set one's heart (或 hopes) on

have a strong desire for or to do

渴望

she &B{had her heart set on} going to university.

她渴望上大學(xué)。

set out one's stall

display or show off one's abilities, attributes, or experience in order to convince someone of one's suitability for something

展現(xiàn)才藝

he wanted to set out his stall as someone who would balance the books and create a firm financial situation.

他想要展現(xiàn)才能，讓人知道他是能使收支平衡，能創(chuàng)造穩(wěn)固的財政態(tài)勢的人。

set sail

hoist the sails of a boat

張帆

set one's teeth

clench one's teeth together

咬緊牙關(guān)

set the wheels in motion

do something to begin a process or put a plan into action

開展；實施

make a dead set at

(Brit.)make a determined attempt to win the affections of

(英)堅決要贏得…的青睞

set someone against

cause someone to be in opposition or conflict with

使反對；使敵視

he hadn't meant any harm but his few words had set her against him.

他毫無惡意，但他的幾句話使她敵視他。

set something against

offset something against

用…抵消

wives' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income.

今后妻子們的補貼可以用投資收益來抵消。

set someone apart

give someone an air of unusual superiority

使凸顯；使與眾不同

his try-scoring ability and self-effacing modesty have set him apart.

他帶球觸對方端線的得分能力和謙虛精神使他鶴立雞群。

set something apart

separate something and keep it for a special purpose

分開；撥出

there were books and rooms set apart as libraries.

有些書和房間留作圖書館之用。

set something aside

save or keep something, typically money or time, for a particular purpose

留出；撥出

the bank expected to set aside about $700 million for restructuring.

銀行預(yù)計撥出七億美元用于重組。

annul a legal decision or process

撤銷；廢止

set someone/thing back

delay or impede the progress of someone or something

推遲；阻礙

this incident undoubtedly set back research.

這一事件無疑阻礙了研究。

(informal)(of a purchase) cost someone a particular amount of money

(非正式)（購買）使花費

that must have set you back a bit.

那一定讓你花費了不少吧。

set something by

(archaic & US)save something for future use

(古，美)留出備用

set someone down

stop and allow someone to alight from a vehicle

停車并讓人下車