第1个回答 2006-07-08
set up 有很多意思,其中有一条就是设计陷害的意思。而且近年来用得越来越多。见下面answers.com的解释:
set up:Prepare someone for a deception or trickery or joke, as in They set up their victim for the usual real estate scam, or Her friends set her up so that she was the only person in costume. [起源于Mid-1900s]
set up 用于建立类似的意思时,用得很多,见:
* Assemble, erect, make ready for use, as in They set up the sound system last night. [c. 1200]
*They set up a new charity for the homeless. [Early 1400s]