釋義:
set aside 單獨(dú)存放,儲(chǔ)備
字面含義為放在(set)旁邊(aside),可以表示“單獨(dú)存放”或者“儲(chǔ)備”。與 put aside 具有相近的含義。
例句:
He had money set aside for this.
他專門為了這個(gè)儲(chǔ)備了一些錢。
I set aside this weekend to celebrate my wife's birthday;
我安排這個(gè)周末給老婆過生日。
I have a lot of time. I set aside my whole weekend.
我有很多時(shí)間。我把整個(gè)周末都騰出來了。
對(duì)話:
A: Can you set aside your work for now?
你現(xiàn)在能把工作放一邊嗎?
B: No, this has to be completed today.
不行,手頭的工作必須在今天完成。