I set out to buy food.

我动身去买吃的。

《牛津词典》

"I have," he remarked with pardonable pride, "done what I set out to do."

“我已经，”他以可原谅的骄傲语气说，“完成了我要做的。”

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I don't think I set out to come up with a different sound for each CD. At the same time, I do have a sense of what is right for the moment.

我想我一开始就没打算为每张CD设计不同的声音。然而，我确实能感觉到目前什么是对的。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

So I set out on a journey to see his buildings and to find whatever was left of him out there."

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I hadn't set out with a plan that I wanted to teach at some of the best universities in the country.

一开始，我并没有给自己制定目标,一定要在这些最好的大学执教。

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Huh, all right. Well, there's some Indians here, but I guess we could set up camp, hang out.

哈，好吧，这儿有一些印第安人，但我想我们可以扎营，到处看看。

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Working with the Tax Justice Network I set out to provide a definitive answer.

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"I don't aim for awards -- that's not what I set out to do, " he said.

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"I saw this old fellow whittling, and I set out to accomplish it, " he says.

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