| 单词 | to set on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set on —— to set on —— = to set upon —— at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] greetc893 overfallOE riseOE assail?c1225 to lay on or upon?c1225 onseekc1275 to set on ——c1290 infighta1300 saila1300 to go upon ——c1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 annoyc1380 impugnc1384 offendc1385 to fall on ——a1387 sault1387 affrayc1390 to set upon ——1390 to fall upon ——a1398 to lay at?a1400 semblea1400 assayc1400 havec1400 aset1413 oppressa1425 attachc1425 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 fray1465 oppugn?a1475 sayc1475 envaye1477 pursue1488 envahisshe1489 assaulta1500 to lay to, untoa1500 requirea1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 assemblec1515 expugn1530 to fare on1535 to fall into ——1550 mount1568 attack?1576 affront1579 invest1598 canvass1599 to take arms1604 attempt1605 to make force at, to, upon1607 salute1609 offence1614 strikea1616 to give a lift at1622 to get at ——1650 insult1697 to walk into ——1794 to go in at1812 to go for ——1838 to light on ——1842 strafe1915 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 c1290 S. Eng. Leg. 16/530 A cristine man sone he mette,..and on him faste he sette. c1450 Brut ii. 434 He set sore on the Frensshe men. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ii. x. 87 Syr said a knyght set on arthur for they are wery and forfoughten. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxxvj The Frenchemen, beyng sodainly surprised and set on. 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. xlii. sig. H1v He..sets boldly on good natures, as the most vanquishable. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 136 The Company behind us, were set on by Rogues. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 447 With despair pictured in every face, the crew set on the pumps. 1892 Sat. Rev. 13 Aug. 185/2 If you see a man set on by robbers. to set on to set on 1. literal. To place on or upon something: see simple senses and on adv.: with special implication, e.g. to set (a vessel) on the fire; †to put on (an article of clothing); †to hang (a door). ΚΠ c975 Rushw. Gosp. Mark v. 23 Sete on honda ofer hiæ. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 197 He ne mihte finden on al his licame hwar he his finger on sette bute uppen wunden. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 158 Brutus sette on his flo. a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 183 But furst sett on his sokkis. c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 486 Downe þay take þat birde bryȝte, Sette hur one behinde þe knyȝte. 1522 in Archaeologia 25 450 Item pd..for settyng on of a horne & trymmyng of yor long bowe..iiij d. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras iii. 6 They..set on the dores, lockes & barres of it. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 7 Soom doe set on caldrons, oothers dooe kendel a bauen. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 38 Another course [of a meal] is set on. 1690 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) V. 10 To protect, set on, & bring off, those who should manege the Fire-ships. 17.. in Ritson Gammer Gurton's Garland (1783) 52 Is John smith within?.. Can he set on a shoe? 1808 Lady's Econ. Assist. 22 A welt should be set on to the waist at the back. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 140 To relieve, to make a sett near to another that cannot be sett on any more till it is taken in on each side. 1859 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 20 ii. 330 The tail is not neatly set on. 1880 Plain Knitting 11 Knitting can hardly be set on too loosely. 1884 Live Stock Jrnl. 1 Aug. 107/1 A..Setter Dog, good all round, with the exception of his ears, which are set on too high. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)] beginc1175 baptizec1384 to set a (on) broachc1440 open1471 to set abroachc1475 entame1477 to set afloat1559 initiate1604 first1607 principiate1613 to set afoot or on foot1615 unclap1621 inchoatea1631 flush1633 to set on1638 principatec1650 rudiment1654 auspicate1660 embryonate1666 to strike up1711 start1723 institutea1797 float1833 spark1912 1638 F. Rous Heavenly Acad. vii. 106 They behold the shape of folly, of their owne setting on. 1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia 334 The Emperor sent his Embassador to John Frederick, Prince Elector of Saxon, to set on and to further a Council. 1688 Lett. conc. Pres. St. Italy 158 The Son of him that set on the Massacres of the Protestants. