v.

➊ if you set a date, price or amount, you decide what it should be

➋ prepare or arrange sth so that it is ready to use

➌ cause sth/sb to be in a particular state

➍ when the sun sets, it moves lower in the sky until it can no longer be seen

➭pt. & pp. set

➭ing. -tt-

v. [T]

➊ 确定，决定：set a date/target 确定日期/目标

➋ 设置；布置：I've set my alarm clock for seven o'clock. 我已经把闹钟设在7点钟。

◇set one's watch by TV 根据电视对手表

◇She is setting the table for dinner. 她正在摆餐具准备吃晚饭。

➌ 使处于某种状况：set sb free 释放某人

◇[set sb doing sth] His behavior set me thinking. 他的行为引起了我的深思。

➍ （太阳）落下：The children watched the sun setting. 孩子们看着太阳渐渐落下。

◇The lake looked wonderful in the setting sun. 湖面在落日余晖中非常好看。

set about (doing) sth 开始，着手：They set about (the task of) decorating their new house. 他们开始装修新房。

set

➊ 把…放到一边：Now set aside your book and look at the cards. 现在把书放到一边，看看卡片。

➋ 留出（金钱、时间）：We have to set aside 2,000 yuan for a TV. 我们得留出2,000元买电视机。

set 记下，写下：She set down her thoughts in her note-book. 她把想法记在笔记本上。

set 释放；使自由：The prisoner was set free five years later. 5年后，这名罪犯被释放了。

set off 出发，动身，启程：[set off (for sth)] They set off for home. 他们动身回家。

set out

➊ =set off 出发

➋ 开始（工作、任务）：He set out with the goal of becoming a well-known director. 他一开始就以做知名导演为目标。

set 建立，创立：These young men set up a Hope primary school. 这些年轻人创办了一所希望小学。

音组-et/-et/

bet; get; jet; let; met; net; pet; set; wet; yet

常犯错误

✗ The sun is setting down slowly.

✓ The sun is setting slowly. 太阳徐徐落下。