set sth aside
(a) place sth to one side 將某事物放在一邊
She set aside her book and lit a cigarette. 她把書放在一旁, 點了一支香煙.
(b) save or keep (money or time) for a particular purpose (為某目的)節省或保留(錢或時間)
She sets aside a bit of money every month. 她每月都存一點兒錢.
I try to set aside a few minutes each day to do some exercises. 我每天盡量騰出一些時間鍛煉一下身體.
(c) disregard or ignore sth; abandon or reject sth 不理會或不顧某事物; 放棄或回絕某事物
Let's set aside my personal feelings. 不必顧及我個人的感情.
Set aside for a moment your instinctive dislike of the man. 暫且不要考慮你從直覺上憎惡他這一因素.
(d) (law 律) cancel or reject (a verdict, sentence, etc) 撤消或駁回(某裁決、 判決等)
The judge's decision was set aside by the Appeal Court. 法官的判決被上訴法庭駁回.
adv. 在旁邊,在一邊,到旁邊,到一邊;撇開(…暫且不談),留存;[戲]獨(白),旁(白);(用于名詞后)除…以外;
n. [戲]旁白,獨白;低聲說的話,離題話;
prep. 在…旁邊;
??? 情景例句
Oh, the usual problems.
還不是那些老問題。
His support furthered my career.
他的支持促進了我的事業。
In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.