71 SET: 放置；豎立；設(shè)為；

71 SET: 放置；豎立；設(shè)為；開始，準備好（做某事）；點（火）；使處于某種狀態(tài)；擺放餐具；建立

詞組講解

1. （be） set to do sth. / （all） set to do sth. / （all） set ** 做好充分準備的；一切安排妥當(dāng)?shù)?

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：準備好做某事

例 When you're set to paint, let me know and I'll give you some advice.

2. set a precedent ** 開創(chuàng)先例

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：設(shè)定［先例（precedent）］

例 The decision to let U.S. troops fall under the command of the United Nations set a precedent.

3. set 〔lay〕 eyes on sb. or sth. ** 看，看到

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把［眼睛（eyes）］放在某人或某物［上（on）］

例 Can you remember the very first time you set eyes on your husband?

I've never laid eyes on an actual rainbow. I've only seen photos of them.

4. set fire to sb. or sth. / set sb. or sth. on fire ** 點火；使激動

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在某人或某物上點［火（fire）］

例 To make the murder look like an accident, the woman set fire to their apartment.

5. set foot ** 進入；踏上

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把［腳（foot）］放入；常用于否定句中

例 David left the next day and never set foot in his parents' home again.

6. set 〔launch〕 forth on sth. / set 〔launch〕 forth *** 出發(fā)，動身；陳述，說明

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［朝著（on）］某物開始［向前（forth）］

例 It was now five days since he set forth and we still hadn't heard from him.

Before I set forth, let me express my appreciation for being invited to speak.

7. set in *** （冬季、夏季等）來臨；開始；盛行

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：開始［向里（in）］；經(jīng)常用來形容各種氣候狀態(tài)

例 Realization of just how tragic John's assassination was set in weeks later.

8. set off 〔out〕 for sth. / set off 〔out〕 *** 動身前往，上路

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：開始［走開（off）］去某處；參照 set forth on sth.

例 Not finding him in his office, I set off for his favorite bar and found him there.

9. set one's sights on sth. ** 以某物為目標

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將［目標（sights）］放在某處

例 My son has set his sights on becoming an astronaut.

10. set one's teeth on edge ** （因吃酸蘋果等）使人感到不舒服；給人帶來不快

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將某人的牙齒放于［邊緣或刀口（edge）］；on edge的意思是“不安，焦躁；惱怒”

例 They told me the fruit would set my teeth on edge, but I didn't believe them.

There's something about him that sets my teeth on edge. And I'm not the only one who thinks he has an irritating personality.

11. set sail for sth. / set sail ** 起航

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：向著某處豎起［風(fēng)帆（sail）］

例 When Columbus set sail, he thought he would end up in India.

The ship was loaded with fresh supplies and set sail for Newfoundland.

12. set sb. back on one's heels ** 使某人受驚；拖某人后腿

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某人［受到驚嚇（back on one's heels）］

例 The market lost 432 points today, setting investors back on their heels.

13. set sb. or sth. back / set back sb. or sth. *** 阻止；推遲；使受挫；使花費

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物放置在［后面、后方（back）］

例 Bad weather and high seas set the expedition back 4 days.

Air conditioning is optional and will set you back an additional $450.

14. set sb. or sth. free ** 釋放；讓某人或某物獲得自由

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某人或某物處于［自由的（free）］狀態(tài)

例 Soon after the government set him free, Nelson was elected President.

We pounded on the elevator doors, shouting for someone to set us free.

15. set sb. or sth. off / set off sb. or sth. *** 引起，誘發(fā)

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物放到［遠處（off）］

例 News of the innocent verdict set off riots in the city's black neighborhoods.

16. set sb. or sth. up / set up sb. or sth. / set up *** 豎起；開辦，設(shè)立；安置；冤枉，誣陷；大量提供；自稱為，自命為；資助某人開始經(jīng)商

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物放于［上方（up）］

例 Meanwhile, one of the defendants claims the police set him up.

Construction workers will be setting up scaffolds around the building.

St. John's Vocational School was set up in 1954 by Father Thomas Vater.

BIF was set up as the representative company of British Petroleum.

It was his grandfather who set Tom up in business, not his father.

