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

• A thaw has set in.
  解冻的天气将至。
• The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold.
  这是一条金镶紫水晶项链。
• Some firms have cut workers 'pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany
  一些公司把工人薪水减至低于合同规定的水平，这种做法在德国是非法的。
• The correction had already been set in type.
  那处修正已经出现在铅字纸上。
• Spring set in early this year.
  今年交春早。
• 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。
• The posts have to be set in concrete
  这些柱子必须用混凝土固定。
• The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
  这部节奏紧张刺激的惊悚片以当代都柏林为背景，包含了绑架、暴力致人伤残和谋杀情节。
• 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。