
渴望;下决心做
Fiorentina's Adrian Mutu was the number one target but the Romanian has his heart set on La Viola and thus his move to the Olimpico seems nothing more than speculation.
佛罗伦廷诺的穆图,是罗马人考虑的对象之一,但是似乎红狼球迷们更把心思盯在萨维奥拉身上,如此看来,罗马尼亚人要转会奥林匹克只存在理论上的可能。
Arsenal's acting managing director Ken Friar revealed the Gunners rejected offers from other clubs — one of which is believed to be Everton — because the star had his heart set on a move to Greece.
阿森纳执行总经理肯·福莱尔透露说枪手拒绝其他俱乐部的报价:其中一个据信是埃弗顿,因为这位球星自己希望转会去希腊。
|long for/die for;渴望;下决心做
"Set one's heart on" 是英语中一个常见的动词短语,字面意为“将某人的心放在……上”,实际含义指“强烈渴望或决心实现某个目标、获得某物”。其核心语义包含三个层次:
该短语的常见用法结构为“set + [所有格代词] + heart + on + [名词/动名词]”,例如“set his heart on a promotion”(渴望升职)或“set her heart on traveling the world”(决心环游世界)。在语境中,其情感强度高于“want”或“like”,接近“be determined to”。
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短语 "set one's heart on" 的含义和用法如下:
核心释义
表示强烈渴望或下定决心获得某物/实现某事,带有情感上的执着,甚至可能为此付出努力或承受风险。例如:
语法结构
▸ 后接名词/动名词:
"set one's heart on + [名词/doing sth]"
▸ 人称/时态变化:
第三人称单数用 sets(如 she sets),过去式仍为 set
情感强度
比普通表达(如 want, hope)更强烈,接近中文的"心心念念"或"非…不可"。例如:
"They’d set their heart on adopting a child, despite the long process."
注意事项
❶ 常用于表达因现实阻碍而难以实现的目标(隐含可能失望的风险)
❷ 否定形式为 "not set one's heart on",用于劝告降低期待:
"Don’t set your heart on the job yet—they’re still interviewing others."
同义替换
可用 be determined to 或 have one’s heart set on,但原短语更突出情感层面的执着。
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