed or arranged in advance

预先确定（或安排）的

try to feed the puppy at set times each day.

务必每天按时喂小狗。

(of a view or habit)unlikely to change

（观点，习惯）难以改变的

I've been on my own a long time and I'm rather set in my ways.

我独自生活已久，难以改变积习。

(of a person's expression)held for an unnaturally long time without changing, typically as a reflection of determination

（尤指因心意已决而表情）呆滞的，僵硬的，长时间固定不变的。

(of a meal or menu in a restaurant)offered at a fixed price with a limited choice of dishes

（餐馆中的膳食、菜肴）套餐的。

(of a book)prescribed for study as part of a particular course or for an examination

（上课或考试用书）指定的。

having a conventional or predetermined wording; formulaic

（言辞）老一套的，公式化的

witnesses often delivered their testimony according to a set speech.

证人常按公式化的套话陈述证词。参见SET PHRASE.

[predic.]ready, prepared, or likely to do something

准备好的，准备做的

‘All set for tonight?’ he asked

“今晚一切都准备好啦？”他问道

[with infinitive]water costs look set to increase.

　水费看来肯定要涨了。

(set against)firmly opposed to

坚决反对

last night you were dead set against the idea.

　昨晚你曾极力反对那想法。

(set on)determined to do (something)

决心做

he's set on marrying that girl.

他决意要娶那个女孩。

variant spelling of SETH.

同SETH.

短语

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set one's heart （或hopes） on have a strong desire for or to do 渴望 she had her heart set on going to university. 她渴望上大学

set out one's stall display or show off one's abilities, attributes, or experience in order to convince someone of one's suitability for something 展现才艺 he wanted to set out his stall as someone who would balance the books and create a firm financial situation. 他想要展现自己的才能，让人知道他是个能使收支平衡、能创造稳固的财政状态的人

set sail hoist the sails of a boat 张帆

begin a voyage 起航 tomorrow we set sail for France. 明天我们起航去法国

set one's teeth clench one's teeth together 咬紧牙关

become resolute 下决心 they have set their teeth against a change which would undermine their prospects of forming a government. 他们已经下决心阻止可能阻挠他们组建政府前景的变化

set up shop 见SHOP. set the wheels in motion do something to begin a process or put a plan into action 开展；实施

短语动词

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set about 1 start doing something with vigour or determination 开始；着手 it would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it. 公开承认并着手解决这一问题将会好得多

2 Brit. informal attack （someone）〈英， 非正式〉 袭击（某人）

set someone against cause someone to be in opposition or conflict with 使反对；使敌视 he hadn't meant any harm but his few words had set her against him. 他毫无恶意，但他的几句话使她敌视他

set something against offset something against 用…抵消 wives' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income. 今后给妻子们的补贴可以用投资收益来抵消

set someone apart give someone an air of unusual superiority 使凸显；使与众不同 his ability and self-effacing modesty have set him apart. 他的能力和谦虚精神使他鹤立鸡群

set something apart separate something and keep it for a special purpose 分开；拨出 there were books and rooms set apart as libraries. 有些书和房间留作图书馆之用

set something aside 1 save or keep something, typically money or time, for a particular purpose 留出；拨出 the bank expected to set aside about $700 million for restructuring. 银行预计拨出七亿美元用于重组

remove land from agricultural production 休耕

2 annul a legal decision or process 撤销；废止

set someone/thing back 1 delay or impede the progress of someone or something 推迟；阻碍 this incident undoubtedly set back research.这一事件无疑阻碍了研究

2 informal （of a purchase） cost someone a particular amount of money〈非 正式〉 （购买）使花费 that must have set you back a bit. 那一定让你花费了不少吧

set something by archaic & US save something for future use〈古，美〉 留出备用

set someone down Brit. stop and allow someone to alight from a vehicle 〈英〉 停车并让人下车

set something down record something in writing 写下，记下

establish something as a rule or principle to be followed 定下规矩（或原则） the Association set down codes of practice for all members to comply with. 协会制定了行为规范让所有会员遵照执行

set forth （或forward） archaic begin a journey or trip 〈古〉 开始旅行，启程

set something forth state or describe something in writing or speech 陈述；描述 the principles and aims set forth in the Social Charter. 社会宪章中所述的原则和目标

set in （of something unpleasant or unwelcome） begin and seem likely to continue（讨厌的或不受欢迎的事物）到来 tables should be treated with preservative before the bad weather sets in. 坏天气到来之前桌子上应该涂上防腐剂

set something in insert something, especially a sleeve, into a garment 把（尤指袖子）插入衣服

set off begin a journey 启程；出发 they set off together in the small car. 他们乘坐一辆小型汽车一起出发了

set someone off cause someone to start doing something, especially laughing or talking 使开始做（尤指使人发笑或议论） anything will set him off laughing. 任何事都能把他逗笑

set something off 1 detonate a bomb 引爆炸弹

cause an alarm to go off 拉响警报

cause a series of things to occur 引发一系列事情 the fear is that this could set off a chain reaction in other financial markets. 令人害怕的是这会引发其他金融市场的连锁反应

2 serve as decorative embellishment to 衬托出；使显眼 a pink carnation set off nicely by a red bow tie and cream shirt. 红色蝶形领结和奶油色衬衫映衬下的粉红色康乃馨

set something off against another way of saying set something against above. 同上面set something against. set on （或upon） attack （someone） violently 猛力袭击（某人）

set someone/thing on （或upon） cause or urge a person or animal to attack 唆使人袭击；让动物袭击 I was asked to leave and threatened with having dogs set upon me. 我被要求离开，并被威胁说要放狗咬我

set out begin a journey 动身；出发

aim or intend to do something 打算；试图 she drew up a grandiose statement of what her organization should set out to achieve . 她草拟了一份宏大的声明说明她的组织应该打算取得的目标

set something out arrange or display something in a particular order or position 排列；陈列

present information or ideas in a well-ordered way in writing or speech 陈述；阐明 this chapter sets out the debate surrounding pluralism. 本章讲述有关多元论的争论

set to 1 begin doing something vigorously 开始起劲地干 she set to with bleach and scouring pads to render the vases spotless. 她开始起劲地用漂白剂和抹布要把那些花瓶擦得一尘不染

