set off phrasal verb ⇨set off (set off at dawn)⇨prompt (set off a debate)⇨turn sth on (set off the alarm)set off
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➡ See also the entry for leave1另见leave条第1义set off ♦︎ take off ♦︎ start ♦︎ set out ♦︎ set sailThese words all mean to begin a journey.这些词均表示出发、起程。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to set off / take off / start / set out / set sail for / from sth◆to set off / take off / start (out) / set out / set sail on a journey, voyage, etc.◆to set off / take off / start / set out early■ˌset ˈoff
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(setting, set, set)to leave at the start of a journey出发;动身;起程◆We set off at dawn.我们黎明时就出发了。◆They set off to explore the island.他们动身去那个岛上探险。■ˌtake ˈoff
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(took, taken)(of an aircraft) to leave the ground and begin to fly; (of a person) to set off in an aircraft(飞机)起飞;(人)乘飞机出发◆The plane took off an hour late.飞机起飞晚了一个小时。◆What time do we take off?我们什么时候乘飞机出发?ⓘ In informal American English take off can be used when sb leaves a place to go somewhere else.在非正式美式英语中,take off可指某人离开某地前往其他地方◆We took off for the beach.我们动身前往海滩。OPPland ⇨ landverb■start [intransitive] to begin a journey出发;动身;起程◆What time do we start?我们什么时候出发?◆They had started out from Saigon the previous day.他们前一天就已经从西贡出发了。■ˌset ˈout
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(setting, set, set) (especiallywritten) to leave at the start of a journey出发;动身;起程◆He set out along the path the old man had shown him.他沿着老人指给他的那条小路出发了。NOTE辨析 Set off, start out or set out?There is no real difference in meaning between these words. Set off is the most frequent and least formal. Start (out) and set out are used more in written English than in spoken English; set out especially can sound slightly literary.这三个短语在含义上没有实质差别。set off最常用也最不正式;start (out)和set out较多用于书面语而非口语。set out听起来尤其带点文学色彩。■set ˈsail
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(setting, set, set) (ratherformal) to begin a journey in a ship or boat起航;开航◆The family set sail for a new life in Australia.这家人起航前往澳大利亚开始新的生活。
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