set是什么意思_set怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production;"the sets were meticulously authentic"

an unofficial association of people or groups;"the smart set goes there"
"they were an angry lot"

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way;"the set of his mind was obvious"

the act of putting something in position;"he gave a final set to his hat"

a unit of play in tennis or squash;"they played two sets of tennis after dinner"

the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization;"the hardening of concrete"
"he tested the set of the glue"

evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon;"before the set of sun"

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way;"the subjects" set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"
"his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"

any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals;"the early sets ran on storage batteries"

Adjective:

(usually followed by `to" or `for") on the point of or strongly disposed;"in no fit state to continue"
"fit to drop"
"laughing fit to burst"
"she was fit to scream"
"primed for a fight"
"we are set to go at any time"

fixed and unmoving;"with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"
"his bearded face already has a set hollow look"
"a face rigid with pain"

situated in a particular spot or position;"valuable centrally located urban land"
"strategically placed artillery"
"a house set on a hilltop"
"nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"

set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
"stones laid in a pattern"

being below the horizon;"the moon is set"

determined or decided upon as by an authority;"date and place are already determined"
"the dictated terms of surrender"
"the time set for the launching"

converted to solid form (as concrete)

Verb:

put into a certain place or abstract location;"Put your things here"
"Set the tray down"
"Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
"Place emphasis on a certain point"

fix conclusively or authoritatively;"set the rules"

decide upon or fix definitely;"fix the variables"
"specify the parameters"

establish as the highest level or best performance;"set a record"

put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state;"set the house afire"

fix in a border;"The goldsmith set the diamond"

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc;"Get the children ready for school!"
"prepare for war"
"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly;"set clocks or instruments"

locate;"The film is set in Africa"

disappear beyond the horizon;"the sun sets early these days"

adapt for performance in a different way;"set this poem to music"

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground;"Let"s plant flowers in the garden"

apply or start;"set fire to a building"

become gelatinous;"the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"

set in type;"My book will be typeset nicely"
"set these words in italics"

put into a position that will restore a normal state;"set a broken bone"

insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

urge to attack someone;"The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"
"the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"

estimate;"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

equip with sails or masts;"rig a ship"

get ready for a particular purpose or event;"set up an experiment"
"set the table"
"lay out the tools for the surgery"

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;"Adjust the clock, please"
"correct the alignment of the front wheels"

bear fruit;"the apple trees fructify"

arrange attractively;"dress my hair for the wedding"

中英词源

set 放置，设置，布置，安排

来自古英语 settan,使坐下，放置，建造，来自 Proto-Germanic*satjan,使坐下，来自 PIE*sed, 坐下，词源同 sit,session.引申诸相关词义。

set 一套，一副，一组

来自古法语 sette,顺序，次序，来自拉丁语 secta,追随，组织，过去分词格于 sequi,跟随，追随，词源同 sect,sequence. 字母 c 脱落，比较 saint,sanctify.引申词义集中的东西，一套，一

set: set: English has two words set. The verb [OE] is simply the causative version of sit. That is to say, etymologically it means ‘cause to sit’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *satjan (source also of German setzen, Dutch zetten, Swedish sätta, and Danish sætte), which was a causative variant of *setjan, ancestor of English sit. Set ‘group’ [14] is essentially the same word as sect.

It comes via Old French sette from Latin secta, source of English sect. It originally meant strictly a ‘group of people’, and its far broader modern application, which emerged in the 16th century, is no doubt due to association with the verb set and the notion of ‘setting’ things together.
=> sit; sect
set (v.): Old English settan (transitive) "cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign," from Proto-Germanic *(bi)satjan "to cause to sit, set" (cognates: Old Norse setja, Swedish sätta, Old Saxon settian, Old Frisian setta, Dutch zetten, German setzen, Gothic satjan), causative form of PIE *sod-, variant of *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sit (v.)). Also see set (n.2).