2 （of a dancer） acknowledge another dancer, typically one's partner, using the steps prescribed（跳舞者）与舞伴相对而舞

set someone up 1 establish someone in a particular capacity or role 扶持；使掌权 his father set him up in business.他父亲在生意上大力扶持他

informal arrange a meeting between one person and another, with the aim of encouraging a romantic relationship between them 〈非正式〉为… 安排约会 Todd tried to set her up with one of his friends. 托德试图安排她与他的一个朋友约会

2 restore or enhance the health of someone 使恢复健康 after my operation the doctor recommended a cruise to set me up again. 手术之后医生建议我去旅行以便恢复健康

3 informal make an innocent person appear guilty of something〈非正式〉 冤枉；诬陷 suppose Lorton had set him up for Newley's murder? 假如洛顿诬陷他谋杀了纽莉呢？ set something up 1 place or erect something in position 放置；树立 police set up a roadblock on Lower Thames Street. 警察在下泰晤士大街设置了路障

2 establish a business, institution, or other organization 建立企业（或机构等组织）

make the arrangements necessary for something 安排 he asked if I would like him to set up a meeting with the president. 他问我是否愿意让他安排与总裁见面

3 begin making a loud sound 发出大声

set oneself up as establish oneself in （a particular occupation） 确立在（某行业）的地位 he set himself up as a druggist in Leamington. 他在利明顿是一位小有名气的药剂师

claim to be or act like a specified kind of person （used to indicate scepticism as to someone's right or ability to do so） 自称为；自命为 he set himself up as a crusader for higher press and broadcasting standards. 他自称是寻求更高的新闻和广播标准的改革者

易错必背词

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set sth as sth 将…设置为…

(1)UNESCO recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music.

联合国教科文组织最近将4月30日定为纪念日，以提高人们对爵士乐的认识。[全国卷II 2019 高考 阅读理解]

set a ( + 形容词) goal 树立(…的)目标

(1)A female swimming athlete once set a goal (目标) for herself.

一位女游泳运动员曾为自己设定了一个目标。[山西卷 2019 中考 回答问题]

(2)You should reassess your goals, and motivate yourself to set a fresh goal.

你应该重新评估你的目标，激励自己设定一个新的目标。[上海 2022 完形填空]

set an example 树立一个榜样

(1)So parents should read books to set an example.

所以父母应该读书以身作则。[陕西卷 2016 中考 阅读理解]

(2)Parents expect them to be responsible and set an example.

父母们希望他们(长子长女)负起责任并树立一个榜样。[全国卷II 2015 高考 阅读理解]

set up sth 设立；建立...

(1)Many countries set up Chinese courses in their schools.

许多国家在学校开设汉语课程。[山西卷 2017 中考 回答问题]

(2)They set up a working party to look into the issue.

他们设立了一个特别工作组来调查这个问题。[经典例句]

a set of sth 一组/套...

(1)It includes a set of emotional skills.

它包括一套情感技巧。[新高考I卷 2021 高考 阅读理解]

(2)In March, a set of stamps about the famous Tang Dynasty painting, Five Oxen, came out.

3月，一套关于唐代名画《五牛图》的邮票问世。[经典例句]

(3)Such a set of furniture would be extremely costly to buy.

买这么一套家具要花很多钱。[经典例句]

a TV set 电视机

set jobs 预先确定好的工作；固定工作

(1)Each person was given set jobs to do.

分配给每个人的工作都是预先确定好的。[经典例句]

set rule(s) 固定规则

(1)There is no set rule as to what makes dumpling fillings.

至于饺子馅是什么做的，没有固定规则。[长沙市 2020 中考 阅读理解]

a skill set 技能组合

set off/out (to do sth) 出发(去做...)

(1)Randy set out to find the tree.

兰迪出发去寻找那棵树了。[锦州卷 2020 中考 阅读理解]

set off/out (for + 地点) 出发(去某地)

(1)It sets out at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 2:00 p.m.

它早上8:30出发，下午2:00返回[全国乙卷 2021 高考 听力]

(2)Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city.

半小时后，我们沿着乡间小路出发去伦敦，直到我们到达那个伟大的城市。[连云港卷 2020 中考 阅读理解]

(3)We were about to set off for Shanghai.

我们正要出发去上海。[东莞 2022 语法填空]

set sb/sth free = set free sb/sth 释放...

(1)He set them free and let them fly in the sky.

他放了它们，让它们在天空飞翔。[广州卷 2020 中考 阅读单选]

(2)Loose his bonds and set him free.

给他松绑，放了他吧。[经典例句]

(3)Don't set free a tiger.

不要放虎归山。[经典例句]

set aside sth 留出

(1)She set aside some money for rent.

她留出一些钱交房租。[经典例句]

set about (doing) sth 开始(做)某事；着手(做)某事

(1)She set about the business of cleaning the house.

她动手打扫起房子来。[经典例句]

(2)We need to set about finding a solution.

我们得着手寻找一个解决办法。[经典例句]

类似拼写词

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set vt. 设置；放；树立；把…按能力分组；（set的过去式和过去分词）

seat n. 座位；臀部；地点；地址；座部；席位；议会议员选区

sit v. 坐；坐下；开会；开庭；参加；代人照看；处于；使坐；栖息；搁置

sex n. 性行为；性交；性；性别；女人；生殖器；男（或雄）性；女（或雌）性；男人

jet n. 喷气式飞机；喷射流；煤玉；贝褐碳；黑色大理石

let v. 允许；让；出租；妨 碍；阻碍；设；但愿；使通过；让我们…吧

see v. 看到；看见；领悟；理解；看望；探望；意外遇见；护送；与…下同样赌注

yet adv. 迄今；至此；到那时为止；又；仍然；甚至；然而；尽管如此；现在；此刻

wet adj. 湿的；潮的；潮湿的；虚弱的；软弱的；允许出售烈性酒的；不禁酒的；多雨的；雨天的；下雨的

sect n. 教派；党派；非国教的新教派；哲学学派

net n. 网；罗网；网子；网状物；网眼织物；圈套；陷阱；网络

词源

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"Old English settan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zetten, German setzen, also to SIT.late Middle English：partly from Old French sette, from Latin secta ‘sect', partly from SET1.late Old English, past participle of SET1."

