set in

英 [set ɪn]

美 [set ɪn]

（不好的事情）产生，开始，到来，恶化

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (不好的事情)产生，开始，到来，恶化
  If something unpleasantsets in, it begins and seems likely to continue or develop.
  1. Then disappointment sets in as they see the magic is no longer there...
     当他们发现魔力已失的时候，失望的情绪开始蔓延。
  2. Winter is setting in and the population is facing food and fuel shortages.
     冬天即将到来，人们将面临食物和燃料的短缺。

英英释义

verb

• become established
  1. winter has set in
• enter a particular state
  1. Laziness set in
  2. After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in
  Synonym:kick in
• blow toward the shore
  1. That gale could set in on us with the next high tide

双语例句

• He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
  他称赞政府启动的经济改革。
• The wound is festering, and gangrene has set in
  伤口在溃烂，已经生了坏疽。
• His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
  他脸上流露出固执坚定的表情。
• The correction had already been set in type.
  那处修正已经出现在铅字纸上。
• The play is set in a small Midwestern town.
  这出戏以中西部的一个小镇为背景。
• Some firms have cut workers 'pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany
  一些公司把工人薪水减至低于合同规定的水平，这种做法在德国是非法的。
• The property is set in two acres of land.
  这座房产占地两英亩。
• The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold.
  这是一条金镶紫水晶项链。
• Commerce in the urban districts has been carried on smoothly since winter set in.
  自从冬季来临后，市区的商业一直在顺利开展着。
• The play is set in the dangerous no-man's land between youth and adolescence
  这部戏描写的是青年时期和青春期之间那段危险、暖昧的时光。