高中英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法-小議 set 及相關(guān)短語(yǔ)的一些用法
小議 set 及相關(guān)短語(yǔ)的一些用法
在英語(yǔ)中, set 是一個(gè)常用的詞,它可以和其他詞一起組成許多短語(yǔ)。下面就將它的一些重要用法加以歸納,供同學(xué)們學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)參考。
I. set 作及物動(dòng)詞用時(shí)有以下一些意思:
①放;擺;鋪放;安插。例如:
The woman set the table against the wall and then left. 那婦女把桌子靠墻放好,然后走了。
She set food and drink before those travelers. 她把食物和飲料放在那些旅行者的面前。
②調(diào)整,對(duì)鐘表。例如:
He set his alarm clock and then went to bed. 他調(diào)好鬧鐘就上床睡覺(jué)了。
③出(題目)。例如:
The teacher has set his boys a problem. 老師給孩子們出了一個(gè)題目。
④(太陽(yáng)等)落下。例如:
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west every day. 太陽(yáng)每天從東方升起,在西方落下。
II. set 作名詞用時(shí)意為(一)套,(一)副,(一)批,(一)疊。例如:
After they moved into their new house, they bought a bedroom set. 他們搬進(jìn)新居后,買(mǎi)了一套臥室家具
III. set 構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)
1. set off
( 1 )出發(fā),動(dòng)身(去某地)。例如:
Little Tom and his father set off for America last week, and arrived there this morning. 小湯姆和他的爸爸上周動(dòng)身去美國(guó),并于今天上午到達(dá)那里。
( 2 )引爆。例如:
The man set the bomb off in a ditch. 那人把炸彈放在溝里引爆了。
( 3 )引起,使(某人)開(kāi)始(做某事)。例如:
Don't set him off talking politics, or he will go on all evening. 不要引他談?wù)撜危蝗凰驼麄€(gè)晚上談下去。
2. set out
( 1 )出發(fā),動(dòng)身(去某地),意思等于 set off for a place. 例如:
The Chinese team held a meeting for a whole day before setting out for Barcelona for the Olympic Games. 中國(guó)隊(duì)在去巴塞羅那參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)之前開(kāi)了一整天的會(huì)。
( 2 )開(kāi)始,著手(做某事)。例如:
The moment I got home, I set out to do my homework. 我一到家就開(kāi)始做家庭作業(yè)。
3. set about doing something 著手(做某事),意義與 set out to do something 相同。例如:
That evening he set about writing a report on pollution. 那天晚上,他著手寫(xiě)一篇關(guān)于污染的報(bào)告。
4. set up 建立,創(chuàng)立。例如:
In the Southern States the slave owners wanted to set up a country of their own, where they could freely keep black people as slaves. 在南方各州,奴隸主們企圖建立一個(gè)他們自己的國(guó)家,在那里他們可以隨心所欲地把黑人當(dāng)作奴隸。
5. set down
( 1 )寫(xiě)下,記下,意義與 write down 相同。例如:
You had better set down your idea before you forget it. 你最好把你的意見(jiàn)寫(xiě)下來(lái),以免忘記。
( 2 )放下。例如:
He set down his load and had a break. 他放下?lián)有艘粫?huì)兒。
6. set sb to do sth 安排某人做某事。例如:
He set his son John to repair the broken bicycle immediately John got home. 他兒子約翰一到家,他就讓他修那輛破自行車(chē)。
7. set an example to sb=(set sb an example) 為某人樹(shù)立了模樣。例如:
He has set us a good example. 他為我們樹(shù)立了一個(gè)好榜樣。
8. seton fire(=set fire to) 放火燒。例如:
The man who set fire to the supermarket has been caught. 那個(gè)放火燒超市的人已經(jīng)被抓住了。
9. set sb free 釋放,放走。例如:
They set the prisoners free at last. 他們最終釋放了那些罪犯。
10. set sail 揚(yáng)帆起航。例如:
