英语释义

1. to cause to sit place in or on a seat

2. to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them

3. to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator

4. to place (oneself) in position to start running in a race

5. to place with care or deliberate purpose and with relative stability
set a ladder against the wall set a stone on the grave

6. transplant sense 1
set seedlings

7. to make (a trap) ready to catch prey

8. to fix (a hook) firmly into the jaw of a fish

9. to put aside (something, such as dough containing yeast) for fermenting

10. to direct with fixed attention
set your mind to it

11. to cause to assume a specified condition, relation, or occupation
slaves were set free set the house on fire

12. to cause the start of
set a fire

13. to appoint or assign to an office or duty

14. post, station

15. to cause to assume a specified posture or position
set the door ajar

16. to fix as a distinguishing imprint, sign, or appearance
the years have set their mark on him

17. affix

18. apply
set a match to kindling

19. to fix or decide on as a time, limit, or regulation prescribe
set a wedding day set the rules for the game

20. to establish as the highest level or best performance
set a record for the half mile

21. to furnish as a pattern or model
set an example of generosity

22. to allot as a task
setting lessons for the children to work upon at home
— Manchester Examiner

23. to adjust (a device and especially a measuring device) to a desired position
set the alarm for 7:00 set a thermostat at 68 also to adjust (something, such as a clock) in conformity with a standard

24. to restore to normal position or connection when dislocated or fractured
set a broken bone

25. to spread to the wind
set the sails

26. to put in order for use
set a place for a guest

27. to make scenically ready for a performance
set the stage

28. to arrange (type) for printing
set type by hand

29. to put into type or its equivalent (as on film)
set the first word in italic

30. to put a fine edge on by grinding or honing
set a razor

31. to bend slightly the tooth points of (a saw) alternately in opposite directions

32. to sink (the head of a nail) below the surface

33. to fix in a desired position (as by heating or stretching)

34. to arrange (hair) in a desired style by using implements (such as curlers, rollers, or clips) and gels or lotions

35. to adorn with something affixed or infixed stud, dot
clear sky set with stars

36. to fix (something, such as a precious stone) in a border of metal place in a setting

37. to place in a specified literary or dramatic setting
a story set in Paris

38. to hold something in regard or esteem at the rate of
sets a great deal by daily exercise

39. to place in a relative rank or category
set duty before pleasure

40. to fix at a certain amount
set bail at $500

41. value, rate
their promises were set at naught

42. to place as an estimate of worth
set a high value on life

43. to place in relation for comparison or balance
theory set against practice

44. to direct to action

45. to incite to attack or antagonism
war sets brother against brother

46. to place by transporting
was set ashore on the island

47. to put in motion

48. to put and fix in a direction
set our faces toward home once more

49. to point out the position of (game) by holding a fixed attitude

50. to defeat (an opponent or a contract) in bridge

51. to fix firmly make immobile give rigid form or condition to
set her jaw in determination

52. to make unyielding or obstinate

53. to cause to become firm or solid
set milk for cheese

54. to cause (fruit or seed) to develop

55. sit

56. to be becoming be suitable fit
the coat sets well

57. to cover and warm eggs to hatch them

58. to affect one with or as if with weight
the pudding sets heavily on my stomach

59. to place oneself in position in preparation for an action (such as running)

60. to undergo development usually as a result of pollination

61. to pass below the horizon go down
the sun sets

62. to come to an end
this century sets with little mirth
— Thomas Fuller

63. to apply oneself to some activity
set to work

64. to have a specified direction in motion flow, tend
the wind was setting from Pine Hill to the farm
— Esther Forbes

65. to indicate the position of game by crouching or pointing

66. to dance face to face with another in a square dance
set to your partner and turn

67. to become solid or thickened by chemical or physical alteration
the cement sets rapidly

68. to become permanent

69. to become whole by growing together

70. to begin to do

71. to reserve to a particular use

72. to make noticeable or outstanding

73. to put to one side discard

74. to reserve for a purpose save

75. dismiss

76. annul, overrule

77. to mount an attack on assail
would go although … devils should set at me
— Charlotte Yonge

