set-out

英 ['set'aʊt] 美 ['set'aʊt]

• n. 开始；出发；准备
• n. 陈列；摆

英英释义

动词 set out:

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

2. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

3. leave

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He set about learning Chinese at age ten.
   他在十岁时开始学中文。
2. They set to work accumulating a huge mass of data.
   他们开始累积大量的资料。
3. We set off in a northerly direction.
   我们向北出发。
4. You'd better juice your car before you set out.
   你最好在出发前给车加点油。
5. They were planning out the project.
   他们正在为那一工程作准备。
6. At last we seem set for a period of prosperity.
   最后我们似乎准备要过一段富足的生活。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The goods for sale are set out attractively.
   出售的货物陈列得非常诱人。
2. Bestsellers were sold out before they were displayed.
   这些畅销书尚未陈列就卖光了。
3. We'll need to set out chairs for the meeting.
   我们要为会议摆好椅子。
4. His mind ranged over the problems set before him.
   他在考虑摆在他面前的那些问题。