| 单词 | setout |
| 释义 | setout[ set-out ] / ˈsɛtˌaʊt / noun Informal.preparations, especially for beginning a journey. start or outset. things set or laid out for use or display, as food on a table. getup or outfit. an entertaining event. Origin of setoutFirst recorded in 1800–10; noun use of verb phrase set out Words nearby setoutset one's seal on, set one's sights on, set one's teeth on edge, set on fire, setose, setout, set piece, setpoint, set right, set sail, setscrew Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for setout
British Dictionary definitions for setoutset out verb (adverb, mainly tr)to present, arrange, or displayhe set the flowers out in the vase to give a full account of; explain exactlyhe set out the matter in full to plan or lay out (a garden, etc) (intr) to begin or embark on an undertaking, esp a journey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with setoutset out Begin an earnest attempt, as in He set out to prove his point, or We accomplished what we set out to do. [Late 1800s] Lay out systematically, as in She set out all the reports in chronological order. [Second half of 1500s] Display for exhibition or sale, as in The Japanese restaurant set out samples of all the different kinds of sushi. [c. 1300] Plant, as in It was time to set out the seedlings. [Early 1800s] Begin a journey, as in They set out at dawn. [Late 1500s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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