EG: He serves as a clerk in a bank.
The large box in his room can serve as a desk.
335. serve somebody right 给某人应得的待遇，活该 336. set about 开始，着手
EG: We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.我们立刻一极大的热情投入工作。 As soon as she arrived home she set about tidying up the room. 337. set aside
[1]搁在一边； [2]留出，挑出； [3]拒绝，不理会。
EG: Each week she tried to set aside a few dollars.她每周都设法存下几元钱。
How could you set aside all the objections and cling to your own course? 你怎能不顾一切反对意见而一意孤行呢？
The judge set aside the decision of the lower court. 法官宣布下级法院的判决无效。 338. set back 推迟，延缓，阻碍
EG: The accident has them back several weeks. 那场事故已使他们耽搁了几周。 The bad weather will set back our building plans.坏天气将影响我们的建房计划。 339. set down 写下，记下
EG: They were asked to set down a
summary of their views. 我要求他们把自己的观点归纳出来。 340. set fire to 放火
341. set forth 阐明，陈述
EG: The Prime Minister forth the aims of
his government in a television broadcast.首相在一次电视讲话中阐明了政府的目标。 342. set free 解放，释放，给?自由 343. set off
[1]出发，动身；
EG: They set off for the North yesterday. [2]使发生，引起。
EG: The question set off a lively discussion. That set all of them off laughing again. 344. set out
[1]动身，起程；
EG: We set out along the beach. 我们沿着海滩开始旅行。 [2]开始；
[3]摆出，陈列；
EG: There were plenty of chairs set out for the guests.很多椅子被摆出来，供客人们坐。 [4]陈述；
EG: The views set out above are based on investigations. 上述观点是在调查的基础上得出的。
The reasons for my decision are set out in my report. 我在报告里阐述了我作出决定的理由。
[5]制定。
345. set out to 打算，开始，着手（=set about doing） 346. set up
[1]创立，建立； [2]树立，架起； [3]资助，扶持，（使能）开业，开始经商。
EG: His father intended to set him up as a doctor. 他父亲打算让他成为一名医生。 She left her parents’ home and set up on her own. 她离开父母家开始自立。
He made a trip to the South and considered setting up there. 他去南方跑了一趟，打算在那里开业。
347. settle down 定居，过安定的生活 348. show in 领入
349. show off 炫耀，卖弄
EG: Most small children like to show off in front of visitors.
He is always picking up very heavy things just to show off his strength. 350. show up
[1]使呈现，使醒目； [2]出席，到场。
351. shut out 排除，不让?进来
EG: This shut out any danger of fire.这排除了失火的危险。
The late comers were shut out the stadium.迟到者都被关在体育场外面。 352. sick of 厌烦
EG: She is sick of doing nothing. 她因无所事事而厌烦。 353. sit for （准备）参加（考试），应考 EG: He sat for the entrance examinations. 354. sit in（on）列席，旁听
EG: I was allowed to sit in on the deliberations of the board. 我被允许出席委员会的评议会议。
355. sit up 迟睡，熬夜
356. speed up 使加速（反义slow down；同义step up） 357. stand by
[1]站在一边，袖手旁观； [2]支持，帮助。
358. stand for 代替，代表，意味着 359. stand out 突出，显眼
EG: He stands out in the crowd, as he is 2 meters in height. 他在人群中显得很突出，因为他身高2米。
The two girls stood out from the whole class, and were always winning prizes for school work. 这两个女孩子在班上表现得很出色， 因成绩优异而频频获奖。 360. stand up [1]站起来；
[2]（论据、论点等）站得住脚。 361. stand up for 支持，维护，保卫
EG: Don’t be afraid to stand up for your rights. 不要害怕维护你的权利。
362. stand up to
[1]勇敢面对，反抗； [2]经得起，顶得住。
EG: He is too weak to stand up to her. 他太软弱，不敢面对她。 363. start from scratch 从头做起，从零开始 364. step in 插入，介入
EG: If the police had not stepped in when they did there would have been
serious violence. 当时警方迟一些干预就会发生严重的暴力事件了。 365. step up 加快，加速，增加
EG: When John found himself going to
be late, he stepped up his face.当约翰发现自己要迟到时，他就加快了步伐。 EG: The factory has stepped up production. 工厂提高了产量。 366. stick out 伸出，突出