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 262 The King was as earnest in the setting it on, as the Duke was in opposing it. 3. a. To urge (an animal, esp. a dog) to attack. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > cause or incite to attack setc1440 to set on1592 sick1845 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. D v What curre will not bawle..when he is set on by his master. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. (stage direct.) Enter diuers Spirits in shape of Dogs and Hounds, hunting them about: Prospero and Ariel setting them on. 1890 Mrs. A. MacLeod Austral. Girl I. xxii. 259 I found him setting a puppy on to some sheep. b. To instigate, incite, urge on (a person) to do something. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate stirc897 putOE sputc1175 prokec1225 prickc1230 commovec1374 baitc1378 stingc1386 movea1398 eager?a1400 pokec1400 provokea1425 tollc1440 cheera1450 irritec1450 encourage1483 incite1483 harden1487 attice1490 pricklea1522 to set on1523 incense1531 irritate1531 animate1532 tickle1532 stomach1541 instigate1542 concitea1555 upsteer1558 urge1565 instimulate1570 whip1573 goad1579 raise1581 to set upa1586 to call ona1592 incitate1597 indarec1599 alarm1602 exstimulate1603 to put on1604 feeze1610 impulse1611 fomentate1613 emovec1614 animalize1617 stimulate1619 spura1644 trinkle1685 cite1718 to put up1812 prod1832 to jack up1914 goose1934 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lviii. 32 b By the settyng on of Sir Willyam Bayllule. 1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus i. i. sig. Dijv The vndewe loue he hath to hym selfe..setteth him on to take this way. 1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus i. i. sig. Diijv He hath priuyly or by secrete menes stered the, or set ye on (to do this thinge). 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxxxvij Beinge ayded by the Byshop of the same Citie, or set on rather. 1616 R. Cocks Diary (1883) I. 115 The chirurgion is a prating fello, and I think sett on per others. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 150 My Master was now bent against me, his Wife had set him on. 1743 J. Morris Serm. vii. 184 Whether they went out of their..choice, or were set on by others. 1781 D. Williams tr. Voltaire Dramatic Wks. II. 286 The devil set me on to marry you. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. ix. 162 Woman, thou art set on to this. 1892 Good Words May 300/2 It was..the boys—they set us on to ask. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > following up, through, or prosecution > follow up, through, or out [verb (transitive)] > to the end to go through1548 to set on1596 to set through1600 to carry through1609 to see outc1700 to follow out1762 to see through1828 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. T2 Speaking to him, that he shuld not go about to answere me, except he set it soundly on. 1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) App. iii. 303 I confess the Objection is very ingenious and set on home. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move or cause to move forward or advance [verb (transitive)] > send forward to set forth1525 to set forward1556 to set ona1616 to send on1877 a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 330 Set on your foote, And..I follow you. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. iii. 107 Let vs to the Field, Labio and Flauio set our Battailes on. View more context for this quotation b. To set in motion, set going. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > cause to move [verb (transitive)] stira1023 icchec1175 wawc1290 movea1382 remble1579 rouse1582 agitate1592 act1597 to put in (also into, to) motion1597 activate1624 actuate1641 animate1646 ferment1667 to feague away1671 to carry about1680 excite1694 jee1722 bestir1813 emotion1831 to set on1855 send1864 motion1929 the world > movement > move [verb (intransitive)] > set in motion to turn a wheel1849 to set on1855 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. i. 74 By what influence do we draw our first breath, or set on the first stroke of the heart? 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Set on, the order to set the engine going on board a steamer. 5. To start (a person) doing something. Cf. to set off at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > cause (a person) to begin to do something launch1602 start1757 to set on1823 to start off1844 to set off1863 1823 tr. Napoleon in tr. E.-A.