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●ˌset ˈto (old-fashioned, formal, especially BrE) 1. to begin doing sth in a busy or determined way 起劲地干起来;毅然开始做◆She set to with a scrubbing brush (= she started cleaning). 她拿起刷子起劲地擦洗起来。2. to begin fighting 开始打架◆They took off their jackets and set to. 他们脱掉外衣就打了起来。[v + adv]▸ ˌset-ˈto noun [singular] (informal, especially BrE) a fight or an argument 打架;争吵◆He had a set-to with one of his workmates. 他和一位工友吵了一架。 |