考纲分布

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近6年出现384次

重要程度: 5星

60%; v 树立; 开创; (set up)建立

20%; v/adj 安排; 设定; 确定(的)

12%; v (set out/off/about)出发; 动身; 开始

2%; n 一组; 一套; 一系列

2%; v/n 落下

1%; v 使处于特定状态

1%; v/n/adj 放; 置

1%; v 摆放餐具

1%; v 设置; 调准

0%; n 电视机

0%; v 布置(作业); 分配; 指派

0%; v (set to)起劲地干起来; 毅然开始做

考纲释义

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( 1)v. 树立; 开创; (set up)建立

真题例句：

China has set up 5G stations in many countries.

中国已经在很多国家建立了5G基站。[2020年 黄冈市卷 完成句子]

Amy is a creative lady who set up a website to sell handbags made of old jeans.

艾米是一个有创造力的女士，她建立了一个网站来销售旧牛仔裤制成的手袋。[2018年 贵阳市卷 单项选择]

At least 75 animal welfare (福利) organizations have been set up in America.

美国已经建立了至少75个动物福利组织。[2018年 哈尔滨市卷 阅读理解]

( 2)v/adj. 安排; 设定; 确定(的)

真题例句：

There is no set rule as to what makes dumpling fillings.

至于饺子馅是什么做的，没有固定规则。[2020年 长沙市卷 阅读理解]

A female swimming athlete once set a goal (目标) for herself.

一位女游泳运动员曾为自己设定了一个目标。[2018年 山西省卷 词汇运用]

It was not officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty.

直到唐朝，它才正式被设为节日。[2018年 青岛市卷 阅读理解]

( 3)v. (set out/off/about)出发; 动身; 开始

真题例句：

Although we'll set out on our new journey, I will never forget where I come from.

虽然我们将开始新的旅程，但我永远不会忘记我来自哪里。[2020年 包头市卷 短文填空]

Every week, David sets off across the countryside to faraway villages with his two donkeys.

每周，大卫带着他的两头驴出发，穿过乡间去遥远的村庄。[2020年 广州市卷 语法填空]

Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city.

半小时后，我们沿着乡间小路出发去伦敦，直到我们到达那个伟大的城市。[2020年 连云港市卷 阅读理解]

( 4)n. 一组; 一套; 一系列

英文释义：a group of similar things that belong together in some way

真题例句：

Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a discussion and a soccer match.

每个学生都观看了同一套视频，其中包括一部喜剧、一次讨论和一场足球比赛。[2020年 成都市B卷 补全短文]

He decided to do something, so he took out some paper and his painting set.

他决定做点什么，所以他拿出一些纸和他的绘画套装。[2020年 重庆市B卷 完形填空]

The tea art performances show how to make a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets.

茶艺表演展示了如何用漂亮的茶具套装制作一杯完美的茶。[2018年 昆明市卷 短文填空]

( 5)v/n. 落下

英文释义：(of the sun, moon, or planets) to go down below the horizon

真题例句：

However, Turner wanted to show the sun setting on the time of the beautiful old sailing ships.

然而，特纳想展示出美丽的古老帆船之上的日落时刻。[2019年 杭州市卷 阅读理解]

We also see the sun setting behind the ship, but in fact, the ship travelled towards the sunset.

我们也看到太阳在船后落下，但事实上，船是朝着日落行进的。[2019年 杭州市卷 阅读理解]

Before the sun sets, we need to get to the top of the mountain.

在太阳下山之前，我们需要到达山顶。[2018年 安徽省卷 单项填空]

( 6)v. 使处于特定状态

英文释义：put or bring into a specified state

真题例句：

It was set free into the wild on the African island in 2019 and is doing well.

它于2019年在非洲的岛上被放归野外，目前状况良好。[2020年 青岛市卷 阅读理解]

Turn it down to set the mood, or turn it up to start the dancing!

调低音量来营造气氛，或者调高音量来开始跳舞！[2019年 青岛市卷 阅读理解]

House fires cause many deaths each year and a large number of these fires are unfortunately set by children.

房屋火灾每年导致许多人死亡，不幸地是，其中大量火灾是由儿童引起的。[2019年 广州市卷 阅读填空]

( 7)v/n/adj. 放; 置

英文释义：put, lay, or stand something in a specified place or position

真题例句：

Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites into the air, people have loved flying kites.

自从古代中国人第一次把风筝置于空中，人们就已经爱上放风筝。[2020年 广州市卷 阅读理解]

Mr. Jenkins set three cakes of yeast on the counter.

詹金斯先生在柜台上放了三块酵母蛋糕。[2018年 连云港市卷 完形填空]

It has been the most serious problem since we set the box.

这是我们放了盒子以来最严重的问题。[2018年 乌鲁木齐市卷 阅读理解]

( 8)v. 摆放餐具

真题例句：

They then asked people to set the dinner table with Pepper according to etiquette rules.

然后，他们要求人们按照礼仪规则与 Pepper 一起布置餐桌。[2021年 扬州市卷 阅读理解]

We had so much to do, such as preparing for the dinner, setting the tables, and organizing the kids to come in, that we had no time to have a rest.

我们有太多的事情要做，比如准备晚餐，摆桌，组织孩子们进来，以至于我们没有时间休息。[2020年 哈尔滨市卷 完形填空]

The job will include setting and clearing tables, serving customers and helping in the kitchen.

