set
英[set]美[sɛt]
- n. [数] 集合；一套；布景；[机] 装置
- vt. 树立；点燃；点缀；
- vi. (日,月)落沉；凝固；结果
- adj. 固定的；规定的；固执的
- n. (Set)人名；(瑞典)塞特；(俄)谢特
英英释意
- 1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used;
- "a set of books"
- "a set of golf clubs"
- "a set of teeth"
- 2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols;
- "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
- 3. several exercises intended to be done in series;
- "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
- 4. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production;
- "the sets were meticulously authentic"
- 5. an unofficial association of people or groups;
- "the smart set goes there"
- "they were an angry lot"
- 6. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way;
- "the set of his mind was obvious"
- 7. the act of putting something in position;
- "he gave a final set to his hat"
- 8. a unit of play in tennis or squash;
- "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
- 9. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization;
- "the hardening of concrete"
- "he tested the set of the glue"
- 10. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon;
- "before the set of sun"
- 11. (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way;
- "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"
- "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
- 12. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals;
- "the early sets ran on storage batteries"