set up

phrasal verb

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set somebody up

to provide somebody with the money that they need in order to do something资助，经济上扶植（某人）
- A bank loan helped to set him up in business.他靠一笔银行贷款做起了生意。
(informal) to make somebody healthier, stronger, more lively, etc.使更健康（或强壮、活泼等）
- The break from work really set me up for the new year.放下工作稍事休息，的确使我更有精力在新的一年大干一场了。
(informal) to trick somebody, especially by making them appear guilty of something诬陷，冤枉（某人）；栽赃
- He denied the charges, saying the police had set him up.他否认那些指控，说警察冤枉他了。
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set something up

to create something or start it创建；建立；开办
- to set up a business开办公司
- A fund will be set up for the dead men's families.将为死者家属设立一项基金。
to build something or put something somewhere建起；设立；设置
- The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city.警察在城外的路上设置了路障。
to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use安装好，装配好，调试好（设备或机器）
- She set up her guitar and amp in her bedroom.她在卧室里安装了吉他和放大器。
to arrange for something to happen安排；策划
- I've set up a meeting for Friday.我已安排好在星期五开会。
to start a process or a series of events引发；产生
- The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.华尔街股价暴跌在全球股票市场上引起了连锁反应。
related noun set-up

set (yourself) up (as something)

to start running a business立业；开始从事
- She took out a bank loan and set up on her own.她从银行贷了一笔款，自己干起来了。
- After leaving college, he set himself up as a freelance photographer.大学毕业后，他干起了自由摄影师。

set-up

noun

/ˈset ʌp/

[usually singular] (informal)

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a way of organizing something; a system组织；机构；建制；体制
- I've only been here a couple of weeks and I don't really know the set-up.我刚来几个星期，对这里的组织情况不大了解。
- What’s the set-up in your family—who does the cooking?你们家里是怎么安排的——谁负责烧饭？
a situation in which somebody tricks you or makes it seem as if you have done something wrong陷害；栽赃
- He didn't steal the goods. It was a set-up.那些商品不是他偷的，这是栽赃。