这项工作将包括摆放和清理桌子、为顾客提供服务以及在厨房帮忙。[2019年 杭州市卷 阅读理解]

( 9)v. 设置; 调准

英文释义：get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used

真题例句：

It works with no information set in.

它在没有设置信息的情况下工作。[2021年 日照市卷 阅读理解]

They can be asked to do many things, such as setting alarms and playing music and so on.

他们可以被要求做很多事情，比如设置闹钟和播放音乐等等。[2021年 郴州市卷 阅读选择]

To get fully relaxed while taking a nap you should set an alarm clock.

为了在小睡时完全放松，你应该设置一个闹钟。[2019年 昆明市卷 听力]

( 10)n. 电视机

英文释义：a radio or television receiver

真题例句：

Without the television set, the radio, and more importantly, the computer, we will seldom have any fun in our homes today.

如今，没有电视机、收音机，更重要的是没有电脑，我们在家里会几乎没有任何乐趣。[2019年 上海市卷 完成语篇]

She won't leave the TV set, even though her supper is on the table.

即使她的晚饭在桌子上，她也不会离开电视机。[2019年 呼和浩特卷 选词填空]

I didn't watch TV last night, because my TV set was broken.

昨晚我没有看电视，因为我的电视机坏了。[2018年 兰州市卷 词汇检测]

( 11)v. 布置(作业); 分配; 指派

英文释义：give someone a piece of school work or homework to do; give someone a task

真题例句：

One day, the teacher set an exam and a boy called Robert signed his exam using Anna's name.

有一天，老师安排了一场考试，一个叫罗伯特的男孩用了安娜的名字在试卷上签名。[2018年 绵阳市卷 完形填空]

( 12)v. (set to)起劲地干起来; 毅然开始做

真题例句：

So Claire organized a group of kids and grown-ups who set to work raising the rest.

所以克莱尔组织了一群孩子和努力工作抚养这些孩子的成年人。[2020年 福建省卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

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(1)set out动身；出发；打算；试图

(2)set off引起；导致；启程；出发

(3)set about出发；动身；开始

(4)set up建立；创立；安排；策划；发出声响

(5)a set of一套；一组；一系列

(6)set an example树立榜样；树立典范

(7)set free释放

(8)set sail张帆；起航

(9)set to开始起劲地干；与舞伴相对而舞

(10)a set of stamps一套邮票

(11)set foot on进入

(12)set up a project成立一个项目

(13)set fire纵火；放火；引燃

(14)set a date确定日期

(15)set the table摆放餐具；布置餐桌

(16)sun set太阳落山；太阳下山；日落

(17)TV set电视机

必考派生词

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reset v. 重新设定；重新设置；还原；复位

setting n. 环境；设定；调节；舞台布景；场景；背景；布景；镶托；镶口；配曲

单词辨析

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lay 指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。

place 较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。

put 普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。

set 普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物时多指立着放。

用法讲解

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set作形容词时，无比较级和最高级形式。

set a good better example to sb. 是习惯用法，意为“给某人树立榜样”，其中介词 to不能用for替代。 也可用 set sb. a good example表达相同的意思。

表达“动身/出发去某地”，往往用set off/out for...表示，其中介词 for不能用to替代。

表达“放火，纵火”，用set fire表示，fire前面不加冠词。

set sb. free为习惯用法，表示“释放某人”，这里宾语sb.必须放在set和 free之间，不能置后。

考纲分布

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近12年出现27次

重要程度: 5星

33%; v 决定; 确立

22%; v 设置; 调整

19%; n 一组; 一套

11%; v/n/adj 固定; 放; 置

7%; phr (set about)开始; 着手做

4%; phr (set out)出发; 开始

4%; phr (set against)映衬

0%; phr (set off)出发; 动身

考纲释义

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( 1)v. 决定; 确立

英文释义：fix or decide on; establish a record or example

真题例句：

You must keep these points in mind while setting your goals.

当你设定目标时，你必须牢记这些要点。[2019年 全国卷2 阅读理解]

Motivation and goal setting are the two sides of same coin.

动机和目标设定是同一枚硬币的两面。[2019年 全国卷2 阅读理解]

Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives, keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths.

另一种设定现实目标的方法是分析你的短期和长期目标，记住你的信仰，价值观和优势。[2019年 全国卷2 阅读理解]

Make sure that you plan for these difficulties at the time of setting your goals.

确保你在设定目标的时候就为这些困难做好了计划。[2019年 全国卷2 阅读理解]

( 2)v. 设置; 调整

英文释义：get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used

真题例句：

No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.

不，这是我昨天做头发用的。[2021年 全国乙卷 完形填空]

The second day I set two clocks, one on my night table, and one out in the hallway.

第二天，我设置了两个时钟，一个在我的床头柜上，一个在走廊上。[2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]

My alarm was set for 5:00 A.M.

我的闹钟定在早上5点。[2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]

( 3)n. 一组; 一套

真题例句：

Work is arranged according to one's skill set.

工作是根据一个人的技能安排的。[2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]

It includes a set of emotional skills.

它包括一套情感技巧。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 阅读理解]

We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes.

我们更喜欢将情商描述为一套特定的技能，这些技能既可以用于好的目的，也可以用于坏的目的。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 阅读理解]

( 4)v/n/adj. 固定; 放; 置

英文释义：put, lay, or stand something in a specified place or position

真题例句：

When the explorers set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife.

当探险家们踏上北美大陆的时候，天空和陆地上充满了各种各样令人吃惊的野生动物。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 阅读理解]

( 5)phr. (set about)开始; 着手做

真题例句：

He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be marketed to young people.

他记录了他的旅程，因为他开始把大自然作为一个品牌，向年轻人推销。[2021年 浙江卷 阅读理解]

( 6)phr. (set out)出发; 开始

真题例句：

It sets out at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 2:00 p.m.

早上8:30出发，下午2:00返回。[2021年 全国乙卷 听力]

( 7)phr. (set against)映衬

真题例句：

I came across a small clearing and immediately noticed the dead yellow grasses set against the fresh snow.

