1.建立,建造, 创立, 竖立
Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。
A monument was set up as a memorial to the dead soldiers.
为阵亡将士立了一个纪念碑。
2.准备; 安排
Will you set up the drinks while I look after the party food?
你准备饮料, 我来料理宴会食品好吗?
All the arrangements have been set up for the newspapermen to meet the Queen.
新闻记者谒见女王的所有安排已经就绪。
3.引起, 产生
The crowd set up a shout as the winner neared the post.
优胜者接近终点时, 人群中发出一片喊叫声。
参考资料:谷歌金山词霸2.0