資料來源 : pyDict
出發;發射,發起;隔開;襯托,烘托
資料來源 : WordNet®
set off
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate
the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate},
{spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part},
{start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set out}, {take off}]
3: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress
accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by
brackets" [syn: {bring out}]
4: cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: {explode},
{detonate}, {blow up}]
5: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
strength" [syn: {cancel}, {offset}]
6: set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off
to a good start"
7: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest
among the people" [syn: {incite}, {instigate}, {stir up}]