set up;set out;set off;set about
set up 建立政权、组织、国家等。如:
The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse.
政府已成立工作组调查毒品泛滥问题。
set out 出发;动身。如:
They set out for Beijing yesterday.他们昨天动身去北京。(此种情况下out可用off替换)。
set out to do sth.开始做某事。如:
She set out to break the world land speed record.她决心打破陆上速度的世界纪录。
set off使(地雷、炸弹)等爆炸。如:
Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could set them off.
要格外小心这些烟火,稍有火星就会引起爆炸。
set sb.off doing sth.使某人开始干某事。如:
Her imitations always set us off laughing.她模仿别人的动作,每次都把我们逗笑。
set about用于set about sth./doing sth.结构中,表示开始做某事,着手干某事。如:
The new government must set about finding solutions to the country's economic problems.
新政府必须立即找出解决国家经济问题的办法。