| 词组 | set off |
| 释义 | set off 1. set off to start to go somewhere: ▪ I wanted to set off early to avoid the traffic. ▪ What time did you set off? +for ▪ Merl kissed her husband goodbye and set off for work. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set out 2. set off sth • set sth off to make a bomb explode or to make something cause an explosion: ▪ The slightest movement would have set off the device and blown us all sky high. ▪ a bunch of kids messing around in the street and setting off fireworks 3. set off sth • set sth off to make something such as an alarm system start operating, especially when this was not intended: ▪ The wind was so bad it had set off all the car alarms. ▪ Put that cigarette out you idiot - you'll set the smoke detector off. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑trigger off, activate 4. set off sth • set sth off to make something start happening, or make people suddenly start doing something: ▪ The earthquake set off landslides, which destroyed several villages, making many people homeless. ▪ Hong Kong's stock market fell sharply, setting off a global financial crisis. ▪ Government plans to make divorce easier has set off a national debate. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑trigger off, ↑spark off 5. set off sth • set sth off if a piece of clothing, colour, or decoration sets something off, it makes it look more attractive, especially because it is a very different colour: ▪ A stylish beige dress set off with a pale blue scarf. ▪ Johnny had movie star features, brown wavy hair and piercing blue eyes set off by his dark complexion. 6. set off sth • set sth off if a type of food sets off another type of food, it makes it taste better when you eat them together, because it has a very different taste or feel in your mouth: ▪ The rich duck liver is set off by toast and a crisp salad with a lemon dressing. ▪ a rare steak nicely set off by spinach sautéed with garlic ■ SIMILAR TO: enhance formal 7. set sb off BrE spoken to make someone start crying, laughing, or talking about something that they often talk about: ▪ Don't mention anything about weddings - you'll only set her off again. ▪ Sue started crying, and then that set me off. ■ SIMILAR TO: start sb off |
| 随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含5587条英汉双解词组，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。