如何正确使用Setup vs. Set up
Setup和setup有相似的发音和意思,但它们是不同的词类。因此,它们遵循不同的语法规则,不能互换。
Setup是一个名词,意思是安排或准备的行为。
- If the bride and groom aren’t happy with any aspect of the wedding setup, just let the wedding planner know and he will fix the problem.
Set up是一个动词短语,意思是准备或准备使用。
- I’m very busy this weekend setting up my husband’s surprise birthday party.
让我们来看看这些单词在英语中的用法。
在句子中用 Setup何时使用setup: setup是一个名词,通常指安排,但也可以指居住的地方,也可以指让无辜的人看起来有罪的诡计或陷阱。
例如,
- The setup for the fundraiser will take several hours, so we’d better get started. (第一种定义)
- Is this your new apartment? What a lovely setup you have! (第二种定义)
- I don’t know who put that bloody knife in my car, but I’m innocent! This was a setup! (第三种定义)
第二种和第三种定义是非正式的,或俚语的用法。
再句子中用Set Up何时使用:set up是一个动词短语,意思是准备使用某物或为某事做安排。
例如:
- Let’s set up the classroom for the exam by moving all the desks further apart to discourage cheating.
- This is a very difficult cake to bake, and it requires the baker to set up a lot of ingredients and other materials before actually starting to cook.
有几个短语使用了动词短语set:
- to set two people up: to arrange a date between two peopleI think Bill and Georgie would be perfect for each other! Let’s set them up. They could go on a date together at that lovely little Italian place.
- to set someone up: to frame someone for a crime they didn’t commitThe governor keeps claiming that someone set him up, and that he didn’t embezzle those funds.
- to set something up: to arrange a get-togetherIt was so nice to see you again after all this time! We’ll have to set something up for next weekend so we can spend some more time together. Maybe we can go to that free outdoor concert together!
动词短语set up来自动词set,意思是放置。Set up比名词setup更常见。
记住 Setup vs. Set upSetup和set up听起来是一样的,它们甚至在意思上有很多重叠。然而,因为一个是名词,另一个是动词短语,它们遵循不同的语法规则。因此,记住两者之间的区别是很重要的。你可以利用空格,或者空格的缺失,来记住哪个是哪个。
Setup是一个没有空格的单词,就像大多数其他名词一样。
Set up由两个词组成,一个动词和一个介词,中间有一个空格,就像其他动词短语一样。