78. to catch sight of

79. enter

80. to step onto

81. to give an account or statement of

82. to start out on a journey

83. further

84. to give impulse to
sets the story in motion vividly
— Howard Thompson

85. to become engaged in

86. resolve sense transitive 5
she set her heart on going to medical school

87. to organize one's affairs

88. to determine to pursue

89. irritate, annoy

90. to correct someone by providing accurate information

91. to start out on a course especially to begin a voyage
set sail for Bermuda

92. to consider valuable, trustworthy, or worthwhile

93. to provide the basis or background
this trend will set the stage for higher earnings

94. to provide music or instrumental accompaniment for (a text)

95. to attack usually with violence
the dogs set upon the trespassers

96. the act or action of setting

97. the condition of being set

98. a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together
an electric train set

99. mental inclination, tendency, or habit bent
a set toward mathematics

100. a state of psychological preparedness to perceive or respond to an anticipated stimulus or situation

101. direction of flow
the set of the wind

102. form or carriage of the body or of its parts
her face took on a cynical set
— Raymond Kennedy

103. the manner of fitting or of being placed or suspended
in order to give the skirt a pretty set
— Mary J. Howell

104. amount of deflection from a straight line
set of a saw's teeth

105. permanent change of form (as of metal) due to repeated or excessive stress

106. the act or result of arranging hair by curling or waving

107. a young plant or rooted cutting ready for transplanting

108. a small bulb, corm, or tuber or a piece of tuber used for propagation
onion sets

109. the blossoms of a plant that have set fruit as a result of fertilization

110. the burrow of a badger

111. the width of the body of a piece of type

112. an artificial setting for a scene of a theatrical or film production

113. a rectangular paving stone of sandstone or granite

114. a division of a tennis match won by the side that wins at least six games beating the opponent by two games or by winning a tiebreaker

115. a collection of books or periodicals forming a unit

116. a clutch of eggs

117. the basic formation in a country-dance or square dance

118. a session of music (such as jazz or dance music) usually followed by an intermission also the music played at one session

119. a group of persons associated by common interests

120. a collection of elements and especially mathematical ones (such as numbers or points) — called also class

121. an apparatus of electronic components assembled so as to function as a unit
a television set

122. a usually offensive formation in football or basketball

123. a group of a specific number of repetitions of a particular exercise

124. intent, determined
set upon going

125. intentional, premeditated
did it of set purpose

126. fixed by authority, appointment, or agreement
The wedding is set [=scheduled] for early June Students can drop in during set [=designated] office hours

127. reluctant to change
set in their ways

128. immovable, rigid
set frown

129. built-in
a set tub

130. settled, persistent
set defiance

131. ready for action, use, etc. prepared
We were set for an early morning start The table is set. Should I bring out the food? —often used in the phrase all set
Are we all set [=completely ready] to leave?We replaced the belt, so your car should be all set. [=fully functional and ready for use]She's all set to blast him, all set to wipe that anxious smile off his face, to tell him some hard home truths. And then she stops. She can't do it.
— Norma Fox Mazer

132. needing or wanting nothing further
"Would you like more coffee?" "No thanks, I'm set." The leak is fixed, so you should be set now. After winning the lottery, they were set for life —often used in the phrase all set
"Would you like more coffee?" "No thanks, I'm all set."Can I help you find something, or are you all set?Is the bill all set, or do you need some change?

133. to put or fix in a place or condition
I set the box on a table.

134. to cause to be, become, or do
Police set the prisoner free.

135. start entry 1 sense 4
He set a fire.

136. to fix or decide on
They set the wedding date. Have you set a price?

137. to furnish as a model
You should set an example for the others. She ran to the front and set the pace.

138. to adjust or put in order for use
Please set the table. Did you set the alarm?

139. to fix firmly
He sets his feet and takes aim.

140. to pass below the horizon go down
The sun is setting.

141. to begin some activity
They set to work on the cleaning project.

142. to cause to sit
I set the baby in her chair.

