set ahead

英 [set əˈhed]

美 [set əˈhed]

提前; 拨快

英英释义

verb

• move forward
  1. we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward
  Synonym:advance

双语例句

• Set the clock ahead, please.
  请把钟表指针向前拨。
• Passenger car sales in the US will remain higher than China's, but in terms of total light vehicles including mini commercial vehicles used partly as passenger cars in China the Asian country looks set to pull ahead of the US for the first time this year.
  美国的乘用车销量仍将高于中国，但就轻型车包括在中国在一定程度上被用作乘用车的微型商用车总销量而言，中国今年首次超越美国似乎是不可阻挡的。
• The kilometre reading must be set ahead after replacement of the instrument cluster.
  更换仪表组后，必须将公里读数调高。
• He set his departure ahead because there is something urgent waiting for him.
  他把出发行程提前，因为有急事等着他呢。
• Please set the clock ahead one hour.
  请把时钟拨快一小时。
• We are going to set the meeting ahead because of the serious situation.
  由于形势严重，我们准备将会议提前。
• Give her a call and let her know you want to talk for a while, or set up a phone date ahead of time so you` ll both be free to focus on each other.
  给她打个电话，让她知道你想跟她聊一会儿，或者提前定好一个打电话的日子，从而你们两个都有时间集中精力交流。
• Please set the clock ahead.
  请把钟调快。
• Nutsy, you'd better set your brains ahead a couple of hours.
  笨蛋，你最好把你的脑袋往前调2个钟头。
• The warm weather has set the crops ahead by a month.
  暖和的天气使作物一个月就长了起来。