我遇到了一块小空地，我立刻注意到枯黄的草地映衬着新雪。[2021年 全国甲卷 阅读理解]

( 8)phr. (set off)出发; 动身

必考短语

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(1)set out动身; 出发; 打算; 试图

(2)set off引起; 导致; 启程; 出发

(3)set aside留出; 驳回; 不顾

(4)set about开始; 着手做

(5)set the wheels in motion开展; 实施

(6)set the stage for为…创造条件; 为…做好准备

(7)set against映衬

(8)set foot踏上

必考派生词

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setting n. 环境；设定；调节；舞台布景；场景；背景；布景；镶托；镶口；配曲

考纲分布

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近9年出现64次

重要程度: 5星

84%; v 建立; 设立

5%; n 一副; 一套

3%; n 电视机

3%; v/adj 开始做; 开始的; 准备就绪的

2%; v 决定; 确立

2%; v/n 落下

2%; n/v (布置)布景; 舞台

0%; v/n/adj 固定; 放置

0%; n [数学]集合

0%; v 作为背景; 把故事情节安排在

0%; v 设置; 调整

考纲释义

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( 1)v. 建立; 设立

英文释义：establish or decide something

真题例句：

They set up a branch in Dubai to manufacture coffee roasters.

他们在迪拜建立了一个分公司来生产咖啡烘焙机。[2021年 CET4 听力]

Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.

对他们香烟的生产设置限制。[2016年 CET4 听力]

They are set by the dean of the graduate school.

它们是由研究生院院长设立的。[2016年 CET4 听力]

( 2)n. 一副; 一套

英文释义：a group of similar things that belong together in some way

真题例句：

There are no official rules regarding passport colors, but countries follow a certain set of norms when designing them.

没有关于护照颜色的官方规定，但是各国在设计护照颜色时遵循一定的规范。[2021年 CET4 听力]

"You would want that robot preloaded with a good set of values, " said Russell.

“你会希望机器人预装一套好的数值，”罗素说。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解]

Robots could also learn values from drawing patterns from large sets of data on human behavior.

机器人还可以通过绘制人类行为的大型数据集的模式来学习价值。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解]

( 3)n. 电视机

英文释义：a radio or television receiver

真题例句：

Everybody's television set is connected to a system that streams personalized language or exercise classes.

每个人的电视机都连接着一个系统，可以播放个性化的语言或锻炼课程。[2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

( 4)v/adj. 开始做; 开始的; 准备就绪的

英文释义：cause someone or something to start doing something

( 5)v. 决定; 确立

英文释义：fix or decide on; establish a record or example

( 6)v/n. 落下

英文释义：(of the sun; moon; or planets) to go down below the horizon

( 7)n/v. (布置)布景; 舞台

英文释义：a collection of scenery; stage furniture; and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film

( 8)v/n/adj. 固定; 放置

英文释义：put; lay; or stand something in a specified place or position

( 9)n. [数学]集合

英文释义：a collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit; being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions

( 10)v. 作为背景; 把故事情节安排在

英文释义：represent a story; play; movie; or scene as happening at a specified time or in a specified place

( 11)v. 设置; 调整

英文释义：get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used

必考短语

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(1)a set of一套; 一组; 一系列

(2)set in到来; 开始

必考派生词

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offset n. 弥补；抵消；偏离量；偏离距离；侧枝；短匐茎；壁阶；弯管；平版印刷；胶印

onset n. 开始；军事攻击

setting n. 环境；设定；调节；舞台布景；场景；背景；布景；镶托；镶口；配曲

用法讲解

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set a good better example to sb. 是习惯用法，意为“给某人树立榜样”，其中介词 to不能用for替代。 也可用 set sb. a good example表达相同的意思。

set sb. free为习惯用法，表示“释放某人”，这里宾语sb.必须放在set和 free之间，不能置后。

set作形容词时，无比较级和最高级形式。

表达“动身/出发去某地”，往往用set off/out for...表示，其中介词 for不能用to替代。

表达“放火，纵火”，用set fire表示，fire前面不加冠词。

考纲分布

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近9年出现76次

重要程度: 5星

72%; v 建立; 设立

5%; n 一副; 一套

5%; v/adj 开始做; 开始的; 准备就绪的

5%; v 决定; 确立

4%; n [数学]集合

3%; v 作为背景; 把故事情节安排在

1%; v 使处于特定状态

1%; v 设置; 调整

1%; v/n/adj 固定; 放置

1%; v 布置(作业); 安排

0%; n 电视机

0%; v/n 落下

0%; n 机组; (成套)设备

考纲释义

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( 1)v. 建立; 设立

英文释义：establish or decide something

真题例句：

Marconi needed to achieve the goal that was set in his mind as an adolescent.

Marconi需要实现他青少年时期心中设定的目标。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

As countries continue setting goals of reducing emissions, greater steps need to be taken to have a noticeable effect on the surrounding environment.

随着各国继续设定减排目标，需要采取更多的措施才能对周围环境产生显著影响。[2017年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 2)n. 一副; 一套

英文释义：a group of similar things that belong together in some way

真题例句：

Entry level interviewees would do well to demonstrate a broad set of skills in most interviews.

入门级面试者在大多数面试中都能很好地展示一系列的技能。[2021年 CET6 听力]

It's important to have a wide skill set as many startups and small companies are moving really fast.

拥有广泛的技能非常重要，因为许多初创公司和小公司的发展速度非常快。[2021年 CET6 听力]

It wasn't their skill set or other merits that got them the job.

并不是他们的技能或其他优点让他们得到了这份工作。[2021年 CET6 听力]

( 3)v/adj. 开始做; 开始的; 准备就绪的

英文释义：cause someone or something to start doing something

真题例句：

China seems set to transition to become the key supplier of relevant science and technology to poorer countries.

