set out to

• 打算, 着手

set out to的用法和样例：

例句

1. The shepherd set out to look for the sheep that had wandered (away).
   牧羊人出发去找走失的羊。
2. She set out to break the world land speed record.
   她决心要打破陆上速度的世界纪录
3. He set out to conquer the literary world of london.
   他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉。
4. The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to sent them.
   这位记者立即着手去获取这些重要的数据，可是他花了很长时间才寄来。
5. After1949, with the help of the government, the peasants set out to change this picture.
   1949年之后，在政府的帮助下，农民开始着手改变这一局面。
6. They succeeded in what they set out to do.
   他们打算做的事已经做成了。