单词 | set aside |
释义 | set aside 1. phrasal verb If you set something aside for a special use or purpose, you keep it available for that use or purpose. Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry. [VERB PARTICLE noun] £130 million would be set aside for repairs to schools. [be V-ed P + for] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for set If you set aside a belief, principle, or feeling, you decide that you will not be influenced by it. He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace. [VERB PARTICLE noun] set-aside uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] In the European Union, set-aside is a scheme in which some areas of farmland are not used for a period of time, either because too much is being produced already, or so that a crop does not become too cheap. ...set-aside land. The farm is paid £87 per acre for the 1,700 acres it has in set-aside. |
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