so that others copy it or
try to achieve it £'J ft;
' JFfrJ: This could set a new
fashion, it •
ft §r ft l#) % <, o They set high
standards of customer service, fifed MffM % ft M #ft « ■„ 0
I
am
unwilling to set a
precedent. JF5fc#!lo
0 She
set a
new world record for
the high jump. $f M it 7 §r 1$ ©k iS] 0 I rely on you to set
a good example, f$Hf
►
WORK/TASK J'.ff:; lift 9 ~ sth (for sb) | ~ sb (to do sth)
to give sb a piece of
work, a task, etc. ft 3l; ft g£; Ib ffc: [VN] Who will be setting (= writing the questions
for) the French exam? it ft ill IS ? 0 What books have
been set
(= are
to be studied) for the English course? ^ M ft ® ^ 1
& ft ?
o [VNN, VN] She’s set
herself a difficult task. <>
She’s set a difficult task for herself. Mkin £ B fzW T'-ftl /g. ft ft ft 0
0 [VN to
inf] I’ve set myself to
finish the job by the end of the month, g B&'jf IS;
fA — see also set book
►
BECOME FIRM M lO to become firm or
hard H®; H
ff: [V] leave the concrete to set
for a few hours. ihtl M AMS/LABA 0 [V-ADJ] The glue had set hard.
j&tiik'lfe
mm o
►
FACE )j& 11 [VN] [usually passive]
to fix your face into a
firm expression ff ifft ill#: Her jaw was set in a
determined manner. ^ S!j 7 zfr ffi6l)
#To
►
HAIR f A 12 [VN] to arrange sb’s
hair while it is wet so
that it dries in a
particular style ® aE$;S ; lift A A: She had her hair
washed and set. ITtSo
►
BONE # A 13 [VN] to put a broken
bone into a fixed
position and hold it there, so
that it will heal; to heal in this way |E ( ®r# ) &(#'): The surgeon set
her broken arm. ^51 ± M*r#, [also V]
►
FOR PRINTING AftftJ 14 [VN] (technical A if) to use a machine or computer to arrange writing and
images on pages in order to prepare a book, newspaper, etc. for printing ]#){£
— see also typesetter
►
WORDS TO MUSIC,^f(iS]i|
$.15
[VN] ~ sth (to sth) to write music to go
with words f) ■ ■ • if ft ; tp ■ ■ ■ Sfi %.: Schubert set many poems to music.
Tffio
►
OF SUN/MOON kt>i]; f] fb 1® M to go down below the horizon M ( T ) : We sat and watched the sun setting. 3S IP A * ^ X ffl
$t 'M $ T A p — see also sunset n. (1) eha RISE
rsmi Idioms containing set are at the entries for
the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example set the
pace
is at pace n. set ft) >fif, IP of if ft’$ft
ifl]
X.M.W.M & jftSiJ, set the pace ft ft] ft pace 61)
ft ftlftfftc
I JilSVJ 'set about sb (BrE, old-fashioned,
informal]
to attack sb lit ft; if ft 'set about sth [no passive] to start doing sth ft Mi |$ ; M ¥ lift : She set about the
business of cleaning the house.
TAo
o [+ -ing] We heed to set about
finding a solution.
,set sb a'gainst sb to make sb oppose a friend, relative, etc.
