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词汇 set (something) out
释义

set (something) out

1. To organize, present, or lay out some information. Please set out the details of your proposal in an email. At the conference, the new president set out her plan for reducing the carbon footprint of the country.
2. To display or present an object. We're having the students set out their dioramas in the main hallway for parents to see. The merchant set his wares out in the street market.
3. To present or prepare a serving of food to be eaten. Can I set out a bowl of stew for you? I'll set out a piece of pie for Jim to eat when he gets back from work.

set something out (for someone or something)

to remove something and place it so that it is available for someone or some purpose. I set a piece of cake out for you to eat whenever you get home. Liz set out some cake for Karen.

set out (on something)

to begin a journey; to begin a project. We set out on our trip exactly as planned. We set out at noon.

set out

(for some place) (from some place) to leave from some place on a journey for some place. We set out for home from the cabin on the very next morning. We set out from the cabin at dawn.

set out

1. Begin an earnest attempt, as in He set out to prove his point, or We accomplished what we set out to do. [Late 1800s]
2. Lay out systematically, as in She set out all the reports in chronological order. [Second half of 1500s]
3. Display for exhibition or sale, as in The Japanese restaurant set out samples of all the different kinds of sushi. [c. 1300]
4. Plant, as in It was time to set out the seedlings. [Early 1800s]
5. Begin a journey, as in They set out at dawn. [Late 1500s]

set out

v.
1. To start a journey: She set out at dawn for town.
2. To begin an earnest attempt to do something; undertake something: Four years ago, we set out to reform the government, and since then, we have accomplished much.
3. To make something explicit, especially an idea or plan: In her speech, she set out a plan for her second term in office. He set his ideas out in a detailed report.
4. To display something for exhibition or sale: The vendor set out a large display of fruit and vegetables. The children set a pumpkin out for Halloween.
5. To plant something: They set out seeds last year, and now the field is full of flowers. We should set some tulip bulbs out this fall.
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