Intransitive sense from c. 1200, "be seated." Used in many disparate senses by Middle English; sense of "make or cause to do, act, or be; start" and that of "mount a gemstone" attested by mid-13c. Confused with sit since early 14c. Of the sun, moon, etc., "to go down," recorded from c. 1300, perhaps from similar use of the cognates in Scandinavian languages. To set (something) on "incite to attack" (c. 1300) originally was in reference to hounds and game.
set (adj.): "fixed," c. 1200, sett, past participle of setten "to set" (see set (v.)). Meaning "ready, prepared" first recorded 1844.
set (n.1): "collection of things," mid-15c., from Old French sette "sequence," variant of secte "religious community," from Medieval Latin secta "retinue," from Latin secta "a following" (see sect). "[I]n subsequent developments of meaning influenced by SET v.1 and apprehended as equivalent to "number set together"" [OED]. The noun set was in Middle English, but only in the sense of "religious sect" (late 14c.), which likely is the direct source of some modern meanings, such as "group of persons with shared status, habits, etc." (1680s).

Meaning "complete collection of pieces" is from 1680s. Meaning "group of pieces musicians perform at a club during 45 minutes" (more or less) is from c. 1925, though it is found in a similar sense in 1580s. Set piece is from 1846 as "grouping of people in a work of visual art;" from 1932 in reference to literary works.
set (n.2): "act of setting; condition of being set" (of a heavenly body), mid-14c., from set (v.) or its identical past participle. Many disparate senses collect under this word because of the far-flung meanings assigned to the verb:

"Action of hardening," 1837; also "manner or position in which something is set" (1530s), hence "general movement, direction, tendency" (1560s); "build, form" (1610s), hence "bearing, carriage" (1855); "action of fixing the hair in a particular style" (1933).

"Something that has been set" (1510s), hence the use in tennis (1570s) and the theatrical meaning "scenery for an individual scene in a play, etc.," recorded from 1859. Other meanings OED groups under "miscellaneous technical senses" include "piece of electrical apparatus" (1891, first in telegraphy); "burrow of a badger" (1898). Old English had set "seat," in plural "camp; stable," but OED finds it "doubtful whether this survived beyond OE." Compare set (n.1).

Set (n.1) and set (n.2) are not always distinguished in dictionaries; OED has them as two entries, Century Dictionary as one. The difference of opinion seems to be whether the set meaning "group, grouping" (here (n.2)) is a borrowing of the unrelated French word that sounds like the native English one, or a borrowing of the sense only, which was absorbed into the English word.
Set: Egyptian god, from Greek Seth, from Egyptian Setesh.

词态变化

复数 sets;
第三人称单数 sets;
过去式 set;
过去分词 set;
现在分词 setting;

权威造句

1. We post up a set of rules for the house.: 我们张贴了一份房屋生活守则。

2. Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.: 将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤，直到表面凝固。

3. She conceded just three points on her service during the first set.: 她在第一盘自己的发球局仅失了3分。

4. Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.: 大火当时有可能把货船上的油罐烧漏了，从而引燃原油。

5. The security zone was set up to prevent guerrilla infiltrations.: 设立了安全区以防止游击队员的渗入。

近反义词

appoint

assign

clot

coagulate

congeal

curdle

determine

establish

fix

harden

jelly

lay

place

position

put

settle

thicken

adj.

common

hardened

usual

相似短语

set on v.攻击,前进,怂恿,使开始

be set to 将……，定成……已成定势，被定在；被设为

to set (日)落

set by v.把...留开

set for set for sth1. 有可能的，做好准备的set sth (for sb)1. 布置；分配；指派

be set in 以…为背景,镶嵌在…

be set on 一心想…,决心…

set at v. 袭击

set in v.1.开始，到来，上涨，插入，嵌入，涨潮

set to v.开始认真干,开始大吃,争吵起来

单词分析

这些动词均有“放”之意。
lay指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。
place较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。
put普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。
set普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物是多指立着放。

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