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set off
1 PHRASAL VERB

動身;出發;啓程 When you set off, you start a journey. 動身;出發;啓程

  • Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut. [VERB PREP. prep./adv.]

    尼科爾斯動身去他在康涅狄格州的偏僻農舍了。

  • The President's envoy set off on another diplomatic trip. [VERB PREP. prep./adv.]

    總統的使節開始了又一次外交之旅。

  • I set off, full of optimism. [VERB PREP.]

    我無比樂觀地出發了。

SYN leave, set out, depart, embark
2 PHRASAL VERB

引爆(炸彈);觸發，拉響(警報等) If something sets off something such as an alarm or a bomb, it makes it start working so that, for example, the alarm rings or the bomb explodes. 引爆(炸彈);觸發，拉響(警報等)

  • Any escape, once it's detected, sets off the alarm. [VERB PREP. noun]

    一旦發現有洩漏，警報就會響起來。

  • Someone set off a fire extinguisher. [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]

    有人打開了滅火器。

  • It could take months before evidence emerges on how the bomb was made, and who set it off. [VERB noun PREP.]

    關於炸彈是如何制造的以及是誰引爆的，可能需要幾個月時間才會有證據浮出水面。

3 PHRASAL VERB

引發;觸發;激起 If something sets off an event or a series of events, it causes it to start happening. 引發;觸發;激起 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]

  • The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid. [VERB PREP. noun]

    救濟物資車的到來引發了小小的騷亂,村民們爭先恐後地想搶到一份援助物資。

  • If he attended a party without his wife, it set off a storm of speculation. [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]

    如果他沒和妻子一塊兒出席宴會，便會招致各種猜測滿天飛。

SYN cause, start, produce, generate
4 PHRASAL VERB

使發怒;使回憶起來;使侃侃而談 If something sets a person off, it makes them angry, or makes them remember something and they start talking a lot. 使發怒;使回憶起來;使侃侃而談 [Also VERB PREPOSITION n (not pron)]

  • The smallest thing sets him off, and he can't stop talking about his childhood. [VERB noun PREP.]

    一件微不足道的小事都能打開他的話匣子，他會滔滔不絕地講述他的童年。

SYN upset, make angry, discompose
5 PHRASAL VERB

襯托;(通常指通過對比)使顯得更漂亮 If one colour, flavour, or object sets off another, it makes it look more attractive, often by providing a contrast. 襯托;(通常指通過對比)使顯得更漂亮 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]

  • Blue suits you, sets off the colour of your hair. [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]

    藍色很適合你，能襯托出你的發色。

  • ...perfectly proportioned galleries that set off the contents to their best advantage. [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]

    結構勻稱完美、能最有效地凸顯其展品的展覽館

SYN enhance, show off, complement, throw into relief

See also: set off

set off phrasal verb
⇨ set off (set off at dawn) ⇨ prompt (set off a debate) ⇨ turn sth on (set off the alarm)set off

phrasal verb

  ➡ See also the entry for leave 1 另見leave條第1義set off ♦︎ take off ♦︎ start ♦︎ set out ♦︎ set sailThese words all mean to begin a journey. 這些詞均表示出發、起程。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to set off / take off / start / set out / set sail for / from sth◆to set off / take off / start (out) / set out / set sail on a journey, voyage, etc.◆to set off / take off / start / set out early■ ˌset ˈoff

phrasal verb

(setting, set, set)to leave at the start of a journey 出發；動身；起程◆We set off at dawn.我們黎明時就出發了。◆They set off to explore the island.他們動身去那個島上探險。■ ˌtake ˈoff

phrasal verb

(took, taken)(of an aircraft) to leave the ground and begin to fly; (of a person) to set off in an aircraft （飛機）起飛；（人）乘飛機出發◆The plane took off an hour late.飛機起飛晚了一個小時。◆What time do we take off?我們什麽時候乘飛機出發？ⓘ In informal American English take off can be used when sb leaves a place to go somewhere else. 在非正式美式英語中，take off可指某人離開某地前往其他地方◆We took off for the beach.我們動身前往海灘。 OPP land ⇨ land verb ■ start [intransitive] to begin a journey 出發；動身；起程◆What time do we start?我們什麽時候出發？◆They had started out from Saigon the previous day.他們前一天就已經從西貢出發了。■ ˌset ˈout

phrasal verb

(setting, set, set) (especially written) to leave at the start of a journey 出發；動身；起程◆He set out along the path the old man had shown him.他沿着老人指給他的那條小路出發了。NOTE 辨析 Set off, start out or set out?There is no real difference in meaning between these words. Set off is the most frequent and least formal. Start (out) and set out are used more in written English than in spoken English; set out especially can sound slightly literary. 這三個短語在含義上沒有實質差别。set off最常用也最不正式；start (out)和set out較多用於書面語而非口語。set out聽起來尤其帶點文學色彩。■ set ˈsail

idiom

(setting, set, set) (rather formal) to begin a journey in a ship or boat 起航；開航◆The family set sail for a new life in Australia.這家人起航前往澳大利亞開始新的生活。

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