set something aside
phrasal verb with set verb uk/set/ us/set/ setting | set
(PURPOSE)
拨出，留出（金钱或时间）
to save something, usually money or time, for a special purpose
He had some money in an account that he'd set aside for his kids. 他为孩子们存了一笔钱。
[ + to infinitive ] I set aside half an hour every evening to hear Erik read. 我每天晚上都留出半个小时听埃里克朗读。
- More examples
- I set aside some of the soup for Jim to have later.
- We set aside a few dollars a month to buy furniture.
- Could you set aside half an hour this afternoon to talk about Emma?
(LEGAL DECISION)
撤销，驳回（判决）
If a judge or court sets aside a previous decision or judgment, they state that it does not now have any legal effect, usually because they consider it to have been wrong.
The Court of Appeal set aside his conviction. 上诉法院撤销了对他的判决。
(IGNORE)
忘却；不计较
to decide that you will not be influenced by your own feelings or opinions because they are not important at a particular time
In times of war people tend to set aside political differences. 战争期间，人们往往不计较政治分歧。
把…搁在一边；暂缓处理
to ignore or not think about a particular fact or situation while considering a matter
Setting aside the question of cost, what do you think of the idea in principle? 先把成本问题搁在一边，理论上讲你觉得这个意见怎样？