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set off 1.分;分割;劃開;區劃。2.裝飾;使更鮮明;襯托出;使...

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She shouldered her rucksack and set off along the road 她背起帆布背包就上路了

Thus in the international arena tax differences set off massive flows of funds and goods that would not have existed without the tax discrepancies . 因此,在國際范圍內,由于稅收不同,促使資金與商品的大量流動,但如果沒有這種稅收差別,這類流動也許本來就不會存在。

By now , a rocket will have set off on its 35 million mile trip to mars and scientists must be waiting anxiously for the results . 此刻,一枚火箭可能已經出發,踏上飛向火星的3500萬英里的旅程,科學家們一定在焦急地等待著結果。

Dressed up as father christmas and accompanied by a “ guard of honor “ of six pretty girls , he set off down the main street of the city . 他裝扮成圣誕老人,由六個漂亮的姑娘組成儀仗隊伴送從城里的大街上出發了。

Then , her composure regained , she was ready to set off to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat . 然后,她恢復了鎮靜,她準備著手搜尋入侵者,因為他們可能仍然在她的這套房子里躲著。

The next morning, he bundled up some food in a red bandanna handkerchief, told his parents good-by, and set off into the world . 次日早晨,他用一塊紅色的印花大手帕包了一些點心,告別了雙親,出發去闖天下。

She was ready to set off with the porter 's assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat . 她準備在工友的協助下著手搜尋入侵者,因為他們可能仍然在她的這套房子里躲著。。

Price could not rise forever, and financial structure was so precarious that even a slight recession would set off a panic . 價格不可能永遠上漲,金融結構又如此不穩定,稍有衰退就會引起恐慌。

Next day margaret set off to find the baron's brother in scarborough, with the letter tucked safely into her skirt . 第二天,瑪格麗特出發去找男爵在斯卡巴勒的兄弟,信安全地塞在裙子里。

They set off again, the hunters bunched a little by fear of the mentioned beast, while jack quested ahead . 他們又出發了,獵手們有點害怕談論到的野獸,稍稍靠攏了一些,杰克在前面開路。

Never a word he said, but set off running again for his life, and i must stagger to run after him . 他一句話也沒說,重新拼命地奔跑,我也只好搖搖擺擺地站起來,跟在他后面狂奔。

The explosives in challenger's self-destruct system might have been set off by a stray radio signal . “挑戰者”號的自毀裝置中的炸藥可能是由偶然出現的無線電信號引起爆炸的。

At the same time, the renewal of the civil war set off a vociferous demand in the united states for intervention . 與此同時,內戰的恢復在美國引起要求干涉的大聲叫喊。

“we'll see,“ was her reply, and she set off at a gallop, leaving me to toil in the rear . 我們走著瞧吧,這是她的回答,她就騎馬疾馳而去,丟下我在后面辛辛苦苦地趕著。

Dressed up as father christmas and accompanied by a “guard of honour“ of six pretty girls, he set off . 他扮成圣誕老人,在六名漂亮姑娘組成的“儀仗隊”護送下出發了。

He was brushed and washed at the usual hour, and set off with his son to pursue his ostensible calling . 他在梳洗時間照常梳洗,然后帶著他的兒子去從事他的公開職業。

She also encouraged the big slob to dress in disreputable costumes so as to set off kelly's grandeur . 她還姑息這位大高個穿得越荒唐越好,同凱利的堂堂儀表相映成趣。

They won't set off a metal detector, nor do they have any distinguishing silhouette . 它們不會觸發金屬探測器,也沒有任何可以識別的外形輪廓。

His shirt was soft silk, set off with a blue-and-white polka-dotted bow tie . 他穿的是質地柔軟的絲質襯衫,配著一只藍底白色圓點的蝶形領結。