Phrase
setting off
出发，启程
setting off is the present participle of set off.
to begin a journey
- 1.
To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
出发；启程；开始旅行或行程。
- 2.
To begin; to cause; to initiate.
开始；引起；发起。
- 3.
To cause to explode, let off.
使爆炸；引爆；放(鞭炮等)。
- 4.
To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.
使生气；使发怒；使开始抱怨或闷闷不乐等。
- 5.
To enhance by emphasizing differences.
通过突出差异来增强；衬托。
- 6.
To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.
抵消；补偿:以相反效果减弱影响。
引起，触发；衬托，使突出；出发；启程；开始旅行或行程。；开始；引起；发起。；使爆炸；引爆；放(鞭炮等)。
In use
We set off early in the morning to avoid traffic.
The loud noise set off the car alarm.
The dark frame sets off the bright colors of the painting.
set off
通常指开始一段旅程；可接 for 表示目的地，如 set off for the airport。
We set off early to avoid traffic.
我们早早出发以避免交通拥堵。
set off sth
sth 可以是具体事物或抽象事件，如 set off a chain reaction。
The loud noise set off the car alarm.
巨大的响声触发了汽车警报。
be set off by sth
常用于被动结构，表示某物被另一物衬托或突出。
Her dark hair was set off by the white dress.
Connections
Collocations
- set off for
- 出发前往
- We set off for the beach at sunrise.我们日出时出发前往海滩。
- set off fireworks
- 放烟花
- People set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year.人们放烟花庆祝新年。
- set off an alarm
- 触发警报
- The smoke from the stove set off the smoke alarm.炉子冒出的烟触发了烟雾报警器。
- set someone off
- 激怒某人
- Her nasty comment set him off and he stormed out.她恶毒的评论激怒了他，他气冲冲地走了出去。
- set off against
- 抵消；弥补
- You can set these losses off against your profits.你可以用这些亏损抵消你的利润。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：set(放置)+off(离开)。想象把行李放好就出发；又像按下开关，炮仗脱离手“砰”地爆炸。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：旅行出发、日常对话 “set off”表示“出发、启程”时为中性用语，正式与非正式场合都很常用；多用于谈论旅行或行程的开始。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.