单词 | set aside |
释义 | set aside1. 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] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]2. phrasal verb 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] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] More Synonyms of set aside See full dictionary entry for setset-asideuncountable 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. set aside in British Englishverb (tr, adverb) 1. to reserve for a special purpose; put to one side 2. to discard, dismiss, or quash noun set-aside 3. a. (in the European Union) a scheme in which a proportion of farmland is taken out of production in order to reduce surpluses or maintain or increase prices of a specific crop b. (as modifier) set-aside land set-aside in British English (ˈsɛtəˌsaɪd) agriculture noun 1. (in the European Union) a scheme in which a proportion of farmland is taken out ofproduction in order to reduce surpluses or maintain or increase prices of a specificcrop A Brockhampton farm is paid £ 87 per acre for the 1,700 acres it has in set-aside. modifier 2. (in the European Union) of or relating to a scheme in which a proportion of farmlandis taken out of production in order to reduce surpluses or maintain or increase pricesof a specific crop set-aside land set aside in American English1. to set apart 2. to discard; dismiss; reject 3. to annul; declare void set-aside in American English (ˈsɛtəˌsaɪd) US noun something set aside or reserved, as by the government, for a specific purpose, for the use or benefit of a particular group, etc. Examples of 'set aside' in a sentence |
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