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set in

英 [set ɪn]

美 [set ɪn]

(不好的事情)产生,开始,到来,恶化

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB (不好的事情)产生,开始,到来,恶化
    If something unpleasantsets in, it begins and seems likely to continue or develop.
    1. Then disappointment sets in as they see the magic is no longer there...
      当他们发现魔力已失的时候,失望的情绪开始蔓延。
    2. Winter is setting in and the population is facing food and fuel shortages.
      冬天即将到来,人们将面临食物和燃料的短缺。

英英释义

verb

  • become established
    1. winter has set in
  • enter a particular state
    1. Laziness set in
    2. After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in
    Synonym:kick in
  • blow toward the shore
    1. That gale could set in on us with the next high tide

双语例句

  • A thaw has set in.
    解冻的天气将至。
  • In many schools, the rot is beginning to set in. Standards are falling all the time
    很多学校的情况正开始变得越来越糟,教学水平一路下滑。
  • The action is set in japan.
    事情发生在日本。
  • The play is set in a small Midwestern town.
    这出戏以中西部的一个小镇为背景。
  • The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
    故事发生在1960年秋天。
  • Commerce in the urban districts has been carried on smoothly since winter set in.
    自从冬季来临后,市区的商业一直在顺利开展着。
  • Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
    贾尔斯触发了随后的一系列事件,这些事件最终将以悲剧收场。
  • The play is set in the dangerous no-man's land between youth and adolescence
    这部戏描写的是青年时期和青春期之间那段危险、暖昧的时光。
  • The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through
    那名男子打开了高墙中一面大门上的锁让我进去。
  • The posts have to be set in concrete
    这些柱子必须用混凝土固定。