send /send/ (sent, sent /sent/ ) ► SEE ALLsend sb/sth aheadsend away (for sth)send sb awaysend sb/sth back (to sb/sth)send sb down send for sbsend for sthsend sb insend sth insend offsend sb offsend sth off (to sb)send sth onsend sb outsend sth outsend out for sthsend sb up send sb/sth up ●ˌsend sb/sth aˈheadto arrange for sb/sth to go or be taken to the place you are going to, before you arrive there提前运送；派…打头阵◆The rest of the equipment was sent ahead by air. 其余的设备先行空运走了。[v + n/pron + adv]●ˌsend aˈway (for sth)➡send off (for sth)●ˌsend sb aˈway🔑1.to tell sb to leave把某人打发走◆The reporters were sent away empty-handed (= without any news). 记者都被打发走了，空手而回。2.(to…)to arrange for sb to go somewhere away from home安排某人离开家（去某处）◆He was sent away to boarding school at the age of seven. 他七岁时就被送进了寄宿学校。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] (less frequent) ●ˌsend sb/sth ˈback (to sb/sth)🔑to return sb/sth to where they/it came from把…退回；遣返◆The refugees were sent back to their own country. 难民被遣送回国。◆You can send the goods back if you’re not satisfied. 不满意可退货。SYNreturn sb/sth(to sb/sth) (more formal) [v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend sb ˈdown (BrE) 1. (informal) to send sb to prison把…送进监狱；判…坐牢◆He was sent down for ten years. 他被判了十年刑。SYNput sb away2. (old-fashioned) to make a student leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, because of bad behaviour（尤指牛津或剑桥大学）勒令…退学，开除…的学籍◆She was sent down from Oxford. 她被牛津大学除名了。SYNexpel sbNOTEOften used in the passive.常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˈsend for sb🔑to send a message to sb to ask them to come and see you, especially in order to help you请某人来（帮忙等）◆Send for a doctor. 叫大夫来吧。◆Has the doctor been sent for? 请大夫了吗？OBJdoctor, police SYNcall sb in[v + prep]●ˈsend for sthto ask sb to bring or deliver sth to you让人带来（或送来）某物◆Send for an ambulance. 叫救护车吧。◆Have you sent for a catalogue (= by post / mail)? 你去信索要目录了吗？◆More equipment has been sent for. 已经要求发送更多设备来。[v + prep]●ˌsend sb ˈin1.to order sb to go to a place to deal with a difficult situation派…去（应付困难局面）◆Troops were sent in to restore order. 已派军队前去恢复秩序。OBJtroops, police, army2.to tell sb to go into a room, where sb else is waiting to see them让某人进去（会面）◆Send the next candidate in, please. 请下一位申请人进来。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend sth ˈinto send sth by post/mail to a place where it will be dealt with把…寄到某处（处理）◆500 schools sent in entries for the competition. 有 500 所学校寄来了参赛作品。◆Viewers are invited to send in their suggestions for next week’s programme. 欢迎观众来信对下周节目提出建议。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend ˈoff ( ˌsend aˈwayespecially NAmE) (for sth)to write to sb and ask them to send you sth by post/mail函索◆If you save enough packets, you can send off and get a free toy. 攒够包装纸可寄来免费换取玩具。◆You can send off for a free booklet. 可来信免费索取小册子。SYNwrite away/off(to sb)(for sth)[v + adv]●ˌsend sb ˈoff1.(for sth) (BrE) (in a sports game体育比赛) to make sb leave the field because they have broken the rules of the game罚…下场◆He was sent off for a foul. 他因犯规被罚下。◆Three players got sent off in the first half. 上半场比赛有三名运动员被罚下场。OBJplayerNOTEOften used in the passive.常用于被动语态。2.(to …)to ask or tell sb to go somewhere派…去；派遣◆The bank sent him off for four months’ study at Harvard. 银行派他去哈佛进修四个月。◆I always send the kids off to school looking clean and tidy. 我总是让孩子们干净整洁地去上学。◆The men were sent off to find water. 那些人被派出去找水。1[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]2[v + n/pron + adv]▸ˌsending-ˈoff
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(BrE) (in a sports game体育比赛) a situation when a player is told to leave the field because they have broken the rules判罚下场；罚出场外◆It’s his third sending-off this year. 这是他今年第三次被罚下场了。◆The match saw three penalties and two sendings-off. 这场比赛有三次罚球，两人被罚下场。▸ˈsend-off
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(informal) an occasion when people come together to say goodbye to sb who is leaving送行；送别；话别◆She was given a good send-off by all her colleagues. 她受到了所有同事的热情欢送。●ˌsend sth ˈoff (to sb)to send sth by post/mail寄某物（给某人）；邮送◆Have you sent that letter off yet? 你把信寄出去了吗？OBJletter, parcel SYNmail sth off(to sb) (NAmE) , post sth off(to sb) (BrE) [v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend sth ˈon1.(to…)to send a letter, etc. that has arrived at sb’s old address to their new one 转寄，转投（信件等至新地址） ◆I’ve asked a neighbour to send on any important letters. 我已经请一位邻居帮忙转寄所有重要信件。OBJletter SYNforward sth(to sb/sth) (more formal) 2.(to sb/sth)to send sth you have received to sb else for them to see or deal with转送；转递；转达◆I’ll send the photos on to you. 我会把照片转给你。3.to send sth to a place so that it arrives before you get there先期发运（或送达）；提前送到◆We sent our furniture on by ship. 我们把家具先行水运过去了。◆We’ve arranged for your belongings to be sent on. 我们已经安排把你的东西提前发送过去了。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend sb ˈoutto send sb somewhere for a particular purpose派出某人（到某处执行任务等）；派遣◆I’ll ask them to send someone out straightaway to fix the car. 我会请他们马上派人修车的。◆If I’m not back by midnight, send out a search party! 要是半夜我还回不来，就派出搜索队！[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend sth ˈout1.to send sth to a lot of different people or places分发；散发◆I sent out fifty invitations. 我发出了五十份请柬。◆Have we sent letters out to all the applicants? 我们给所有的申请人都发信了吗？OBJletter, information SYNmail sth out2.to produce sth, such as light, a signal, sound, etc.发出，放出（光、信号、声音等）◆a fire sending out waves of warmth 热浪滚滚的大火◆His brain was sending out warning signals telling him to be careful. 他的大脑不断发出警报，提醒他小心。OBJsignal SYNemit sth (more formal) [v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend ˈout for sthto ask a restaurant or shop/store to deliver food to you at home or at work请（饭店或商店）送来（外卖食物）◆We could send out for a takeaway. 我们可以叫外卖。[v + adv + prep]●ˌsend sb ˈup (NAmE, informal) to send sb to prison把某人关进监狱；判某人坐牢NOTEOften used in the passive.常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌsend sb/sth ˈup (BrE, informal) to make people laugh, especially by copying sb/sth in an amusing way滑稽模仿；戏仿…取乐◆a TV programme that sends up politicians 模仿讽刺政客的电视节目◆Everyone was sending her up. 大家都在模仿取笑她。◆The teacher heard me sending up her accent. 老师听到了我怪声怪调地模仿她的口音。[v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (rare) ▸ˈsend-up
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(BrE, informal) an act of making sb/sth look silly by copying them/it in an amusing way（对人或事物的）滑稽模仿，戏仿取乐◆The movie is a hilarious send-up of the Hollywood western. 这部电影是对好莱坞西部片的戏仿。