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1. He set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front part.
他开始着手粉刷整幢房子，可是只完成了前面的部分。
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1. 出发：面对从A到B,一般(average)人会自动沿着最熟悉的(best-known)、明显最简单的线路出发(set out). 革新家们会寻找其他(alternate)道路,从长远看(in the long run),这些道路可能证明更容易,即使通向死胡同(dead ends),
2. 宣布：DSU或GATT的做法中,并没有与提交DSB事项有关所有请求的主张都必须在申请方第一次向专家组提交的书面文件中宣布(set out)的要求. 宣布申诉方的要求是专家组的权限(DSU第7条规范). 中,是GATTl994的有机组成部分.
3. set out的解释
3. 动身：50. hear nothing from him 杳无音信 | 51. set out 动身 | 52. cry her heart out 哭得很伤心
4. 开始：ambitious=雄心勃勃的; | set out=开始; | bind =使成一体;
1. 动身;出发;启程
When you set out, you start a journey.
e.g. When setting out on a long walk, always wear suitable boots.
每次出发远行，都要穿合适的鞋子。
2. 开始;着手
If you set out to do something, you start trying to do it.
e.g. He has achieved what he set out to do three years ago...
他已经实现了他3年前的奋斗目标。
e.g. We set out to find the truth behind the mystery.
我们开始着手揭开谜团背后的真相。
3. 安排;摆放;陈列
If you set things out, you arrange or display them somewhere.
e.g. Set out the cakes attractively, using lacy doilies.
铺上网眼垫纸，将蛋糕摆得诱人些。
4. (清晰而有条理地)陈述，阐述，说明
If you set out a number of facts, beliefs, or arguments, you explain them in writing or speech in a clear, organized way.
e.g. He has written a letter to The Times setting out his views...
他已经给《泰晤士报》去信阐明自己的观点。
e.g. You will be given a Back To Work plan which sets out how you can best help yourself.
你会收到一份《回归工作》计划，上面条理清晰地告诉你该如何将自己调整到最佳状态重返工作。
verb
1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
e.g. We began working at dawn
Who will start?
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Let''s get down to work now
Synonym: get downbegingetstart outstartset aboutcommence
2. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
e.g. lay out the clothes
lay out the arguments
3. leave
e.g. The family took off for Florida