-D. de Las Cases Memorial de Sainte Hélène I. ii. 307 It is well known to be no easy matter to check the people when they are once set on. 1866 Mrs. H. Wood St. Martin's Eve II. xxi. 86 I have coughed a great deal lately..and the coming in from the cold air to the atmosphere of your stifling stove, has set me on now. 6. To set or appoint (a person) to do something; = , to put on 8a at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > duties > [verb (transitive)] > assign a task to a person setc1175 task1530 hight1590 taska1592 stint1844 let1850 to set on1852 society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint > to do something ordaina1325 disponec1374 rule1448 appoint1496 awarda1538 allot1566 to knock down1759 to set on1852 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. x. 228 He was set on to read Latin. 1856 Househ. Words 21 June 546/2 Frazer..set on two or three extra gangs of navvies. 7. a. intransitive. To advance, go forward. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)] wadeOE agoOE forthganga1000 forthgoOE syeOE kenc1275 to-stepc1275 vaunce1303 forthnima1325 passc1330 throc1330 forthpass1382 to pass forthc1384 to carry forthc1390 proceedc1392 to go alongc1400 to be forthwardc1430 get) groundc1436 to set onc1450 avauntc1460 pretend1481 to make way1490 advance?1507 to get forward1523 promove1570 to rid ground (also space)1572 to rid (the) way1581 progressa1586 to gather grounda1593 to make forth1594 to make on1597 to work up1603 perge1607 to work one's (also its) way1609 to pass on1611 to gain ground1625 to make its way1645 vadea1660 propagate1700 to gain one's way1777 further1789 to pull up1829 on1840 to make (up) ground1921 c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) l. 2555 On thay set with herte stronge. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxii. 383 Loke ye sette on alle to-geder ther as ye shull here an horne blowe right high and lowde. 1605 1st Pt. Jeronimo sig. Fiii Set on to Spaine, in most triumphant measure. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 669 We set on..to th' Sea-side. View more context for this quotation 1808 W. Scott Marmion iv. iii. 189 Marmion Gave..the signal to set on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] > make a move for to set on1616 1616 T. Roe Embassy to Great Mogul (1899) 342 When I deliuer the Next guiftes to the Mogoll..I will sett on anew for a formall contract. c. To begin working. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > become active or come into operation > of a mechanism, etc. to fire up1859 start1880 to set on1889 trip1940 1889 W. Westall Birch Dene II. iii. 34 All of you to your places; the engine is setting on again. 1889 W. Westall Birch Dene II. xi. 173 Nearly an hour after the engine had ‘set on’. 8. To make an attack. Now dialect in set on at or to = attack, assail. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (intransitive)] to lay ona1225 assailc1325 sailc1330 assemblea1375 to fall inc1384 to fall ona1387 givec1430 brunt1440 to set (all) on sevenc1440 to ding on1487 to fall down1534 offend1540 to go on1553 to give on?1611 to let fly1611 strikea1616 insult1638 to set on1670 aggress1708 to carry the war into the enemy's camp1791 hop over1929 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures fangc1320 hurtlec1374 impugnc1384 weighc1386 to fall upon ——a1398 to start on ——a1398 oppugn?1435 to lay to, untoa1500 onseta1522 wipe1523 to set against ——1542 to fall aboard——1593 aggress1596 to fall foul1602 attack1613 appugn1615 to set upon ——1639 to fall on ——1641 to lay home, hard, hardly to1650 tack1720 bombard1766 savage1796 to pitch into ——1823 to begin upon a personc1825 bulldog1842 to down on (also upon)a1848 to set at ——1849 to start on ——a1851 to start in on1859 set on at or to1862 to let into1872 to go for ——1890 swash1890 slog1891 to get at ——1893 tee1955 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 120 Country People..read not so many Gazetts, as a Citizen, nor concern themselves where the Turk, or King of France sets on next. 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles III. vi. 72 His sister..set on at the wife, a-saying it was her fault. to set (a person) on c. to set (a person) on (another): to get him to use influence with. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > have influence with [verb (transitive)] > get one to use influence with to set (a person) ona1715 a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 241 He took care to set the English Bishops on the King. < as lemmas |
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