set off的意思是什么/什么意思？

Question

如题所述

Answer 1

3. set off 引起
set off her feeling of homesickness.
引起她的思乡之情；使她想家了~

set off

1. 出发，动身：例句: to set off in the direction of
朝着…的方向出发2. 使开始(做某事)：例句: to set off on something
开始干某事3. 引起；激起：例句: to set off a chain reaction
引起连锁反应4. 点燃：使爆炸；发射：例句: to set a mine off
引爆地雷5. 衬托；使显得美丽：例句: to be set off by something
被某物衬托得更加美丽6. 用(符号、线段等)隔开，分开：例句: to be set off by a comma
用逗号隔开7. 划分出，拨出(作为他用)：例句: to set off some money for
为…拨出一部分钱8. 平衡；抵消：例句: to set off gains against losses
得失相当9. 【印刷】(油墨未干)染污(次张)
以上来源于: 《21世纪大英汉词典》

以下几项均不符合题意~

1. put off 推迟；扔掉；阻止
2. took off 起飞；脱下；离开
4. ran off 逃跑；印出；流掉；进行决赛