set up . put upright；raise 竖立；升起

They set up some stones as landmarks．他们竖起一些石头当界碑。

An improvised platform was set up in the market square．集市场上搭起了一座临时讲台。

They set up a notice on the wall．他们在墙上贴出一张通告。

set up . construct；found 建立；设立；创立

They set up a committee to investigate the matter．他们成立了一个委员会来调查这件事。

The school has set up a special class to help poor readers．学校专门办了一个班来帮助阅读能力差的学生。

The government has set up a tribunal to examine the problem．政府设置了专门法庭来审查这个问题。

set up .achieve or establish 创造（纪录等）

The French team set up a new record at tonight's meeting．在今晚的会上法国队创了一个新纪录。

They have set up a new record for the flight to Beijing．他们创造了一项飞往北京的飞行纪录。

set up . put forward；propose 提出；提议

They have set up a new opinion regarding the case．他们对此事提出了一个新的意见。

What defence did his counsel set up in the trial? 审判时他的律师提出了什么辩护?

set up . extol as a model 树立；推崇

He is setting up an example by persisting in manual labour．他在坚持体力劳动方面树立了榜样。

set up . help somebody start a business by providing the money required 帮助（某人）从事（某种）职业

His father set him up in a restaurant．他父亲帮他开了个饭店。

Jack was set up in business by a relative．杰克在一个亲戚的资助下开始经商。

set up . make proud or vain 使居高自傲

Don't be set up about your success．不要有了成就就骄傲自满。

set up . make a claim 自称；自命为…

He sets himself up as an expert in this field．他自认为是这个领域的专家。

He set himself up to be a graduate of a medical school，but he was not．他自称是医科毕业生，其实不是。

set up . cause or produce something 引起；产生

The heavy rain set up dangerous conditions on the motorway．大雨造成了公路上的危险状况。

Ocean tides are set up by the pull between the earth and the moon．海潮是地球与月球之间的引力引起的。

set up . cause to be heard 大声发出

She set up a shout that might have frightened anyone．她扯开嗓子大喊了一声，声音之大真会把人吓一跳。

set up . make somebody feel healthier，happier，使振作；使高兴

My holiday really set me up for the winter．我的休假确实让我在冬天变得强壮。

The boy was set up by the unexpected praise．意想不到的表扬使这个男孩感到振奋。

set up . make a gift of；treat 馈赠；请…客

He set me up to a nice dinner that night．那天晚上他请我吃了一顿丰盛的晚饭。

set up .put in type 排版；印刷

He has set the text up．他把文稿排完了。

The book will be published shortly；the type is being set up now．这本书正在排印，不久就可以出版。

settle accounts with . pay what one owes 同…算清账

He used to settle accounts with the grocer at the end of each month．他总是每月底同杂货商结账。

settle down . have a regular place to live and a regular job；begin a normal，stable life 生活和工作安顿下来；安居乐业

John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married．约翰在找到工作并且结婚以后才会安顿下来。

Many people settle down in San Diego because of the fine weather．许多人在圣地亚哥安居下来，因为那儿的气候宜人。

settle down . become calm，quiet or peaceful安静下来

The house settled down for the night after the children were put to bed．夜晚孩子们被安顿上床后，这所房子就平静下来了。

The children settled down when their teacher entered．老师进来以后，孩子们就安静下来了。

settle down . begin to concentrate on 开始专心于

There were so many distractions that we were unable to settle down to studying．有那么多令人分心的事，我们无法安下心来学习。

settle down . sit or lie comfortably 舒服地坐着或躺着

She settled down in the back of the car and fell asleep quickly．她舒服地坐在汽车后座上，很快就睡着了。

settle for . accept something which is not as good as one hoped for 接受；满足于

She wanted to be a lawyer but she had to settle for being a secretary．她想当一名律师，但后来甘愿当了名秘书。

He is so keen to sell his houses that he is willing to settle for less than the asking price．他急于想出售他的房子，所以他愿意接受低于开价的价格。

settle in . move in and put things in order 迁入新居并安顿好

You must come and see our new house when we've settled in．等我们安顿好了，你一定来看看我们的新居。

They got into Dolon and settled in at an out-of-the-way inn．他们来到多伦，在一家偏僻的旅店里住了下来。

 settle on . decide or agree on 决定或达成一致意见

She wanted blue and I wanted yellow，so we settled on green．她要蓝的，我要黄的，最后我们决定要绿的。

I don't know what dress she finally settled on．我不知道她最后选定了什么样的衣服。

We finally settled on Greece for our holiday．我们最后决定去希腊度假。

 settle on . land on 降落于

The bird settled on the branch and folded its wings．鸟落在树枝上，收起了翅膀。

 settle on . give（money or property）formally to somebody 正式把（钱、财）给予

She settled a small sum on each of her children．她给每个孩子一小笔钱。