1.set back 撥回，使回轉,推遲，耽擱，阻礙
例句：It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up.
我們在很多方面都被延誤了，不知道需要多久才能趕上。
2.set one's sights on 立志做……,以……為目標
例句：And we will set our sights on the eradication of extreme poverty in our time.
我們還將力爭在我們這個時代根除極端貧困的現象。
3.set out (for) 動身，出發
例句：When setting out on a long walk, always wear suitable boots.
出發進行長距離徒步時，一定要穿上合適的靴子。
4.set the pace 定步速起帶頭作用，樹立榜樣
例句：Flaneurs liked to take turtles for walks and let the reptile set the pace.
漫游者們喜歡帶著烏龜去散步，然后跟隨著烏龜的步伐。
5.set the scene 描述實況,敘述背景
例句：Other organisms learned to live with oxygen, and that set the scene for the life we now know.
其他的有機體學者適應氧氣，這為我們今天熟知的生命創造環境。
6.set the stage for 為……創造條件，為……做好準備，使成為可能
例句：Similarly, the terms you agree to in your first round set the stage for later rounds.
同樣，你在第一輪融資中答應的條款為以后的融資定下了基調。