set off
phrasal verbset off
- 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。
- We set off for London just after ten.
set something off
- 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。
- A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street.
- 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。
- Opening this door will set off the alarm.
- 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。
- Panic on the stock market set off a wave of selling.
- 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。
- That blouse sets off the blue of her eyes.
set somebody off (doing something)
- to make somebody start doing something such as laughing, crying or talking
使某人笑(或哭、说等)起来