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。
• In many schools, the rot is beginning to set in. Standards are falling all the time
  很多学校的情况正开始变得越来越糟，教学水平一路下滑。
• 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。
• He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
  他称赞政府启动的经济改革。
• The posts have to be set in concrete
  这些柱子必须用混凝土固定。
• 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 wound is festering, and gangrene has set in
  伤口在溃烂，已经生了坏疽。
• The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through
  那名男子打开了高墙中一面大门上的锁让我进去。
• Spring set in early this year.
  今年交春早。
• As Mr Blunkett emphasised, nothing is yet set in concrete.
  正如布伦基特先生所强调的，一切都还没有定下来。