英语词组set off是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	set off
释义	set offv.1To decorate through contrast; balance by difference. 衬托出。◆ A small gold pin set off her plain dark dress.一枚小的金饰针使她那件平纹深色连衣裙更显眼。2To balance; make somewhat equal. 平衡；抵消。◆ Her great wealth, as he thought, set off her plain face. 他认为她的巨额财富足以弥补她平平的相貌。3aTo begin to go. 出发。◆ They set off for the West in a covered wagon.他们乘着大篷车前往西部。3bTo cause to begin. 引起；引发。◆ An atomic explosion is created by setting off a chain reaction in the atom.原子爆炸是在原子内部引发连锁反应产生的。3cTo cause to explode. 使爆炸；燃放。◆ On July 4 we set off firecrackers in many places. 7月4日我们在很多地方燃放鞭炮。
随便看	under sb.'s nose under sb.'s nose or under the nose of under sb.'s spell under sb.'s thumb under sb.'s thumb or under the thumb under Sb.'s wing under the circumstances under the counter under the gun under the hammer under the nose of under the sun under the thumb under the weather under the wire underway under wraps unknown quantity unleash the dogs of war until all hours until hell freezes over until the last gun is fired untimely end unwritten law up

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