set aside . keep or choose（money or time） for some purpose 特意留出（钱或时间）

The busy executive set a weekend aside for a small trip with his family．这位繁忙的官员腾出一个周末和家人一起作了一次短途旅行。

Every month we tried to see aside a few dollars．每个月我们都设法积蓄几美元。

set aside . pay no attention to；reject 不理睬；拒绝

The complaint was set aside as of no importance．这个投诉被认为不重要，因而不被理睬。

I'm afraid we must set aside your request for more equipment．恐怕我们要拒绝你要求更多设备的申请了。

set aside . annul 废止；宣告无效

The Supreme Court set aside the decision of the lower courts．最高法院驳回了下级法院的判决。

set back . delay the progress of something 延期；耽搁

The snow this winter set back the building of our new house by two months．今冬的一场雪使得我们新房子的修建耽搁了两个月。

The harvest was set back by bad weather．由于天气恶劣，收割推迟了。

set back . put back 拨回；使回转

Let's set back the clock half an hour．咱们把钟拨回半个小时。

It is impossible to set back the clock of history．要使历史车轮倒转是办不到的。

set back . cost 花费

Her new boots set her back seventy dollars．她花了七十美元买了双靴子。

set back . position well back 使缩进去

The house is set back some distance from the street．这房子造得离街面有一段距离。

set down . let somebody out of a bus or other vehicle 让…下车

The driver will set you down just outside our house．司机会送你到我们家门口的。

set down . place；put down 把…放下

She set down the tray on the table and went out．她把盘子放在桌上就出去了。

Set down your bags and take a rest．把包放下来，歇一会儿吧。

set down . write down 定下；记下

I will set down the story as it was told to me．我将按我听说的情况写。

He was good at setting his thoughts down on paper．他善于把自己的想法记录在纸上。

set down . consider；attribute 认为；把…归因于

He set her attitude down to shyness．他把她的态度归因于害羞。

when he heard the man speak，he set him down as a fool．他听了那个人讲话后，认为他是个傻瓜。

The failure was set down to bad planning．这次失败是由于计划不周全而造成的。

set eyes on . see 看到；望到

None of us had ever set eyes on a generator before．我们过去谁也没有见过发电机。

When she set eyes on the green hills，she felt deep excitement．当她见到了翠绿的小山时，感到异常激动。

 set fire to . cause to burn；start a fire 使燃烧；点燃

The sparks set fire to the carpet．火花燃着了地毯。

NO one knows who set fire to the building．没人知道是谁放火烧了那栋楼。

set foot in . set foot on . arrive at；step into 进入；踏上

From the moment you set foot in this house you've been grumbling—now what's wrong? 你进屋后就一直在唠叨，到底出了什么事?

Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon，in July nineteen sixty-nine．阿姆斯特朗是第一个登上月球的人，时间是一九六九年七月。

I left him，determined never to set foot in that house again．我离开了他，决心再也不进那屋了。

set forth . explain exactly or clearly 阐明

The President set forth his plans in a television talk．总统在电视讲话中阐明了他的计划。

She willingly set forth her opinions．她主动提出了她的意见。

set forth . start to go somewhere 出发

The troops set forth on their ten-mile hike early．部队一大早就进行十英里的行军去了。

set forward . promote 推动

Their enterprise was set forward by the increase of capital．资本的增加促进了他们企业的发展。

set forward . put forward 提出；宣布

He set forward his proposition in no uncertain terms．他毫不含糊地提出了自己的建议。

The proposal she set forward is practicable．她提出的建议是可行的。

set forward . cause to indicate a later time 拨快

He set his watch forward five minutes in order not to be late．为了不迟到，他把表拨快了五分钟。

set free . release；give freedom 释放；使获自由

Someone has slipped into the prison cell and set the prisoners free．有人溜进牢房，放走了犯人。

Following the Civil War，the Southern slaves were set free．美国内战后，南方奴隶获得了解放。

set in . begin；start 开始

Before the boat could reach shore， a storm had set in．小船还未靠岸，暴风雨就来了。

The rainy season has set in．雨季开始了。

He didn't keep the wound clean，so infection set in．由于没有保持清洁，伤口开始发炎了。