| 词组 | set |
| 释义 | 1． 有人认为，不可以说 The sun is setting down，其实不然，请看: The waves are rolling in and the sun is setting down. When the sun is setting down be- tween the hills，everything is shed in soft sunlight. I hurry up to the terrace to take a few pictures while the sun is set- ting down behind the mountains. 2． 后面可以接各种复合宾语: set the hostages free set the greyhounds loose among lions and cheetahs which set me puzzling over the ancient and mysterious art of er- ratic carving set the engine in motion 3． 可以说 set to work，set to work to do sth，set to work doing sth ，set sb to work，set sb to work doing sth，但它们的含义和用法有所不同: He set to work on the renovation. ( set to work 常指“有决心或有热情地开始工作”) From the moment he came to power，he set to work to override them by means of press censor- ship. ( set to work 含义同上，但后面跟动词不定式 to override them by means of press censorship 作状语) He set to work fixing the problem. ( set to work 含义同上，但后面跟现在分词 fixing the problem 作状语) When he came home from Cam- bridge，his father set him to work in the office of the family timber business. ( set sb to work 尤指“在某人不愿意做的情况下迫使某人工作”) |
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