| 短语 | set sth ↔ off |
| 释义 | set sth ↔ off if a piece of clothing, colour, decoration etc sets something off, it makes it look attractive衬托某物; 使某物显得更漂亮:•The blue sundress set off her long blonde hair.蓝色的太阳裙把她那金色的长发衬托得更加美丽。set sth ↔ off to make a bomb explode, or cause an explosion使〔炸弹等〕爆炸; 引发〔爆炸〕:•Any movement could have set off the bomb.任何动静都可能引爆这颗炸弹。set sth ↔ off to make an ALARM start ringing触响〔警报系统〕:•Smoke from a cigarette will not normally set off a smoke alarm.香烟的烟雾一般不会触发烟雾警报器。set sth ↔ off to make something start happening, especially when you do not intend to do so引起，激发〔尤指意外事件〕:•News that the claims might be true set off widespread panic.这种说法可能属实的消息引起了普遍的恐慌。•Hong Kong's stock market fell, setting off a global financial crisis.香港股市下跌引发了一场全球性的金融危机。 |
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