set out 详细解释

set out

['setaut]

vt.规划, 展现
vi.出发, 开始

开始

He set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front part.

他开始着手粉刷整幢房子, 可是只完成了前面的部分。

词义辨析

同义参见:

start  specify  

英英释义

动词 set out:

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

同义词:get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, commence

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

同义词:range, array, lay out

leave

同义词:depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, take off

补充

set outset out1.动身, 出发A visitor arrived just as we were setting out for the airport.我们正要前往机场时来了一位客人。2.着手, 开始The government has set out to make many needed reforms.政府开始进行许多必要的改革。3.安排, 组织They set out the chairs for the meeting in rows of ten.他们摆好会议的坐椅, 每排十把椅子。My plans for the firm have been set out in this document.我为公司制定的各项计划都写在这份文件中了。

例句

1. We have achieved what we set out to do.我们完成了想做的事。 2. There were plenty of chairs set out for the guests.摆给客人们坐的椅子多得很。 3. She sets out her arguments clearly.她清晰地阐述了自己的论点。 4. to set out for Liverpool动身去利物浦 5. It’s no easy job to set out in business.开始经商决非易事。 6. set out the meal on the table.把饭菜摆在桌上。 7. the merchandise set out on shelves陈列在货架上的商品 8. He set out his reasons for what he had done.他为其所作所为提出了各种理由。 9. to set out one's views阐明某人的观点 10. to set out to write a novel打算写一部小说 11. to set out a young tree栽种小树苗 12. to set oneself out打扮自己 13. Before cutting, he set a workpiece out.车削前他先在工件上画了线。 14. We got out of the car and set out for the nearest gas station.我们下了车,向最近的加油站走去。 15. They set out toward the east.他们向东进发了。 16. She set out with the goal of going to the Olympics.她开始为参加奥运会做准备。 17. She accomplishes whatever she sets out [=intends] to do.她总能达到她的目的。 18. I never set out to hurt you. [=I was not trying to hurt you]我决无伤害你的意思。 19. He set out to become a lawyer but ended up teaching history instead.他本打算当一名律师,结果却成了历史老师。 20. "In the article, the group sets out the role of parents in a child's education."在文章中,这些人详述了家长在孩子的教育中所起的作用。 21. He set out the basic argument between the two groups.他阐述了这两组之间的基本争论点。 22. We'll need to set a few extra chairs out for our guests.我们还需要为客人多摆放几把椅子。 23. They set out maps and travel brochures for the tourists to take.他们把地图和旅游宣传手册摆放在明显位置,方便游客拿取。