set in
第三人称
sets in
现在进行时
setting in
过去式
set in
过去完成时
set in
1
开始, 发生
to occur, often referring to something unwelcome
- Despair seems to have set in among the team.
绝望似乎已经在团队中蔓延。
- When the cold weather set in, we started using the fireplace.
当寒冷的天气来临时，我们开始使用壁炉。
- The financial crisis set in when the company started facing severe losses.
当公司开始面临严重亏损时，金融危机开始了。
- Once the trend had set in, everyone started wearing those hats.
一旦这种趋势形成，每个人都开始戴那些帽子。
- As dusk set in, the street lights began to glow.
随着暮色降临，街灯开始发光。
2
设立, 任命
to organize the responsibilities and functions associated with a religious minister or their office
及物动词
- They set the new priest in to oversee the parish's affairs.
他们任命了新牧师来监督教区的事务。
- The church committee set the deacon in to manage community outreach programs.
教会委员会任命执事管理社区外展计划。
- Let's set the pastor in to lead the upcoming church service.
让我们安排牧师来主持即将到来的教堂礼拜。
- The congregation set in the bishop to administer the sacraments during the ceremony.
会众任命主教在仪式期间管理圣事。
- The church board set in the reverend to provide spiritual guidance to the members.
教会董事会任命了牧师为成员提供精神指导。
3
建立, 开始
(of wind or water) to change the direction or flow, typically moving closer to the shore
- As the tide rose, it set in with a gentle current that carried us back to the beach.
随着潮水上涨，流入的温和水流将我们带回了海滩。
- The river's current began to set in, making it easier for the canoers to paddle upstream.
河流的流向开始转向岸边，使得划独木舟的人更容易逆流而上。
- The wind's direction suddenly set in, making it more challenging for the surfers to catch waves.
风向突然改变，使得冲浪者更难捕捉到海浪。
- The coastal breeze set in, creating perfect conditions for kite flying on the beach.
海岸微风吹来，为海滩上放风筝创造了完美的条件。