英语词汇“set sth off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	set sth off
释义	set sth off Ⅰ set sth off (CAUSE) — phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (_{PRESENT TENSE} setting, _{PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE} set) 1 C2 to cause an activity or event, often a series of events, to begin or happen: » The court's initial verdict in the police officers' trial set off serious riots.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Starting and beginning , ↑Starting again 2 F0 to cause a loud noise or explosion, such as that made by a bomb or an alarm (= a warning sound) to begin or happen: » Terrorists set off a bomb in the city centre.» Somebody set the alarm off on my car.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Exploding and erupting Ⅱ set sth off (MAKE NOTICEABLE) — phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (_{PRESENT TENSE} setting, _{PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE} set) ► F0 to make something look attractive by providing a contrast (= attractive difference) to it: » The new yellow cushions nicely set off the pale green of the chair covers.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Decorating or making something attractive
随便看	be/go into ecstasies about/over sth begone be gone on sb begonia be good, and if you can't be good, be careful be good as gold be good as new be good/bad news be good company be good enough to be good for sth be good to go be good training for sth be/go off on one be/go on at sb be/go out on the tiles be/go round the twist be green about the gills be green with envy be grounded be grounded in sth begrudge beg the question beguile beguiling

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