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词汇 set off
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set off

phrasal verb
set off
  1. to begin a journey出发;动身;启程
    • We set off for London just after ten.刚过十点,我们就动身上伦敦去了。
set something off
  1. to make a bomb, etc. explode使(炸弹等)爆炸
    • A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street.一帮男孩子正在街上放烟火。
  2. to make an alarm start ringing使(警报)响起;拉响(警报)
    • Opening this door will set off the alarm.一开这道门,警铃就会响。
  3. to start a process or series of events引发;激起
    • Panic on the stock market set off a wave of selling.股市恐慌引发了一轮抛售潮。
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
  4. to make something more attractive or easy to notice by being placed near it衬托;使显得更突出(或更漂亮)
    • That blouse sets off the blue of her eyes.那件上衣衬托出了她的蓝眼睛。
set somebody off (doing something)
  1. to make somebody start doing something such as laughing, crying or talking使某人笑(或哭、说等)起来
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