【口语小词】Day 39--100小词走天下

50—set

1.        set apart 分开，使显得突出

例：The quality of his work is what really sets him apart fromhis competitors.

例： Her flaming red hair sets her apart from all the others inher class. 

2.        set aside 放到一边, 以后再用

例：She set aside the dictionary and continued reading thenovel.

例： Have you set aside some money foryour child’s education?

3.       set back  推迟，延缓；setback n. 挫折，阻碍

例：We found some problems with the house that set the renovationsback two weeks.

例：He has succeeded despite a lot of setbacks in his life.

4.       set something down 放下，写下

例：He set the hammer down on the table.

例：The rules ofthe club are set down in the members' handbook.

5.       set in 开始发生

例：Three months after moving to the city, regret set in.

例：If you get bitten bya dog, you have to make sure the wound is cleaned well,or an infection could set in.

6.        set off  出发，导致

例句：We set off on our hike early in the morning.

例句：The ball hit the car and set off the alarm.

例句：The announcement of the new law set off a wave ofprotests.

7.       set out 出发，陈列

例句：We set out on our hike early in the morning.

例句：Set out all the products that are on sale so the customers cansee them.