if
A BL A
■ MX W-' )' : She accused her
husband of setting the
children against her. if Ih
iff ft ft If Eft'll]
BSM jf ft *
set sth
(off) against sth 1 to
judge sth by comparing good or positive qualities with bad or negative ones $ #
ft] ^ ( if tfc $7#. ) : Set against the benefits of the new
technology, there is also a strong possibility that jobs will be lost. Hr f fJ ££, H
IfitillBftl^-SAftftlfto
2 (finance M) to record sth as a
business cost as a way of reducing the amount of tax you must pay IE ■ ■
• #5? ^ ifc Jft X iB:E U I® (: ) : to set capital costs off
against tax
set sb/sth a part (from sb/sth) to make sb/sth different
from or better than others if -ft :0c ft [^; If ft ft ; If It ft • : Her elegant style sets
her apart from other journalists. M 61) ft ft R if if (tfe ft M if ifi # U ft |WJ0
,set sth<->a'part (for sth) [usually passive] to
keep sth for a special use or purpose if ft', |£ft ( ft-Ji ) : Two rooms were set
apart for use as libraries. jgftMftlf-|Bl#
,set sth -*a‘side 1 to
move sth to one side until you need it %*■■■#C?1! -# ( ) 2 to save or keep
money or time for a
particular purpose #ft, ■ fg ft ( ^ ^ is] ) : She tries to set aside
some money every month, 3 to not consider sth,
because other things are more
important
personal feelings for now. @ if
H&IDifc ft R % 6tft ft
[S'lf
To 4 (law W) to state that a decision made by a court is not legally valid }M, 0 ( ) ; a
The verdict was set aside by the
,set sth/sb^'back to delay the progress
of sth/sb by a particular time if #£ ; It ^ ® ^
: The bad
weather set back the building
programme by several weeks. TflftS-lft —related
noun setback set sb 'back sth [no passive] (informal) to cost sb a
particular amount of money if #1^; if : The repairs could set you back over
£200. i2.?fti#Jlftftl i#i£ilF 200 c>
note
at cost ,set sth 'back
(from sth) [usually passive]
to
place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth If ( ) ft-fti
: The house is set well
back from the road. j&Jft
,set sb— down (BrE) (of a bus or train, or its driver
ftft HX. ft ft^ft|jl) to stop
and allow sb to get off Aft ft: Passengers may be set
down and picked up only at the official stops. MM ft ft iH ft ft ft ft
ft ft ft 0 ,set sth<->'down 1 to write sth down on
paper in order to record it ft ft; iSft; 'IBB 2 to give sth as a rule,
principle, etc. ffl if, ( M KiJ, m fJ ^ ) Ti The
standards were set down by the
governing body, ji® ft
,set ‘forth (literary) to start a journey^ft "Bt\ zf ft; J^g ,set sth^-*1
forth (formal) to present sth or make
it known Iftjft;
|^j H771 expound- The President set
forth his views in a
television broadcast.
TlftjftTgBMft.o
,set ‘in (of rain, bad weather,
infection, etc. M.
H. (B Vk #) to begin and seem likely to continue 3\
ft;
ffifc:
The rain seemed to have set in for the day. & Wftll^icft-'ATa ,set sth 'in/'into sth [usually passive] to fasten sth into a
flat surface so that it does not stick out from it IE••• ( ) •: a plaque set
into the wall
,set ‘off to begin a journey ft ^; ^tift; B®:
We set off for
make an alarm start ringing if
( Wig. ) B|r)®; B|rJ ( W |g ) ; Opening this
door will set off the alarm. — Jf 11H , W # Ifc ^ B|r] o 3 to start a process or series
of events 3|
%; Mife: Panic on the stock market set off a wave of selling. 4 to make
sth more noticeable or
attractive by being placed near it Itlt; if JH#fl^ft ( ) : That blouse sets off
the blue of her eyes. Slftf ftftMttft
7M6UMW o ,set sb 'off (doing sth)
to
make sb start doing sth such as laughing, crying or talking If ftA# ( ) ®ft
'set on/upon sb [usually passive] to attack sb suddenly ^ I opened the gate, and
was immediately set on by a large dog. ft!
j— ^A^IMMftfto 'set sb/sth on sb to make a person or an
animal attack sb suddenly if ^ ^ -ft ; if ^ ft : The farmer
threatened to set his dogs on us. &^±j$lfttylc$tft$Jft t«lift
,set 'out 1 to leave a place and
begin a journey ft^:; zb ft ; In @ : They set out on the
last stage of their journey. If in^J#l-|f 0 2 to begin a job,
task, etc. with a
particular aim or goal ( ft If J3 ft
) ft X
ft , It ft |i # : She set out to break the world record. M o They succeeded in
what they set out to do. If il l 7 St S 6\J § ft. ,set
sth^'out 1 to arrange or
display things Afth
fi]: Her work is always
very well set out. M&HIEft 2 to present ideas,
facts, etc. in an organized way, in speech or writing ( ft21
if ) IA jft, |'$J 6h: He set out
his objections to the plan. If 7 0 She set out the reasons