| 词汇 | set off |
| 释义 | set off A. intransitive verb «traveller, expedition» 动身 ▸ she set off down the hill/for the station 她向山下/车站走去 ▸ to set off on a journey; 动身上路 ▸ to set off to do sth; 出发去做某事 ▸ she set off on a long explanation figurative 她开始进行冗长的解释 B. [set off sth, set sth off] transitive verb ① (trigger) 触发 ‹alarm›; 引爆 ‹firework, bomb›② (initiate) 引发 ▸ to set off a chain of events 引发一连串事件 ③ (enhance) 衬托 ‹colour, jewel, decoration›④ (counterbalance) 弥补 ‹loss, withdrawal›▸ to set sth off against sth; 用某物抵消某物 C. [set sb off] transitive verb informal (cause to begin) 使开始 ▸ you've set the baby off again! 你又把孩子弄哭了！ ▸ to set sb off doing sth; 使某人开始做某事 ▸ the tickle in his throat set him off coughing 他嗓子发痒，引起了一阵咳嗽 |
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