367. stick to 坚持，忠于，信守（同义adhere to，keep to，cling to，hold to） EG: I will stick to my father whatever is said of him. 368. sum up 总结，概括 369. summon up
[1]鼓起（勇气），奋起；
EG: You must summon up all your courage to meet the danger. 你必须鼓足勇气于面对危险。
[2]唤起。
EG: She tried to summon up the memory of the event. 她试图唤起对那件事的回忆。 370. take a chance 冒险一试 EG: Won’t you take a chance on the prize? You may win it. 你何不碰碰运气去争奖？你可能得奖。
371. take advantage of 利用 372. take after 与?相象
EG: She takes after her mother in appearance.她的长相随她的母亲。 **look like 外表看起来“像”；
take after相貌、性格方面“随”年长的亲属。 373. take apart 拆开，拆卸（机器）（？） 374. take away 消除，消耗
EG: Please use this medicine to take away the pain. 止痛请用这种药。 375. take care 当心，留神
EG: Take care not to catch cold. = Take care (that) you don’t catch cold.小心不要感冒着凉。
376. take care of
[1]照顾，照料；
[2]承担，处理，负责（be responsible for）。
377. take charge of 负责，监督，管理 378. take delight in 以?为乐
EG: Harry takes great delight in teasing his little sister. 哈里很喜欢逗他的小妹妹玩。
379. take down 记下，写下（同义—get down, set down, put down, write down） EG: Your speech is so quick that I can’t take down what you’ve said. 380. take effect 生效，奏效 381. take in
[1]接受，吸收；
EG: The school will take in three hundred new students. [2]了解，理解；
EG: People never take in new facts very easily when they’re unhappy.人们不高兴时，从来就不会非常容易地理解新事实。 [3]欺骗。
EG: The newspaper’s reportage on everything good and nothing bad takes its readers in. 这家报纸只报喜不报忧，使读者受骗。 382. take off [1]起飞； [2]脱下。
EG: He took off his hat and bowed politely as he passed. 383. take on [1]呈现；
EG: Her face took on a haunted quality. 她脸上流露出心烦意乱的表情。 [2]具有；
EG: The word is taking on a new meaning. 这个单词具有一种新的意义。 [3]接纳，开始雇佣；
EG: They no longer have to take on large numbers of temporary staff to do the checking. 他们无须再雇佣大量的临时工做核对工作。 [4]承担，从事；
EG: He was always ready to take on the hardest job. 他总是乐于做最艰难的工作。 [5]装出。
384. take one’s cue from 学?的样，听?的劝告 EG: Tom took his cue from his teacher’s tone. 汤姆学他老师说话的腔调。
385. take one’s time 慢慢来，从容不迫
EG: She is used to taking her time.她习惯于不慌不忙。 **take time 费时间，花功夫 386. take over 接管，接办
387. take pains 煞费苦心，尽力 388. take part in 参加，协助 389. take place 发生，举行 390. take shape 成形
391. take the place of 代替
EG: Nothing could take the place of the family he has lost. 他失去了家庭，这一损失是无法弥补的。
392. take to 喜欢，亲近形成?的习惯
EG: I saw him yesterday for the first time and took to him at once.昨天我第一次见到他，并
很快就喜欢上了他。
He took to writing novels.他开始喜欢写小说。 393. take turns 轮流，交替 394. take up
[1]开始从事；
EG: My assistant left to take up another post. 我的助手离开了，去从事另一项工作。 [2]接受（挑战等）；
EG: She wished Jane would take up Tom’s offer to decorate the house. 她希望简接受汤姆的提议，去装修房子。 [3]采取，采纳；
EG: He hated to see her taking up this hard, uncompromising attitude. 他不愿看见她采取这种强硬的、不妥协的态度。 [4]占去，占据。
EG: I won’t take up any more of your time. 我不愿再占用你的时间。 395. take?as 把?作为
EG: They take him as a lucky person.他们把他看作幸运者。 ** take?as是“作为?使用（或对待）”， take?for含“把?误认为”之意。如：
I took him for my brother.我把他当成我的兄弟了。 396. take?for 把?认为是，把?看成为（参见395） 397. take…for granted
[1]认为?理所当然；
[2]（因视为当然而）对?不予重视
EG: He is so busy with his job that he takes his family for granted.他工作很忙，于是他便认为可以因此而不关心他的家人。 398. take?into account 考虑
EG: I will take your suggestion into account. 我将考虑你的建议。 399. talk back 回嘴，顶嘴 400. talk into 说服
EG: She talked me into taking a week’s holiday. 她劝我去度一周假。 **talk?out of 说服?不?
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