setsthaside
—phrasal verbwithsetverbuk/set/us/set/present participlesetting|past tense and past participleset
(PURPOSE)
tosavesomething, usuallymoneyortime, for aspecialpurpose
拨出，留出（金钱或时间）
He had somemoneyin anaccountthat he'd setasideforhiskids.他为孩子们存了一笔钱。
[+ to infinitive]I setasidehalfanhoureveryeveningtohearErikread.我每天晚上都留出半个小时听埃里克朗读。
- I setasidesome of thesoupfor Jim to havelater.
- We setasidea fewdollarsamonthtobuyfurniture.
- Could you setasidehalfanhourthisafternoontotalkabout Emma?
(LEGAL DECISION)
If ajudgeorcourtsetsasideapreviousdecisionorjudgment, theystatethat it does not now have anylegaleffect, usually because theyconsiderit to have beenwrong.
撤销，驳回（判决）
TheCourtof Appeal setasidehisconviction.上诉法院撤销了对他的判决。
(IGNORE)
todecidethat you will not beinfluencedbyyourownfeelingsoropinionsbecause they are notimportantat aparticulartime
忘却；不计较
Intimesofwarpeopletendto setasidepoliticaldifferences.战争期间，人们往往不计较政治分歧。
toignoreor notthinkabout aparticularfactorsituationwhileconsideringamatter
把…搁在一边；暂缓处理
Settingasidethequestionofcost, what do youthinkof theideainprinciple?先把成本问题搁在一边，理论上讲你觉得这个意见怎样？