[usually before noun] planned or fixed确定的；固定的◆Tasks are performed in a set order.各项任务按既定顺序执行。◆Shipping costs are included in the set price.运费已抱括在事先确定的价格中。(used especially in newspapers) likely to do sth; ready for sth or to do sth（尤用于报章）有可能的，做好准备的◆Interest rates look set to rise again.看样子利率又要提高了。