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 correction had already been set in type.
  那处修正已经出现在铅字纸上。
• He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
  他称赞政府启动的经济改革。
• The rainy season has set in.
  雨季来到了。
• 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。
• The spring-sowing time has set in.
  春播季节到来了。
• 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。
• Spring set in early this year.
  今年交春早。
• 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。
• 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。
• His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
  他脸上流露出固执坚定的表情。