set off
出發;發射,發起;隔開;襯托,烘托
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]