可以有很多种可能性, 但是最常用的是两种情况。
1: 设置,弄好某个物件或者东西。
例子: My computer is in that box, please set it up fast.
我的电脑(配件)在哪个箱子里,请赶快给我组装好。
The table from IKEA has arrived, we gonna set it up before tonight's party.
宜家桌子已经到了,我们得赶在晚上的排队前安装好。
2:骗, 诈骗等
例子: That jerk sets me up, he told me I can't lose money on this deal.
那个坏蛋给我算计(骗)了, 他告诉我这个买卖不可能亏钱。
We have to set her up to get the truth about her husband's death.
我们要设个计从那个女子处套出她老公死亡的真实原因。