| 词组 | set |
| 释义 | verb | noun set1 /set/ verb 1. to decide and state when something will happen, how much something should cost, what should be done etcnounsset a date/time No date has been set for the election.set a price We set the price at £30.set standards/guidelines (=decide on standards, rules etc) The government has set new food quality standards for all school canteens.set limits/boundaries Set strict limits on your spending. | They don’t seem to set any boundaries for their children’s behaviour.2. to establish a way of doing something that is then copied or followednounsset an example (=behave well in a way that other people can copy) Parents should try to set a good example to their children.set a precedent (=do something that later actions or decisions may be based on) To ignore the law in this case would set a dangerous precedent.set the pattern/trend (=do something in a way that is later repeated) That first day seemed to set the pattern for the following weeks.set the tone (=establish a general mood or feeling) The gloomy first chapter sets the tone for the rest of the novel.set the standard (=be very good, and so show how good other people or things should be) They wanted to set the standard for online shopping.set the agenda (=say what should be done or discussed) One country cannot set the agenda for the entire conference.set the pace (=move or change quickly, so that others try to do the same) Britain set the pace for industrialization in the early 1800s.3. to make something ready to operatenounsset the alarm Don’t forget to set the alarm before you leave the house.set a watch/clock We set our watches to the local time. verb | noun set2 /set/ noun a group of similar things that belong together or are related in some wayadjectivesa complete/full set You need to have a full set of tools.a new/different set This time they were faced with a completely different set of problems.a complex/complicated set The system works according to a complicated set of rules.phrasesa set of rules/instructions/conditions/guidelines Grammar is the set of rules which determines how people use a language.a set of problems/questions/issues At the end of the text there is a set of questions.a set of criteria/principles/values The judges use a strict set of criteria when judging the paintings.a set of data The scientists compared the two sets of data. |
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