143. to arrange in a desired and especially a normal position
Doctors set the broken bone.

144. to become or cause to become firm or solid
Wait for the cement to set.

145. to cover and warm eggs to hatch them
The hen set for days.

146. to locate the plot of (a story)

147. to provide (as words or verses) with music

148. to reserve for some purpose

149. to catch sight of see
Though he lived nearby, I had never set eyes on him.

150. to make its appearance begin
They needed to leave arctic waters before winter set in.

151. to start a journey
We set off for home.

152. explode sense 1
We set off fireworks.

153. to make noticeable
The phrase is set off by commas.

154. to cause to start
The story set them off laughing.

155. to begin on a course or journey
We arrived a month after we set out.

156. to begin with a purpose
He set out to win.

157. to place or secure in position
Help me set up the tables.

158. to put in operation
The community set up an animal shelter.

159. a number of persons or things of the same kind that belong together, are used together, or occur together
a set of footsteps He was given two sets of clothes and a towel.
— Louis Sachar, Holes

160. the act or action of going below the horizon
the set of the sun

161. an electronic apparatus
a television set

162. a collection of mathematical elements

163. a group of tennis games that make up a match

164. the form or movement of the body or of its parts
the set of the shoulders

165. an artificial setting for a scene of a play or motion picture

166. fixed by authority
a set rule

167. not very willing to change
The people he works with are set in their ways.

168. ready entry 1 sense 1
Are you all set?

169. to become solid or thickened by chemical or physical alteration

170. to become whole by knitting

171. a state of psychological preparedness usually of limited duration for action in response to an anticipated stimulus or situation
the influence of mental set on problem solving

片语

set foot in the house进入房子

set foot in China踏上中国的土地

go into进入；加入；变得；探究

set t foot in进入

to set foot in涉足于

set foot in on踏上

Set foot in no longer不再涉足

come into进入；得到

英汉例句

• muhammad says he spent his youth farming and fighting in the mountains, and never set foot in his town「s tiny elementary school.

  穆哈马德说他的童年是在农场做活和山里打架中度过的，从来没有进过他镇上那个袖珍小学。

• when you set foot in your city, the boy will die.

  你的脚一进城，你儿子就必死了。

• but no humans had yet set foot in the americas, and it needed major changes in climate before they could.

  然后仍旧没有任何人类踏足到美洲的土地上，事实上只有到气候产生了重要变化之后，这种时机才能成熟。

• seldom set foot in your neighbor」s house- too much of you, and he will hate you.

  你的脚要少进邻舍的家，恐怕他厌烦你，恨恶你。

• the foreign commercial banks are probably the earliest among global financial institutions to set foot in china.

  外资商业银行恐怕是全球金融机构中最早涉足中国国际金融机构的。

• i felt lost and terrified when i set foot in the classroom.

  踏进教室的那一刻，我感到迷茫和恐惧。

• you may not even need to ask anyone this - just observe carefully from the time you set foot in the building.

  你可能不需要就该问题向任何人提问。只要从你开始踏入这家公司后就开始仔细观察。

• as contemporaries observed, no king of france had ever set foot in england before.

  要知道，当时还从未有法国国王踏上英格兰的土地。

• the firm was literally on wall street right near the stock exchange, and the morning i went to see mr. banks was the first time i「d ever set foot in such a place.

  布朗兄弟哈里曼银行是一家真正意义上的华尔街企业，紧邻证券交易所。那天早上，我去见班克斯先生，是我生来头一次涉足那种地方。

• when the fedex panda express touches down in edinburgh on sunday, tian tian and yang guang will be the first giant pandas to set foot in britain for 17 years.

  当联邦快递熊猫专机周日降落在爱丁堡机场时，熊猫甜甜和阳光将成为17年来踏入英伦三岛的第一对大熊猫。

• the human tragedy and dramatic rescues of mining accidents make for gripping media events, but most of coal」s victims actually never set foot in a mine.

  在矿难事故中上演的人类悲喜剧总能赚得媒体头条，但大多数由于煤碳造成的受害者却从未涉足于此。

• and we can safely bet he never set foot in a mcdonald「s.

