to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.

A committee has been set up to organize social events for the students. 已经成立了一个委员会来组织学生的社交活动。

She plans to set up her own business. 她计划开办自己的企业。

They've set up a fund for victims of the earthquake. 他们已经为地震中的受难者设立了一个基金会。

to arrange for an event or activity to happen

We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals. 我们需要安排一次会议来讨论这些建议。

The government has agreed to set up a public enquiry. 政府同意进行公开调查。

to establish someone or yourself in a business or position

After he left college, his father set him up in the family business. 大学毕业后，他父亲就安排他在家族企业中任职。

She set herself up as an interior designer. 她做了一名室内装饰设计师。

to provide the money that someone needs for an important task or activity that is expected to last a long time

Winning the lottery has set them up for life. 他们中了彩票，一生都吃穿不愁。

to provide someone with the energy or health that you need for a particular period of time

A good breakfast really sets you up for the day. 一顿好的早餐能使你一整天精力充沛。

to trick someone in order to make them do something, or in order to make someone seem guilty of something that they have not done

They claimed that they weren't selling drugs, but that they'd been set up by the police. 他们声称自己没有贩卖毒品，是被警方栽赃陷害的。

to provide someone or something with all the necessary things for a particular activity or period of time

I think we're set up with everything we need for the journey. 我认为我们已经准备好了旅行需要的一切。

We went on a shopping trip and got him all set up for the new term. 我们去购物，给他准备好新学期需要的一切。

to prepare something for use, especially by putting the different parts of it together

We only had a couple of hours to set up before the exhibition opened. 展览开始前，我们只有几个小时来准备展台。

I need one or two people to help me set up the equipment. 我需要一两个人帮我安装这台设备。