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●ˌset sth aˈside1. to place sth to one side 把…放到一旁；把…搁到一边◆I set her letter aside, meaning to read it later.
我把她的信放到一边，留待以后再读。SYN put sth aside2. to save or keep sth for a particular purpose 省出；留出◆She sets aside £50 every month for her daughter’s college fees.
她每月存下 50 英镑留作女儿上大学的费用。◆We need to set aside some time to deal with this.
我们得抽点时间处理这件事。OBJ money, time
SYN put sth aside3. to ignore sth such as your feelings or opinions, because other things are important 暂不考虑；暂且放下◆We decided to set our differences aside.
我们决定搁置分歧。◆Let’s set aside my personal feelings for now.
眼下咱们就不要顾及我个人的感受了。SYN put sth aside4. ➡ set sth apart ◆Restaurants must set aside an area for non-smokers.
餐馆必须留出禁烟区。OBJ area, room
SYN put sth aside5. (law 法律) to reject a previous decision made by a court 撤销，驳回（法庭判决）；宣布无效◆The verdict was set aside by the Appeal Court.
上诉法庭驳回了该裁决。OBJ decision, conviction
SYN overturn sth (more formal) [v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]▸ ˈset-aside noun [uncountable]
a system in which the government pays farmers not to use some of their land for growing crops; the land that the farmers are paid not to use （政府补贴农民退耕部分耕地的）退耕补贴制度；退耕地◆750 acres of set-aside
750 英亩的退耕田地 |