| 单词 | set down |
| 释义 | set down1. phrasal verb If a committee or organization sets down rules for doing something, it decides what they should be and officially records them. The Safety at Sea Bill set down regulations to improve safety on fishing vessels. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]2. phrasal verb If you set down your thoughts or experiences, you write them all down. Old Walter is setting down his memories of village life. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] More Synonyms of set down See full dictionary entry for setset down in British Englishverb (tr, adverb) 1. to write down or record 2. to judge, consider, or regard he set him down as an idiot 3. (foll by to) to ascribe; attribute his attitude was set down to his illness 4. to reprove; rebuke 5. to snub; dismiss 6. British to allow (passengers) to alight from a bus, taxi, etc set down in American English1. to place so as to rest upon a surface; put down; let alight 2. to land (an airplane) 3. to put in writing or print; record 4. to establish (rules, principles, etc.) 5. to consider, ascribe, attribute, etc. Examples of 'set down' in a sentence |
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