万能动词36

set…back往回拨；使倒退 set…down放下；写下；制定 set fire to sth. = set sth. on fire放火烧 set foot in…进入；踏上

set…forth列举；提出；动身；起程 set…in order整顿w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m set…loose释放；解开 set off动身

set…off燃放（鞭炮、烟花等）；引起 set one’s mind/ heart on…下定决心 set out动身；出发 set…out列举

He set out his reasons for what he had done. set sail启航

set… to work使开始工作

He set to work at once writing the book. He set everyone to work together. set…up立起来；成立；修建 set…upside down颠倒过来

28. show

A. vt. (1)拿给人看Show me your ticket, please! Can you show me a bigger one?

(2)说明；表明 Her eyes showed that she was lying. Show us how to use this machine. That shows how ignorant we are.

(3)表现；显露 He showed courage in face of danger. (4)放映；展出 A new film is being shown at this cinema. (5)带领 Show them in, please. I’ll show you into my room. B. 习语

show off炫耀；表现自己 This guy likes showing off. show…off炫耀

I don’t like the way he shows off his knowledge. show one’s face 露面 show oneself出席；显露出来 His anger showed itself in his voice. show up出现；出席 show…up暴露，揭露

This only served to show up their weakness.

29. speak

A. vi. 说；发言 He spoke with me about his childhood. He was too hurt to speak to us.

I’ve never spoken of these things to anyone before. He spoke at the meeting yesterday. Action speaks louder than words. She spoke in broken English. B. vt. 说 She speaks good French. Trust me that I am speaking the truth. C. 习语

speak for…代表……说话；为……辩护 I can only speak for myself. speak out大胆讲出来 speak out against…发言反对

He spoke out against what he thought was unjust. speak up坦率说出自己的看法；说话大声些 speak highly/well/highly/ill/badly of…称赞/非议

generally/strictly/broadly/roughly/frankly speaking=to speak generally, etc. 一般来说，严格地讲，广义地讲，严格地讲，老实地说

be spoken of as…被说成为

nothing to speak of…不值一说；没有说的价值

30. stand

A. vi. (1)站Come and sit by my side if you love me. (2)立于The house stands between the two large trees. There stood a strange man right behind me.

B. vt. (1)放Stand the ladder against the wall. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m (2)忍受

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. C. 习语

stand against…反对

They all stood against the war. stand at attention/ease立正/稍息 stand behind sb. 支持

stand by支持；袖手旁观；准备行动 We’ll stand by you through thick and thin. You mustn’t stand by and do nothing about it. stand for…代表，表示；主张

X often stands for an unknown number. We stand for self-reliance（自力更生）. stand on one’s own feet依靠自己 stand out突出；显著

Her talent stood out in comparison with the others. stand aside站开；不参与；靠边站 stand back向后退 stand still站住；停顿 stand up站起；起立

31. take

A. vt. (1)拿Taking a sheet of paper, she began to write. (2)带（往某处）After that she took us to Rome. (3)吃、喝、吸

Take a little more bread.He took some medicine. (4)乘坐 They took a taxi home.

(5)采取，接受，选择He took a doctor’s degree. After lots of thinking, she took the job.

(6)测量；照（像）；记录Let me take your blood pressure. We took a few pictures of the hill.

(7)对待；接受You cannot take this too seriously.

(8)需要How long does it take to finish washing these dishes? (9)攻下 They took the town by surprise. B. 习语

take a chance碰碰运气 take one’s seat坐下；就座 take a turn for the better好转 take a vote表决

take advantage of利用；占便宜 take aim at…瞄准 take…apart拆开；拆卸 take part in…参加 take A as B当成 take…back收回 take…away拿开

take…by surprise突然袭击 take care 当心

take care of…照顾；负责 take charge of…负责

take delight/ pleasure/ interest /pride in…喜欢、以……自豪 take…down记下来；记录w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m take effect生效

take A for B=take A to be B认为A是B take…for granted视为当然，想必是