set aside
①把…存儲起來；抽出(時間等)：
to set aside something for
為…而留出某物
②把…放在一邊；使分開：
to set aside one's work
放下工作不做
③把…撇開，把…擱置一旁；對…拒絕考慮(或不接受)：
to set aside all formality
不拘小節
④撤銷，駁回，宣佈…無效：
The appeal was set aside.
上訴被駁回了。
cast aside
①拋棄；消除；把…丟在一邊：
He cast aside all his old books.他
把所有的舊書都扔掉了。
Cast your care aside and pull yourself together!
拋掉煩惱，振作起來!
lay aside
①把…放在一邊；把…擱一擱：
They laid aside their tools to have a rest.
他們放下工具休息了一下。
②積蓄；儲蓄(以備將來之用)；把(時間、金錢)留作別用[亦作 lay apart]:
He laid aside 2 weeks for job-hunting.
他抽出 2 個星期尋找工作。
③丟棄，放棄；戒除(習慣等)；除去：
It's difficult for a chainsmoker to lay aside the habit of smoking.
讓煙不離口的人戒菸很難。
④(因故)使不能工作：
The editor was laid aside half a year by a serious illness.
由於一場重病，那名編輯歇了半年。
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