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

• His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
  他脸上流露出固执坚定的表情。
• 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。
• We can contrast this story, set in a large modern city, with other one that tells of life on a lonely farm.
  我们可以将这篇以现代化的大城市生活为背景的故事与另一篇描写偏僻农场生活的故事对照一下。
• The action is set in japan.
  事情发生在日本。
• The posts have to be set in concrete
  这些柱子必须用混凝土固定。
• His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
  他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。
• Spring set in early this year.
  今年交春早。
• 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。
• Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
  贾尔斯触发了随后的一系列事件，这些事件最终将以悲剧收场。