单词 | set out |
释义 | leave a place and begin a journey 从某地出发上路: She set out at dawn. 她天一亮就动身了. * They set out on the last stage of their journey. 他们开始了旅行的最後一程. set sth out (a) arrange or display (items) 安排或摆放(物件): We'll need to set out chairs for the meeting. 我们要为会议摆好椅子. * She set out the pieces on the chess-board. 她把国际象棋的棋子摆在棋盘上了. * Her work is always very well set out. 她的工作总是很有条理. * (fig 比喻) You haven't set out your ideas very clearly in this essay. 在你这篇文章里, 你没把意思说清楚. (b) state or declare sth 陈述或宣布某事: He set out his objections to the scheme. 他说他反对这项计画. * She set out the reasons for her resignation in a long letter. 她在一封长信里阐明了辞职原因. set out to do sth begin a job, task, etc with a particular aim or goal (带著某目的)开始做某事: She set out to break the world land speed record. 她决心要打破陆上速度的世界纪录. * They succeeded in what they set out to do. 他们打算做的事已经做成了. |
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