  我敢放心的打赌他绝不会踏进麦当劳了。

• darwin visited tierra del fuego, tahiti and tasmania, along with other exotic locales, but he never set foot in the united states.

  在此期间，达尔文访问了火地岛、塔希提岛和塔斯曼尼亚岛，还有其他一些奇异的地方，但是他从未踏足美国。

• this plan came a few days after turkey’s foreign minister, ahmet davutoglu, became the first turkish minister to set foot in the iraqi kurds’ semi-independent state.

  这项计划是在土耳其外长达乌特奥卢进入伊拉克库尔德人的半独立的国家之后产生的，而他也是首位访问的土耳其部长级人物。

• wei bida recalls the day when zhang first set foot in nanning, capital of guangxi zhuang autonomous region, where the studio is located.

  韦必达回忆起张艺谋初到南宁的日子。南宁是广西壮族自治区首府，制片厂正坐落于此。

• both sides said it was inconceivable that israeli officials might fear to set foot in england.

  双方都表示以色列官员害怕进入英国，这是不可思议的。

• he had bought the fort only four years prior, and by the time he set foot in it, it had long been converted into a luxury home for eccentric tastes.

  普尼在四年前买下了这座人工岛，在此之前堡垒早已被改造成了品味独特的奢华居所。

• over the next 800 days, he plans to set foot in more than 60 countries on five continents.

  在即将到来的800天内，他计划涉足5大洲的60多个国家。

• that」s what we created here. and you can spend a very enjoyable few days here and not set foot in a casino.

  而这些设施资源，在我们这里，你同样能享受到，而且你可以选择无需踏入赌场。

• if you’ve never set foot in your college library (or even if you have), there’s much to discover—and to use.

  如果你从未走进你的大学图书馆（就算你有过），那么你需要发现并利用很多东西。

• at least half had been born since 1983, and had never set foot in the north.

  这些人中至少有半数出生于1983年以后，他们从来没踏足过北方地区。

• we start teaching the sounds of the alphabet to pupils unable to speak english from the very first day they set foot in the classroom, no matter how few english words they know.

  对于那些不会说英语的学生，从他们进教室的第一天起我们就教他们字母的发音，不管他们知道的单词有多么少。

• he had not set foot in his village since he marched off in 1988, an 8-year-old boy on a barefoot odyssey through one of africa’s worst civil wars.

  自从他在1988年随军队离开家乡就再也没有踏上过这片土地，当年那个才8岁大的光着脚丫的小孩子一个人经历了非洲地区最艰苦的内战。

• and move from new york city to great falls, montana (practically canada) to pursue dreams of being a tv reporter, without ever having set foot in the big sky state.

  她可以从纽约搬到从未涉足过的长天州，也就是蒙大拿的大瀑布城（实际在加拿大），就为了追寻她想成为电视新闻记者的梦想。

• when the israelites crossed the jordan river into the promised land, the bible says that the river stopped flowing the moment the ark-bearers set foot in it.

  当以色列人想跨过约旦河前往应许之地时，圣经称河流在抬柜人刚一涉足其中就停止了流动。

• we both agreed that our own agony levels peaked long before we ever set foot in an office.

  我们都同意，自己的苦恼程度早在踏足办公室之前就已达到了顶峰。

相似词

brood一窝鸟，一窝动物；一大家孩子；幼蜂；一类（事物），一伙（人）

hatch(Hatch)人名；(西)阿奇；(英)哈奇

incubate孵化；酝酿

sit坐；位于

相反词

flat-footed扁平足的；脚不离地的；无準备的；（非正式）走不快的，笨拙的；（非正式）沉闷的，无创意的

half-baked（菜肴）半熟的；（计划、想法等）不完善的；（观点、理论）不成熟的；愚蠢的，肤浅的

half-cocked已扣到半击发位置的

underprepared準备不充分的；準备不足的

unprepared无準备的；即席的；尚未準备好的

unready不敏捷的；没準备的