set noun ⇨class3 (in the top set for English)⇨group1 (a set of chairs/novels)⇨group2 (Berlin's smart set)⇨round (play a set of tennis)set verb ⇨allocate (set sb a task)⇨put1 (set the tray down)⇨put2 (set sth in motion)⇨schedule (set a date for sth)set adj. ⇨set (a set pattern/menu)⇨deep-seated (set in your ways)⇨ready (Inflation is set to rise.)set
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set ♦︎ fixed ♦︎ predetermined ♦︎ prearrangedThese words all describe sth that is planned or arranged in advance.这些词均表示预先安排的、预定的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆set / fixed / predetermined rules◆a set / fixed / predetermined number / level / quantity / pattern◆a set / fixed price■set [usually before noun] planned or not changing; (of a meal in a restaurant) having a fixed price and a limited choice of dishes安排好的;确定的;固定的;(餐馆的饭菜)套(餐)◆Each person was given set jobs to do.每个人都分配了预先确定好的工作。◆New vehicles must comply with set safety standards.新车必须符合现有的安全标准。◆There are restaurants nearby that offer a set meal for just a few dollars.附近有些饭店供应价格仅几元钱的套餐。◆the set menu套餐菜单■fixedstaying the same; not changing or that cannot be changed固定的;不变的;不能变的◆These accounts offer a fixed rate of interest over a defined period.在一定期限内,这些账户有固定利率。◆The money has been invested for a fixed period.这笔款项已做定期投资。■predetermined ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd; NAmEˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnd (ratherformal) decided or chosen in advance, so that it does not happen by chance预先决定的;事先安排的◆An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a predetermined level.温度一达到预设的度数,警报就会响起来。OPPrandom ⇨ random■prearrangedˌpriːəˈreɪndʒd (ratherformal) planned or arranged in advance, especially between two or more people(尤指两个或多个人之间)预先安排的,约定的,预定的◆He gave the prearranged signal to attack.他发出了事先约定的袭击信号。