set off
- v. 出发，动身；解脱；装饰；抵消；使爆炸，点燃；引起
详细释义
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put in motion or move to act;
"trigger a reaction"
"actuate the circuits"
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leave;
"The family took off for Florida"
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direct attention to, as if by means of contrast;
"This dress accentuates your nice figure!"
"I set off these words by brackets"
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cause to burst with a violent release of energy;
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
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make up for;
"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
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set in motion or cause to begin;
"The guide set the tour off to a good start"
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provoke or stir up;
"incite a riot"
"set off great unrest among the people"
双语例句
- 1. They set off at a steady pace.
- 他们以不紧不慢的速度出发了。
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- 2. We finished loading and set off.
- 我们装完货物就出发了。
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- 3. He set off with a loping stride.
- 他迈着轻快的步伐出发了。
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- 4. We set off at a smart pace.
- 我们快步出发了。
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- 5. They set off at a leisurely pace.
- 他们步态悠闲地出发了。
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- 6. Carnac set off at a canter.
- 卡纳克以慢步小跑出发了。
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- 7. Top the oil up before you set off.
- 出发前加满油。
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- 8. We crammed into my car and set off.
- 我们挤进我的汽车，出发了。
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- 9. It was raining hard when we set off.
- 我们出发时正下着大雨。
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- 10. She set off at a canter.
- 她骑着马慢跑出发。
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- 11. We set off again at a more sedate pace.
- 我们又一次出发了,步调更加缓慢。
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- 12. They set off in file behind the teacher.
- 他们跟在教师后面鱼贯出发。
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- 13. We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.
- 我们出发去看金字塔和狮身人面像。
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- 14. Top the car up with oil before you set off.
- 出发前给车加满油。
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- 15. They set off into the country's uncharted interior.
- 他们出发前往这个国家人迹罕至的内陆。
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- 16. They set off at a jog up one street and down another.
- 他们跑步出发，沿着一条街跑过来又沿另外一条街跑过去。
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- 17. The clock said four minutes past eleven when we set off.
- 我们出发时，时钟显示11点4分。
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- 18. So we set off again, cursing the delay, toward the west.
- 于是我们再次出发，诅咒着延误，向西走。
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- 19. They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded.
- 他们原打算在雾中出发，但被劝阻了。
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- 20. We set off at a smartish pace.
- 我们快步出发了。
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- 21. Who set off the fire alarm?
- 谁拉响了火警报警器？
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- 22. He set off in quest of adventure.
- 他出行探险去了。
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- 23. Someone set off a fire extinguisher.
- 有人打开了灭火器。
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- 24. We set off in a southerly direction.
- 我们向南方出发了。
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- 25. We set off for London just after ten.
- 刚过十点，我们就动身上伦敦去了。
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- 26. The horse set off at a spanking pace.
- 那匹马一溜烟飞奔而去。
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- 27. She shouldered her bag and set off home.
- 她扛起包朝家走去。
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- 28. Opening this door will set off the alarm.
- 一开这道门，警铃就会响。
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- 29. The runners set off at a blistering pace.
- 赛跑运动员如脱缰野马般起跑了。
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- 30. He set off jauntily, whistling to himself.
- 他吹着口哨神气活现地出发了。
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- If you want to catch that train we'd better set off for the station immediately.
你要是想赶上那班火车，咱们就最好马上动身去火车站。 - What time are you planning to set off tomorrow?
你打算明天几点钟启程? - They've set off on a journey round the world.
他们已经开始环游世界。 - He'll have to circle the mark for 360°more before he can set himself free.
他就得多绕航标360°才能解脱。 - That jumper sets off the blue of her eyes.
在这件毛衣衬托下，她眼睛的蓝色显得更漂亮了。 - He set these heavy expenses off against his increase in salary.
他的这些沉重的开销抵消了增加的工资。 - Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could set them off.
这些烟火要格外小心，稍有火星就能引起爆炸。 - The first atom bomb was set off over Hiroshima.
第一颗原子弹是在广岛上空爆炸的。 - The burning gas was easy to set off an explosion.
燃烧的煤气容易引起爆炸。
用法讲解
- set off to advantage 把…衬托得更好看,使...
- set off 出发，动身
- set off on the wrong foot 使一开头就不顺利...
- set off on the right foot 参照 get off...
- set off at score 全速起跑
