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

• The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• 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。
• 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。
• Spring set in early this year.
  今年交春早。
• The rainy season has set in.
  雨季来到了。
• 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。
• The wound is festering, and gangrene has set in
  伤口在溃烂，已经生了坏疽。
• 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。
• Spring has set in.
  春天来到了。
• Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
  她那咄咄逼人的尖锐语调拉开了导致她垮台的事件的序幕。