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

• 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。
• A thaw has set in.
  解冻的天气将至。
• The story is set in the autumn of 1960.
  故事发生在1960年秋天。
• Spring set in early this year.
  今年交春早。
• 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 wound is festering, and gangrene has set in
  伤口在溃烂，已经生了坏疽。
• The rainy season has set in.
  雨季来到了。
• 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。
• He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
  他称赞政府启动的经济改革。
• His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
  他脸上流露出固执坚定的表情。