set out,set off, set about, set apart, set aside
1.set out出发(旅程)+介词+n.;to do sth.着手做=set about doing sth. a.They set out on the last stage of their journey. 他们开始了旅行的最后一程. Kate set out for the house on the other side of the bay.凯蒂出发去海湾另一边的房子 She set out at dawn. 她天一亮就动身了. b. He set out to paint the whole house.他开始着手粉刷整幢房子
c. 开启(新事物、困难、重要的事物等) My nephew is just setting out on a career in journalism.我侄子刚刚开始了他记者的事业 所以,“开始一场表演”中的“开始”不用set out,简单用start/begin就可以: start a show / let the show begin/start
2.set about: 开始,着手+sth./doing sth.
a. You must set about your work at once. 你必须立即开始工作。 b. Do you know how to set about going on this work? 你知道怎样着手进行这项工作吗? 3.set off=set out出发;引起,使发生;爆炸 a.If you want to catch that train we'd better set off for the station immediately. 你要是想赶上那班火车,咱们就最好马上动身去火车站。 b.What time are you planning to set of
f tomorrow? 你打算明天几点钟启程? c.What he said set off a heated discussion.他所说的话引起了热烈的讨论。set aside
4.set down前四种常用 a. 放下,搁下: 例句: to set down one's bag 放下包 b. 写下,记下;登记: 例句: The police sest down my car number. 警察记下了我的汽车号码 c. 使(飞机)着陆;使降落: 例句: My plane was set down in a heavy fog. 我乘坐的飞机在浓雾中着陆。 d. 让(乘客)下车: 例句: to set down the passengers 让乘客下车 e. 把(货物)从车上卸下: 例句: The train stopped at the station to set down lots of waste. 火车进站停车,卸下了许多废物。 f. 把…看做,把…认作(as): 例句: He was set down as a fool. 他被看成是个傻瓜。 g. 把…解释为…,把…归因于…(to): 例句: to set one's silence down to his diffidence 把沉默归因于羞怯 h. 制定;规定: 例句: The rules for service have been set down. 有关修理业的规章已经出台。 i. 确定;决定…的日期: 例句: the plan to be set down 业已确定的计划 j. 使坐下 k. (马赛中)暂停…参赛 l. [口语]申斥,谴责: 例句: I was set down by my father. 我爸骂了我一顿。
5.set apart(for)留出专用
The room is set apart for smoking/smokers.这屋子是为了专为人们抽烟/吸烟者而准备的。
6.set aside留出,拨出;把…置于一旁;不顾;不理会;驳回;取消
set sth.aside for sth./sb.为某人或某物预留
a. Maybe I should set aside just a minute a day to count my blessings and say "thank you". 或许,我应该每天留出一分钟时间,细数一下拥有的幸福,然后,真诚地说一声:“谢谢!”
b.She set aside her book and lit a cigarette.她把书放在一旁,点着一根香烟。
C.The car has been set aside and is out of use.那辆车已被搁置一旁不再使用了。
d.I set aside my overcoat and took out the summer clothes.我把大衣放起来,拿出夏天衣服。
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