17. set 〔lay〕 sth. aside / set 〔lay〕 aside sth. *** 廢除，宣布某物無效；將某物分開，把某物放在一邊

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物放在［旁邊（aside）］

例 Until we have the results of the survey, let's set this decision aside.

Set aside $100 a month, and in 20 years you'll have saved quite a bit.

18. set sth. out / set out sth. *** 栽種；畫（圖）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物放［出來（out）］

例 In May, you can watch the farmers setting out their rice seedling by hand.

I'll set the microfiche file out so you can look through it whenever you want.

19. set 〔put〕 sth. right ** 糾正（錯誤等）；解決（問題等）

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將某物［公正地、正確地（right）］放置

例 We're sorry for the misunderstanding and hope our apology sets things right between us.

20. set the table ** 擺飯桌，擺餐具

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：擺放［飯桌（table）］；指在吃飯前將餐具擺放在桌子上

例 Mother asked me to set the table while she prepared dinner.

21. set the world on fire ** 取得了卓越的成就；一舉成名

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將世界置于［火海（fire）］；經(jīng)常用于否定句中

例 Of all the students, Walter seemed the least likely to set the world on fire.

22. set up shop ** 開業(yè)

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將［商店（shop）］建立［起來（up）］

例 My partner and I first set up shop in a small storefront on Mason Avenue. We called our shop “W ＆ M Tailors.”

23. set upon sb. or sth. *** 攻擊

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［將（upon）］某人或某物設(shè)為目標

例 The director set upon his critics in a press release full of expletives.

參考譯文

1. 你準備好畫畫的時候告訴我，我會給你一些建議。

2. 讓美國軍隊接受聯(lián)合國指揮的決定開創(chuàng)了先例。

3. 你還記得第一次看見你丈夫的情景嗎？

我從來沒有看到過真正的彩虹。我只見過照片。

4. 為了讓謀殺看起來像是事故，那個女人放火燒了他們的公寓。

5. 第二天戴維離開了，從此再也沒有踏進他父母的家門。

6. 他五天前就動身了，但我們還沒有他的消息。

首先，請允許我對獲邀演講表示感謝。

7. 幾周之后，人們開始意識到約翰的遇刺有多悲慘。

8. 在他辦公室找不到他，所以我去了他最喜歡的酒吧，在那里找到了他。

9. 我兒子立志要成為一名宇航員。

10. 他們跟我說這種水果會讓人牙齒發(fā)酸，但是我不相信。

他的一些事讓我感到不舒服。而且不止我一個人認為他的個性讓人生氣。

11. 哥倫布起航時，他以為他最終會到達印度。

該船滿載新鮮物資，起航向紐芬蘭駛?cè)ァ?

12. 今天股市下跌了432點，讓投資者大吃一驚。

13. 糟糕的天氣和大風(fēng)浪使探險推遲了四天。

空調(diào)是任選的，需要額外花費450美元。

14. 政府把他釋放后不久，納爾遜就當(dāng)選為總統(tǒng)。

我們重重地敲打著電梯門，大叫大嚷希望有人來把我們放出去。

15. 無罪裁定的新聞在市內(nèi)的黑人聚居區(qū)引發(fā)了騷亂。

16. 同時，一位被告宣稱警察冤枉了他。

建筑工人將在大樓周圍豎起腳手架。

1954年，托馬斯·法特神父開辦了圣約翰職業(yè)學(xué)校。

BIF被視為英國石油的代表公司。

資助湯姆經(jīng)商的是他爺爺，不是他爸爸。

17. 在得到調(diào)查結(jié)果之前，我們先把決定放在一邊。

每個月留出100美元，20年后你就能存一大筆錢了。

18. 五月份的時候，你可以去看農(nóng)民手工播種稻子。

我會繪制一份微縮圖紙，這樣你就可以隨時查看。

19. 我們對造成的誤會感到抱歉，希望我們的道歉能夠解決雙方的問題。

20. 媽媽在做晚飯的同時讓我擺好飯桌。

21. 在所有學(xué)生中，沃爾特最不像是能做出驚人成績的人。

22. 我和我的合作伙伴首先在梅森大道開了一個小店面。我們給它取名“W ＆ M裁縫店”。

23. 導(dǎo)演在一次新聞發(fā)布會上用污言穢語攻擊他的批評者。