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 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。
• The play is set in a small Midwestern town.
  这出戏以中西部的一个小镇为背景。
• The property is set in two acres of land.
  这座房产占地两英亩。
• 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。
• Spring has set in.
  春天来到了。
• 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 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。
• A thaw has set in.
  解冻的天气将至。
• The spring-sowing time has set in.
  春播季节到来了。
• The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold.
  这是一条金镶紫水晶项链。