"arrangement," 1890, from verbal phrase set up, attested from c. 1200 as "to make ready for use" and from 1950 (in pugilism) as "to bring (someone) to a vulnerable position;" from set (v.) + up (adv.). The verbal phrase also can mean "to establish" (early 15c.) and "put drinks before customers" (1880).
双语例句
1. Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.
将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤，直到表面凝固。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She conceded just three points on her service during the first set.
她在第一盘自己的发球局仅失了3分。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.
大火当时有可能把货船上的油罐烧漏了，从而引燃原油。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Hundreds of tightly rolled newspapers were set aflame among the 50,000 crowd.
几百张卷紧的报纸在为数5万的人群中被点燃。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The hotel is set plumb in the middle of the high street.
