set a clock 调时间
set the alarm 设定闹钟
set the table 摆饭桌
set a date 定日期
set aside 留出,放一边
Set aside some time each day to listen.
每天留出一些时间用于听力。
I'm trying to set aside a little money each month for my retirement.
为了退休打算,我设法每个月存一点钱。
She set aside her coffee cup as she began to work.
把咖啡杯放到一边,开始工作。
set down 放下
Should I set this couch down here?
我应该把沙发放在这里吗?
set off 有两个意思。一是 “出发”二是 “爆炸”的意思
1. set off 出发 =start a journey
The next morning,we set off for New York.
次日上午我们出发前往纽约。
2. set off 爆炸 =explode
At night, people set off fire crackers.
在晚上,很多人放鞭炮。
set out 出发 =start a journey
We set out on a trip to Europe.
我们开始了欧洲旅行。
set up 有多种意思
1. set up 建立 =establish
We set up a museum.
我们建立了一座博物馆。
2. set up 设置
Can you help me set up this software.
你能帮我设置软件吗?
3. set up for 为…准备 =make ready
Help me set up for the party.
帮我准备派对吧。布置派对吧。
4. set up 出卖,陷害
I didn't do it. Someone set me up.
不是我做的。有人陷害我。
set someone up with someone 给人介绍对象
I really like him. Can you set me up with him?
我真的很喜欢他。你能给我介绍他吗?