set out
phrasal verb with set verb uk/set/ us/set/ setting | set
C2 (怀着特定目的)开始,着手
to start an activity with a particular aim
She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship. 她努力的目标就是成为历史上最年轻的冠军。
[ + to infinitive ] They set out to discover a cure for cancer. 他们开始寻找一种治愈癌症的方法。
出发,启程
to start a journey
- More examples
- He set out to become chief executive.
- I don't set out to annoy him - it just seems to happen.
- He set out to crush all his enemies.