set in

1. PHRASAL VERB (不好的事情)产生，开始，到来，恶化
   If something unpleasant sets 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。

1. The property is set in two acres of land.
   这座房产占地两英亩。
2. The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold.
   这是一条金镶紫水晶项链。
3. The posts have to be set in concrete
   这些柱子必须用混凝土固定。
4. As Mr Blunkett emphasised, nothing is yet set in concrete.
   正如布伦基特先生所强调的，一切都还没有定下来。
5. The wound is festering, and gangrene has set in
   伤口在溃烂，已经生了坏疽。
6. Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
   她那咄咄逼人的尖锐语调拉开了导致她垮台的事件的序幕。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. The play is set in a small Midwestern town.
    这出戏以中西部的一个小镇为背景。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
    他脸上流露出固执坚定的表情。
17. Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
    贾尔斯触发了随后的一系列事件，这些事件最终将以悲剧收场。
18. He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
    他称赞政府启动的经济改革。
19. The correction had already been set in type.
    那处修正已经出现在铅字纸上。
20. He was too set in his ways to make any real changes.
    他已经积习成性，不肯作任何真正的改变。
21. Spring set in early this year.
    今年交春早。
22. The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
    故事发生在1960年秋天。
23. The spring-sowing time has set in.
    春播季节到来了。
24. Spring has set in.
    春天来到了。
25. A thaw has set in.
    解冻的天气将至。
26. We can contrast this story, set in a large modern city, with other one that tells of life on a lonely farm.
    我们可以将这篇以现代化的大城市生活为背景的故事与另一篇描写偏僻农场生活的故事对照一下。
27. Commerce in the urban districts has been carried on smoothly since winter set in.
    自从冬季来临后，市区的商业一直在顺利开展着。
28. The action is set in japan.
    事情发生在日本。
29. The rainy season has set in.
    雨季来到了。

verb

1. become established
   1. winter has set in

2. enter a particular state
   1. Laziness set in
   2. After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in

   Synonym:    kick in

3. blow toward the shore
   1. That gale could set in on us with the next high tide