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set

英 [set] 美[sɛt]
英语单词set
  • n. [数] 集合;一套;布景;[机] 装置
  • vt. 树立;点燃;点缀;
  • vi. (日,月)落沉;凝固;结果
  • adj. 固定的;规定的;固执的
  • n. (Set)人名;(瑞典)塞特;(俄)谢特

英英释意


1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used;
"a set of books"
"a set of golf clubs"
"a set of teeth"
2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols;
"the set of prime numbers is infinite"
3. several exercises intended to be done in series;
"he did four sets of the incline bench press"
4. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production;
"the sets were meticulously authentic"
5. an unofficial association of people or groups;
"the smart set goes there"
"they were an angry lot"
6. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way;
"the set of his mind was obvious"
7. the act of putting something in position;
"he gave a final set to his hat"
8. a unit of play in tennis or squash;
"they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
9. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization;
"the hardening of concrete"
"he tested the set of the glue"
10. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon;
"before the set of sun"
11. (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way;
"the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"
"his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
12. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals;
"the early sets ran on storage batteries"