set-up

美 ['sɛtʌp]
  • n. 计划;组织;机构;装配

英文词源


set-up (n.)
"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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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5. The hotel is set plumb in the middle of the high street.
宾馆正好坐落在商街的中段。

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