中国看上去可能要过渡成为向较贫穷国家提供相关科学技术的关键供应商。[2021年 CET6 听力]

Scottish councils are set to be the first with the power to levy charges on visitors, with Edinburgh likely to lead the way.

苏格兰议会将成为第一个有权向游客收费的地方，爱丁堡很可能会率先实施。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

The UK is set to adjust its policy on taxation.

英国将调整其税收政策。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 4)v. 决定; 确立

英文释义：fix or decide on; establish a record or example

真题例句：

Finally, relevant regulatory authorities should also strictly monitor the behavior of pop stars and ensure that they set good examples for teenagers.

最后，相关监管部门还应严格监控流行音乐歌星的行为，确保他们为青少年树立良好榜样。[2021年 CET6 写作]

Many of them are following the example set by Thailand.

他们中的许多人都在以泰国为榜样。[2021年 CET6 听力]

It sets such an awful precedent for the future of performance.

它为未来的表现树立了一个如此糟糕的先例。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 5)n. [数学]集合

英文释义：a collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions

真题例句：

The data set they used did not include economic data, so instead the researchers looked at whether the 2013-16 wellbeing decline was tracking economic indicators.

他们使用的数据集不包括经济数据，因此研究人员研究了2013-16年的幸福感下降是否是在追随经济指标。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

"An ultimate face recognition algorithm should perform with billions of people in a data set, " the researchers wrote.

研究人员写道: “最终的面部识别算法应该能处理数十亿人的数据集。”[2018年 CET6 阅读理解]

MegaFace's creators say it's the largest publicly available facial-recognition data set out there.

MegaFace的创始人说，MegaFace已经是最大的面向公众的面部识别数据集。[2018年 CET6 阅读理解]

Training sets like the ones Google and Facebook have are private.

像谷歌、脸书公司这样的训练集都是私密的。[2018年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 6)v. 作为背景; 把故事情节安排在

英文释义：represent a story, play, movie, or scene as happening at a specified time or in a specified place

真题例句：

It is a war novel set in the future.

这是一部以未来为背景的战争小说。[2021年 CET6 听力]

It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries.

故事发生在18世纪和19世纪。[2021年 CET6 听力]

It's set 200 years in the future.

它的背景设定为200年后的未来。[2021年 CET6 听力]

( 7)v. 使处于特定状态

英文释义：put or bring into a specified state

真题例句：

The concept of behavioral activation, whereby engaging in a behavior can set you on the path to then achieving your goals.

行为激活的概念，即从事某种行为可以使你走上实现目标的道路。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解A]

There was a hill where gas leakage was so noticeable that schoolboys would sometimes set the hill on fire.

有一座山，气体泄漏非常明显，以至于学生们有时会放火烧山。[2021年 CET6 听力]

He borrowed technical details from many sources, but what set him apart was a self-confident vision of the power of communication technology.

他从很多方面借鉴了技术细节，但让他与众不同的是他对通信技术力量的自信看法。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 8)v. 设置; 调整

英文释义：get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used

( 9)v/n/adj. 固定; 放置

英文释义：put, lay, or stand something in a specified place or position

真题例句：

What becomes set in the firm's culture is a contagious collection of affirmative and positive emotions which are usually shared among the team.

一系列有感染力、乐观积极且往往为团队成员所共有的情绪渐渐在公司文化中固定下来。[2021年 CET6 听力]

( 10)v. 布置(作业); 安排

英文释义：give someone a piece of school work or homework to do; give someone a task

( 11)n. 电视机

英文释义：a radio or television receiver

( 12)v/n. 落下

英文释义：(of the sun, moon, or planets) to go down below the horizon

( 13)n. 机组; (成套)设备

英文释义：an electronic apparatus

必考短语

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(1)set out动身; 出发; 打算; 试图

(2)set off引起; 导致; 启程; 出发

(3)set aside留出; 驳回; 不顾

(4)set about开始; 着手

(5)set up建立; 创立; 安排; 策划; 发出声响

(6)set sail张帆; 起航

(7)set to开始起劲地干; 与舞伴相对而舞

(8)set apart把...分开

(9)set example树立榜样; 设例子

必考派生词

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offset n. 弥补；抵消；偏离量；偏离距离；侧枝；短匐茎；壁阶；弯管；平版印刷；胶印

onset n. 开始；军事攻击

setting n. 环境；设定；调节；舞台布景；场景；背景；布景；镶托；镶口；配曲

用法讲解

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set作形容词时，无比较级和最高级形式。

set a good better example to sb. 是习惯用法，意为“给某人树立榜样”，其中介词 to不能用for替代。 也可用 set sb. a good example表达相同的意思。

表达“动身/出发去某地”，往往用set off/out for...表示，其中介词 for不能用to替代。

表达“放火，纵火”，用set fire表示，fire前面不加冠词。

set sb. free为习惯用法，表示“释放某人”，这里宾语sb.必须放在set和 free之间，不能置后。

考纲分布

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近16年出现84次

重要程度: 5星

19%; v/adj 安排; 决定; 安排好的

17%; n 一组; 整套用具

13%; v 树立; 创造

5%; vphr (set up)建立

5%; vphr (set out/off/about)出发; 开始

4%; vphr (set aside)留出

4%; n (mind-set)思维模式

2%; v 使处于

2%; v 设置; 调整(装置)

2%; v 生(火); 点(火)

2%; vphr (set back)耽误

2%; vphr (set off)引发

2%; adj 做好准备的; 可能的

2%; v 位; 处于

1%; v 布置; 分配; 指派

1%; vphr (set to)起劲地干起来

1%; n (墙上)末道灰泥

1%; v/adj 以某地为背景(的)

1%; n [数学]集合

1%; n/v 一群人

1%; n (网球/排球比赛)盘

1%; v 认为有...价值

1%; v 出题; 出试卷

1%; n/v 插条; 种下(种子)

1%; adj 指定的

1%; v 谱曲; 配乐

1%; n 组歌

1%; v 凝固; 凝结

1%; adj 公式化的; 老一套的

0%; n/v 流向; 潮向

0%; n/v (做)发型

0%; adj 坚决的

0%; n/v (布置)布景; 摄影棚

0%; n/v (新)结果实

0%; n/v 教学班; 按能力分组

0%; adj 镶嵌于…上的

0%; v/n (显出)神情; 姿态

0%; v/n 落下

0%; v 放; 置

0%; n (电视机等)家用电器

0%; v 摆放(餐桌/餐具)

考纲释义

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( 1)v/adj. 安排; 决定; 安排好的

真题例句：

It's not difficult to set targets for staff.

