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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- set up
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1.
vt.
[+organization]
[ service]
(start) 设立
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2.
vt.
[+tent]
(erect) 搭
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3.
vt.
[+roadblock]
设置
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4.
vi.
(in business) 成立
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to set o.s. up
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开业
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to set up shop/home
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开店/定居
Collins English-English Dictionary
- set up
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1.
vb
[adverb, mainly tr]
[also intr]
to put into a position of power, etc
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2.
vb
[also intr]
to begin or enable (someone) to begin (a new venture), as by acquiring or providing means, equipment, etc
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3.
vb
to build or construct
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to set up a shed
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4.
vb
to raise, cause, or produce
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to set up a wail
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5.
vb
to advance or propose
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to set up a theory
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6.
vb
to restore the health of
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the sea air will set you up again
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7.
vb
to establish (a record)
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8.
vb
[Spoken]
to cause (a person) to be blamed, accused, etc
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9.
vb
[Spoken]
to provide (drinks, etc) for
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set 'em up, Joe!
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10.
vb
to pay for the drinks of
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I'll set up the next round
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11.
vb
another term for set
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12.
n
[printing]
[Spoken]
the way in which anything is organized or arranged
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13.
n
[Slang]
an event the result of which is prearranged
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it's a setup
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14.
n
a prepared arrangement of materials, machines, etc, for a job or undertaking
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15.
n
a station at which a surveying instrument, esp a theodolite, is set up
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16.
n
[films]
the position of the camera, microphones, and performers at the beginning of a scene
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17.
adj
physically well-built
Examples
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Almost all the countries have set up some barriers to protect national industries.
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几乎所有的国家都会通过设置贸易壁垒来保护国有工业。
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Have you set up the alarm clock?
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你定闹钟了吗?
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Basic early warning systems are being set up in the affected areas.
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受灾地区将会安装预警系统。
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A special commission was immediately set up after the 911 terrorist attacks.
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911恐怖袭击发生后,迅速成立了一个特别调查小组。
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A new city has been set up in what was a wasteland fifteen years ago.
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一座崭新的城市在五十年前还是一片荒芜的地方拔地而起。
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The government decided to set up a waterguard branch.
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政府决定组建一支水上巡逻队。
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Wihelm Wundt set up the first psychological laboratory in 1879.
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冯特1879年建立了第一个心理学实验室。
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