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另見leave條第1義set off ♦︎ take off ♦︎ start ♦︎ set out ♦︎ set sailThese words all mean to begin a journey.這些詞均表示出發、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出發;動身;起程◆We set off at dawn.我們黎明時就出發了。◆They set off to explore the island.他們動身去那個島上探險。■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(飛機)起飛;(人)乘飛機出發◆The plane took off an hour late.飛機起飛晚了一個小時。◆What time do we take off?我們什麽時候乘飛機出發?ⓘ In informal American English take off can be used when sb leaves a place to go somewhere else.在非正式美式英語中,take off可指某人離開某地前往其他地方◆We took off for the beach.我們動身前往海灘。OPPland ⇨ landverb■start [intransitive] to begin a journey出發;動身;起程◆What time do we start?我們什麽時候出發?◆They had started out from Saigon the previous day.他們前一天就已經從西貢出發了。■ˌset ˈout
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(setting, set, set) (especiallywritten) to leave at the start of a journey出發;動身;起程◆He set out along the path the old man had shown him.他沿着老人指給他的那條小路出發了。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.這三個短語在含義上沒有實質差别。set off最常用也最不正式;start (out)和set out較多用於書面語而非口語。set out聽起來尤其帶點文學色彩。■set ˈsail
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(setting, set, set) (ratherformal) to begin a journey in a ship or boat起航;開航◆The family set sail for a new life in Australia.這家人起航前往澳大利亞開始新的生活。
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