给员工设定目标并不难。[2021年 英语二 完型填空]

If we set an end-of-quarter deadline, we will never make it.

如果我们设定一个季度末的最后期限，我们将永远无法完成。[2021年 英语二 阅读理解B]

Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home.

诸如拔掉插头、离线、生活黑客、带宽和能力等术语全都与设定工作与家庭之间的界线有关。[2015年 英语二 阅读理解A]

( 2)n. 一组; 整套用具

英文释义：a group of similar things that belong together in some way

真题例句：

Another set of participants had to count backward from 1,000 by nines as they watched the clips.

另一组参与者在观看视频时必须从1000开始倒数9。[2021年 英语二 阅读理解A]

The growth of higher education manifests itself in at least three quite different ways, and these in turn have given rise to different sets of problems.

高等教育的发展至少以三种截然不同的方式表现出来，而这三种方式又产生了不同的问题。[2021年 英语一 翻译]

A flashing set of healthy and clean, regular "pearly whites" was a rare sight in Victorian society.

在维多利亚时代的社会中，一套健康干净、整齐的“珍珠白”是很少见的。[2021年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 3)v. 树立; 创造

真题例句：

New standards are being set in Denmark.

丹麦正在树立新的标准。[2016年 英语一 阅读理解A]

The United States is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images.

美国正试图为模特和时尚形象树立自愿标准。[2016年 英语一 阅读理解A]

He set an example for other journals.

他为其他期刊树立了榜样。[2015年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 4)vphr. (set up)建立

真题例句：

The most drastic, an thoroughly illegal, reaction has been the emergence of Sci-Hub, set up in 2012.

最激烈的、完全非法的反应是科幻中心的出现，建立于2012年。[2020年 英语一 阅读理解A]

Britain is setting up a data ethics center.

英国正在建立一个数据伦理中心。[2019年 英语一 阅读理解A]

The Nobels themselves were set up by a very rich individual who had decided what he wanted to do with his own money.

诺贝尔获得者本身也是由非常富有的个人，他们可以决定如何分配自己的钱。[2014年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 5)vphr. (set out/off/about)出发; 开始

真题例句：

Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50, 000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park.

每周六上午9点，超过50，000名跑步者出发，绕着他们当地的公园跑5公里。[2017年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Most archaeological sites, however, are discovered by archaeologists who have set out to look for them.

然而，大多数考古遗址都是由开始出发寻找它们的考古学家发现的。[2014年 英语一 阅读理解B]

In South Carolina, a state-sponsored antismoking program called Rage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool.

在南卡罗来纳州，一个由州政府赞助的名为“愤怒对抗阴霾”的禁烟项目开始让人们觉得吸烟一点儿也不酷。[2012年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 6)vphr. (set aside)留出

真题例句：

If the bills become law, state boards and commissions will be required to set aside 50 percent of board seats for women.

如果这些法案成为法律，各州董事会和委员会将被要求为女性留出50%的董事会席位。[2020年 英语一 阅读理解A]

The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat.

该基金还将用于补偿留出栖息地的土地所有者。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解A]

( 7)n. (mind-set)思维模式

真题例句：

Scheduling regular times for reading helps encourage the efficiency mind-set.

安排规律的阅读时间有助于提高思维效率。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解A]

No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.

没有比让你自己迷失在一本书里更糟糕的思维模式了。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解A]

You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but such ritualistic behaviour helps us "step outside time's flow" into "soul time."

你可能会认为这可能会助长效率思维定势，但这种仪式行为有助于我们“走出时间之流”进入“灵魂时间”。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解A]

( 8)v. 使处于

英文释义：put or bring into a specified state

真题例句：

The living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one.

生物鼠解救社交机器鼠的几率比解救非社交机器鼠的几率平均高出52%。[2020年 英语二 阅读理解A]

It set the trapped rats free.

它释放了被困的老鼠。[2020年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely tied.

我们的法律体系旨在将法律与政治区分开来，正是因为它们紧密相连。[2012年 英语一 完型填空]

( 9)v. 设置; 调整(装置)

英文释义：get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used

真题例句：

He suggested that preretirees should speak with a financial adviser to set long-term financial goals.

他建议退休前的人应该和财务顾问谈谈，制定长期的财务目标。[2022年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Bob Liodice holds that setting DNT as a default goes against human nature.

Bob Liodice认为，将DNT设定为违约违背了人性。[2013年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 10)v. 生(火); 点(火)

真题例句：

A series of fires (including those set by the British in 1814) and overcrowded conditions led to the construction of the existing Treasury Building.

一系列火灾（包括1814年英国人放的火）和过度拥挤的环境，才有了现在财政大楼的修建。[2018年 英语一 阅读理解B]

( 11)vphr. (set back)耽误

真题例句：

Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge.

然而，它的报告可能会掩盖挑战的深度和广度，从而阻碍改革。[2014年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 12)vphr. (set off)引发

真题例句：

On May 31st Microsoft set off the row.

5月31日，微软引发了这场争论。[2013年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 13)adj. 做好准备的; 可能的

英文释义：ready, prepared, or likely to do sth.

真题例句：

Millennials were told that if you did well in school, got a decent degree, you would be set up for life.

千禧一代被告知，如果你在学校表现出色，拿到一个体面的学位，你就为生活做好准备了。[2022年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 14)v. 位; 处于

真题例句：

Parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset.