Then they set sail for their homeland. 然后,他們就起程回國(guó)了。
小議 set 及相關(guān)短語(yǔ)的一些用法
在英語(yǔ)中, set 是一個(gè)常用的詞,它可以和其他詞一起組成許多短語(yǔ)。下面就將它的一些重要用法加以歸納,供同學(xué)們學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)參考。
I. set 作及物動(dòng)詞用時(shí)有以下一些意思:
①放;擺;鋪放;安插。例如:
The woman set the table against the wall and then left. 那婦女把桌子靠墻放好,然后走了。
She set food and drink before those travelers. 她把食物和飲料放在那些旅行者的面前。
②調(diào)整,對(duì)鐘表。例如:
He set his alarm clock and then went to bed. 他調(diào)好鬧鐘就上床睡覺(jué)了。
③出(題目)。例如:
The teacher has set his boys a problem. 老師給孩子們出了一個(gè)題目。
④(太陽(yáng)等)落下。例如:
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west every day. 太陽(yáng)每天從東方升起,在西方落下。
II. set 作名詞用時(shí)意為(一)套,(一)副,(一)批,(一)疊。例如:
After they moved into their new house, they bought a bedroom set. 他們搬進(jìn)新居后,買(mǎi)了一套臥室家具
III. set 構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)
1. set off
( 1 )出發(fā),動(dòng)身(去某地)。例如:
Little Tom and his father set off for America last week, and arrived there this morning. 小湯姆和他的爸爸上周動(dòng)身去美國(guó),并于今天上午到達(dá)那里。
( 2 )引爆。例如:
The man set the bomb off in a ditch. 那人把炸彈放在溝里引爆了。
( 3 )引起,使(某人)開(kāi)始(做某事)。例如:
Don't set him off talking politics, or he will go on all evening. 不要引他談?wù)撜危蝗凰驼麄€(gè)晚上談下去。
2. set out
( 1 )出發(fā),動(dòng)身(去某地),意思等于 set off for a place. 例如:
The Chinese team held a meeting for a whole day before setting out for Barcelona for the Olympic Games. 中國(guó)隊(duì)在去巴塞羅那參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)之前開(kāi)了一整天的會(huì)。
( 2 )開(kāi)始,著手(做某事)。例如:
The moment I got home, I set out to do my homework. 我一到家就開(kāi)始做家庭作業(yè)。
3. set about doing something 著手(做某事),意義與 set out to do something 相同。例如:
That evening he set about writing a report on pollution. 那天晚上,他著手寫(xiě)一篇關(guān)于污染的報(bào)告。
4. set up 建立,創(chuàng)立。例如:
In the Southern States the slave owners wanted to set up a country of their own, where they could freely keep black people as slaves. 在南方各州,奴隸主們企圖建立一個(gè)他們自己的國(guó)家,在那里他們可以隨心所欲地把黑人當(dāng)作奴隸。
5. set down
( 1 )寫(xiě)下,記下,意義與 write down 相同。例如:
You had better set down your idea before you forget it. 你最好把你的意見(jiàn)寫(xiě)下來(lái),以免忘記。
( 2 )放下。例如:
He set down his load and had a break. 他放下?lián)有艘粫?huì)兒。
6. set sb to do sth 安排某人做某事。例如:
He set his son John to repair the broken bicycle immediately John got home. 他兒子約翰一到家,他就讓他修那輛破自行車(chē)。
7. set an example to sb=(set sb an example) 為某人樹(shù)立了模樣。例如:
He has set us a good example. 他為我們樹(shù)立了一個(gè)好榜樣。
8. seton fire(=set fire to) 放火燒。例如:
The man who set fire to the supermarket has been caught. 那個(gè)放火燒超市的人已經(jīng)被抓住了。
9. set sb free 釋放,放走。例如:
They set the prisoners free at last. 他們最終釋放了那些罪犯。
10. set sail 揚(yáng)帆起航。例如:
Then they set sail for their homeland. 然后,他們就起程回國(guó)了。