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

• His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
  他脸上流露出固执坚定的表情。
• The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• 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。
• 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 necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold.
  这是一条金镶紫水晶项链。
• A thaw has set in.
  解冻的天气将至。
• The property is set in two acres of land.
  这座房产占地两英亩。
• The rainy season has set in.
  雨季来到了。
• 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。
• He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
  他称赞政府启动的经济改革。