He set out his objections to the plan.

他陈述了他对这个计划的反对意见。

《牛津词典》

He set out on the long walk home.

他动身走很长的路回家了。

《牛津词典》

He set out to chisel a dog out of sandstone.

他开始用凿子将砂岩雕刻成一只狗。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

In a White House bill-signing ceremony Wednesday, the president reaffirmed a goal he set out early this year: to double exports of U.S.goods and services in the next five years.

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And that's what he set out to do.

这就是他准备做的。

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Milton tells himself to run, and naturally he would have to run fast indeed in order to arrive at a moment in time that had already occurred before he even set out!

弥尔顿告诉自己要跑起来了，而且他也确实不得不跑的很快,从而准时到达,他刚出发时就已经存在的目的地！

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He is leaving because he has achieved everything he set out to do at Radio 4.

BBC: Boyle steps down at Radio 4

In 1998 he set out to make a toy frog for his 2-year-old daughter.

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Then he set out to provide the important stuff: EMTs, aid stations with food and water.

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