set down

• 短语动词，表示把某物放在表面上、用书面形式记录下来，或制定规则、原则。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of placing something on a surface, recording something in writing, or establishing rules or principles.

不可数 · 不规则动词 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Place or put downformal

   To put something that you are holding onto a surface.

   放下

   • She set down her bag on the table.
   • He set down the heavy box carefully.
   • Please set down the tray before you leave.

   同义词depositlay downleaveplaceplunk downput downrest

   反义词liftpick upraise

2. Write or recordformal

   To write something down, especially in a formal or official way.

   记录

   • The rules were set down in the contract.
   • He set down his thoughts in a journal.
   • The historian set down the events of the war.

   同义词inscribejot downnoterecordwrite down

3. Establish or imposeformal

   To establish a rule, principle, or standard.

   制定

   • The committee set down strict guidelines for the project.
   • The law sets down the requirements for a valid contract.
   • The school set down a new policy on attendance.

   同义词dictateenactestablishformulateinstitutelay downordainprescribespecifystipulate

   反义词abolishabrogatedisestablishrelinquishremoverepealrescindretractrevokewaive

基本动词set