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He set aside a little money each week.
   他每週都留出一些錢備用。

The escaped prisoner was free for only a week before the police set him by the heels.
   逃犯只逍遙了一週便被警方逮捕了。

If she has once set her face against a thing, nothing will persuade her to change her mind.
   她要是一旦不贊同某事,那就怎麼也沒法勸她改變主意了。

He has been a star in everything he has ever set his hand to.
   他不管做什麼事都很出色。

We have set our sights on a bigger house.
   我們一心想買幢大一點的房子。

I set you on a pedestal: I would have died for you.
   我曾崇拜你,願意為你而死。

They've set the stage for a protracted struggle.
   他們已作好長期爭鬥的準備。

But I have had a bad setback.
   可是我遭受了一次大挫折。

He met with many a setback in his lifetime.
   他一生中遭到過許多挫折。

The patient had a setback in her recovery.
   病在她康復過程中發生了反復。

a diamond in a gold setting
   鑲在金質底板上的鑽石

He settled his child in a corner of the compartment.
   他把孩子安頓在車廂的一個角落裡。

We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a view.
   我們到旅館時已很晚,只好勉強要了一間看不到風景的房間。

Since money was tight, we settled for a short trip to the south.
   既然錢緊了一點,我們退而求其次,來一趟短期的南部之旅。

She was looking for a chance to settle old scores with her brother.
   她在尋找機會跟她哥哥算舊帳。

We must settle on a place to meet.
   我們必須選個地方見面。

This is a nice setup, did you hire an interior decorator?
   這個結構很好,你請了室內設計師嗎?

He has been under a severe strain.
   他一直處在極度緊張狀態之中。

We are suffering from a severe shortage of fuel.
   我們苦於嚴重缺乏燃料。

He spoke in a severe voice.
   他嚴肅地說。