家长和老师仍然倾向于固守学位的观念。[2022年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 15)v. 布置; 分配; 指派

英文释义：give someone a piece of school work or homework to do; give someone a task

( 16)vphr. (set to)起劲地干起来

( 17)n. (墙上)末道灰泥

英文释义：the last coat of plaster on a wall

( 18)v/adj. 以某地为背景(的)

英文释义：represent a story, play, movie, or scene as happening at a specified time or in a specified place

( 19)n. [数学]集合

( 20)n/v. 一群人

英文释义：a group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status

( 21)n. (网球/排球比赛)盘

( 22)v. 认为有...价值

( 23)v. 出题; 出试卷

( 24)n/v. 插条; 种下(种子)

英文释义：a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants

( 25)adj. 指定的

英文释义：a set book is one that must be studied for a particular course

( 26)v. 谱曲; 配乐

英文释义：write or provide music for a poem or other words so that they can be sung

( 27)n. 组歌

( 28)v. 凝固; 凝结

英文释义：harden into a solid or semisolid state

( 29)adj. 公式化的; 老一套的

英文释义：having a conventional or predetermined wording

( 30)n/v. 流向; 潮向

英文释义：the flow of a current or tide in a particular direction

( 31)n/v. (做)发型

英文释义：an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style

( 32)adj. 坚决的

( 33)n/v. (布置)布景; 摄影棚

英文释义：a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film

( 34)n/v. (新)结果实

( 35)n/v. 教学班; 按能力分组

英文释义：group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability

( 36)adj. 镶嵌于…上的

( 37)v/n. (显出)神情; 姿态

( 38)v/n. 落下

英文释义：(of the sun, moon, or planets) to go down below the horizon

( 39)v. 放; 置

英文释义：put, lay, or stand something in a specified place or position

( 40)n. (电视机等)家用电器

英文释义：a radio or television receiver

( 41)v. 摆放(餐桌/餐具)

必考短语

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(1)set off动身；出发；引爆(炸弹)；拉响(警报等)；引发；激起

(2)set out动身；出发；开始；安排；陈述

(3)set aside留出

(4)set up建立；创立；安排

(5)a set of一套；一组；一系列

(6)set an example树立榜样；树立典范

(7)set free释放

(8)set to起劲地干起来

(9)set fire放火

(10)set apart使与众不同；使突出

(11)set back推迟；延误；耽误；使花费

(12)set target确立目标

(13)set the tone设定基调；确定基调；定基调

必考派生词

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offset n. 弥补；抵消；偏离量；偏离距离；侧枝；短匐茎；壁阶；弯管；平版印刷；胶印

setting n. 环境；设定；调节；舞台布景；场景；背景；布景；镶托；镶口；配曲

(1)Just set it down.

放下就好。《The Big Bang Theory Season 6》《生活大爆炸 第六季》

(2)Lab's all set up, boss.

实验室准备就绪了，老大。《Avengers: Age of Ultron》《复仇者联盟2：奥创纪元》

(3)That could be easily arranged. Ready, set, go? Do it. All right then. Ready. Set. Go.

那真是小菜一碟，各就各位，准备，开始？来吧。那好吧，预备，开始。《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》

(4)They had set a bulldozer on fire.

点燃了一辆推土机。《Avatar》《阿凡达》

(5)Yep. Thank Wolowitz. He set it up.

谢沃罗威茨吧。是他安排的。《The Big Bang Theory Season 11》《生活大爆炸 第十一季》

(6)Then one day, I saw you set down.

突然有一天，你出现了。《Oblivion》《遗落战境》

(7)All right, I won't set one aside for you. But I must have it. Okay, I'll set one aside for you.

好吧，那我不给你留了。但我必须要拥有它行。那我给你留着。《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》

(8)You must set aside your petty grievances with the dwarves.

你们对矮人的小牢骚可以放在一边了。《The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies》《霍比特人3：五军之战》

(9)A date? She's got a date? With who? I set her up with this actor on my show. You set her up? No.

她有约会？对方是谁？我撮合她跟一个男演员。你撮合她？不。《Friends Season 8》《老友记 第八季》

(10)Your reaction decision time will be set at 35 seconds.

你的反应时间会被设定成35秒。《Sully》《萨利机长》

(11)OK. We're all set. What do you mean we're all set? Well, I know that guy. He's gonna take care of it.

好了，我都安排好了。什么意思？安排好什么了？我认识那个人，他会处理好的。《Like Sunday, Like Rain》《如晴天，似雨天》

(12)Are we going to get lost like we always do? No, Peppa. The set-navi tells us the way. In Italy, the set-navi talks in Italian.

我们不是又要迷路吧？像你经常做的那样？不，佩奇，导航告诉我们要走这条路。《Peppa Pig Season 4》《小猪佩奇 第四季》

(13)So you want to set the record straight. Indeed, Dave.

所以你想建立一个记录。是的，戴夫。《The Interview》《采访》

(14)I was the one freaking set of footprints in the sand!

我是那被人过了河就拆的桥！《The Good Wife Season 7》《傲骨贤妻第七季》

(15)Set all but two tablespoons of oil aside for the sauce.

留两汤匙油做酱汁用。《Chinese Food Made Easy》《中餐速成》

(16)Think back, Leonard. The littlest things can set women off.

你好好想想，莱纳德，再小的事情都能让女人爆发。《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》

(17)Hi. I'm gonna need a new set of these forms.

我需要新表格。《Friends Season 1》《老友记第一季》

(18)I mean, honestly, there's no telling what will set you off.

说真的，完全搞不懂你的发火点在哪。《The Big Bang Theory Season 7》《生活大爆炸 第7季》

(19)She shouldn't have had it brought down and set off your memories.

她真不该拿出来勾起您的回忆。《Downton Abbey Season 4》《唐顿庄园 第四季》

(20)I'll set up a meeting. Just you, me and him.

我会安排次会面，只有你我他三人。《House of Cards Season 4》《纸牌屋 第四季》