set off

美 [set ɔːf]英 [set ɒf]
  • 动身,出发,启程;引发,激起;引爆(炸弹);衬托,使显得更漂亮;触发,拉响(警报等);使发怒;使回忆起来;使侃侃而谈
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set off

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  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB 动身;出发;启程
    When you set off, you start a journey.

    Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut...

    尼科尔斯动身去他在康涅狄格州的偏僻农舍了。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB 引爆(炸弹);触发,拉响(警报等)
    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.

    Any escape, once it's detected, sets off the alarm...

    一旦发现有泄漏,警报就会响起来。

  • 3
    PHRASAL VERB 引发;触发;激起
    If something sets off an event or a series of events, it causes it to start happening.

    The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid...

    救济物资车的到来引发了小小的骚乱,村民们争先恐后地想抢到一份援助物资。

  • 4
    PHRASAL VERB 使发怒;使回忆起来;使侃侃而谈
    If something sets a person off, it makes them angry, or makes them remember something and they start talking a lot.

    The smallest thing sets him off, and he can't stop talking about his childhood.

    一件微不足道的小事都能打开他的话匣子,他会滔滔不绝地讲述他的童年。

  • 5
    PHRASAL VERB 衬托;(通常指通过对比)使显得更漂亮
    If one colour, flavour, or object sets off another, it makes it look more attractive, often by providing a contrast.

    Blue suits you, sets off the colour of your hair.

    蓝色很适合你,能衬托出你的发色。

verb

1
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
We exploded the nuclear bomb
Synonym: explode detonate blow up
2
set in motion or cause to begin
The guide set the tour off to a good start
3
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
This dress accentuates your nice figure!
I set off these words by brackets
Synonym: bring out
4
provoke or stir up
incite a riot
set off great unrest among the people
Synonym: incite instigate stir up
5
put in motion or move to act
trigger a reaction
actuate the circuits
Synonym: trip actuate trigger activate spark off spark trigger off touch off
6
leave
The family took off for Florida
Synonym: depart part start start out set forth set out take off
7
make up for
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
Synonym: cancel offset

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  1. I set off for the valley , trusting to luck

    我动身去山谷了,一切全凭运气。

  2. Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut

    尼科尔斯动身去他在康涅狄格州的偏僻农舍了。

  3. It set off a chain reaction in the international money markets .

    这一事件在国际金融市场上引起了连锁反应。

  4. The sun was already up when they set off .

    他们出发时太阳已经升起了。

  5. Who set off the fire alarm ?

    谁拉响了火警报警器?

  6. It was raining hard when we set off .

    我们出发时正下着大雨。

  7. We set off at a smart pace .

    我们快步出发了。

  8. We set off at a cracking pace .

    我们迅速地出发了。

  9. They set off into the country 's uncharted interior .

    他们出发前往这个国家人迹罕至的内陆。

  10. She shouldered her bag and set off home .

    她扛起包朝家走去。

  11. The sooner we set off , the sooner we will arrive .

    我们走得越早就到得越早。

  12. They set off at a leisurely pace .

    他们步态悠闲地出发了。

  13. He set off in quest of adventure .

    他出行探险去了。

  14. The horse set off at a spanking pace .

    那匹马一溜烟飞奔而去。

  15. They were going to set off in the fog , but were dissuaded .

    他们原打算在雾中出发,但被劝阻了。

  16. The runners set off at a blistering pace .

    赛跑运动员如脱缰野马般起跑了。

  17. She set off at a canter .

    她骑着马慢跑出发。

  18. We set off at a smartish pace .

    我们快步出发了。

  19. He set off with a loping stride .

    他迈着轻快的步伐出发了。

  20. He set off jauntily , whistling to himself .

    他吹着口哨神气活现地出发了。

  21. They set off at a jog up one street and down another

    他们开始沿着一条又一条的街道慢跑。

  22. We set off once more , over a rough mountain track .

    我们沿着一条崎岖的山间小路再度出发。

  23. She gave a hurried wave and set off across the grass

    她匆匆地挥了挥手便穿过草地离开了。

  24. Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track .

    安东尼自己慢慢爬起来,又开始沿着跑道跑下去。

  25. I set off , full of optimism .

    我无比乐观地出发了。

  26. Her parents kissed her goodbye as she set off from their home

    她动身离开父母家时父母和她吻别。

  27. The Japanese visitors set off in search of Bront ë country .

    那些日本游客启程去寻找布龙泰地区。

  28. I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year .

    新年第一天,我在美国开始了一次新的冒险。

  29. The President 's envoy set off on another diplomatic trip

    总统的使节开始了又一次外交之旅。

  30. So we set off again , cursing the delay , towards the west

    于是,我们一面抱怨延误了时间,一面又朝西出发了。