| 词组 | set down |
| 释义 | set down 1. set sth down • set down sth to put something that you have been holding on a table or on the ground: ▪ The waiter brought over two bowls of noodles and set them down on our table. ▪ He had set down a bag of washing on the floor between his feet. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put down 2. set down sth • set sth down to state how something should be done in an official document: ▪ When Ted hired new people, he sometimes ignored the procedures set down by the company's personnel department. ▪ Countries wishing to join the Economic and Monetary Union must meet the criteria set down in the Maastricht Treaty. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑lay down 3. set down sth • set sth down to write your thoughts or feelings or a description of an event, so that you have a record of them: ▪ I wanted to set my feelings down on paper. ▪ 'Harriet the Spy'' is a children's novel about an 11-year-old girl who spies on her parents and neighbors, and sets it all down in her notebook. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put down 4. set sb down • set down sb BrE if the driver of a bus, taxi, or train sets you down somewhere, he or she stops there and lets you get out: ▪ The driver set her down at the station. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑drop off informal |
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