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see off为某人送行

see through识破，看透

Nobody saw through his disguise.

没有人识破他的伪装。

see to留心，照料，注意

You ought to have your eyes seen to by a doctor.

If you can provide the wine, I can see to the food.

see to it that设法使，务必要，保证

See to it that there is enough money.

When you start the engine, you must see to it that the car is in neutral. 开发动

机时,一定要使汽车的离合器处于空档位置。

send for派人去请

send in呈送，提交

send off送别;发送，邮寄

set about开始做，着手

set apart使分离;使显得突出

set aside留出;拨出;不理会

set aside a little time/money each week

Setting aside my wishes in the matter, what would you really like to do?

to set aside a verdict 取消一项判决

set back推迟，阻碍;使花费

This hold-up will set us back half an hour.

This suit set me back about $75.

set down记下，写下

I have set down everything that happened, as I remember it.

How shall I set myself down in the hotel register?

在旅馆的登记簿上，我应如何写自己的身份呢?

set fire to点燃，纵火

set free释放

set off动身出发;引起

set off in search of the lost child

The discovery of gold in California set off a rush to get there.

One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. 一天下午,她乘坐小船从海岸出发,遇到了一场暴风雨。

The children set off for school.

The news set off a rush of activity.

这消息令人蜂拥而动。

set out动身出发;开始;陈述

He set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front part.

The reasons for my decision are set out in my report.

注意：

set off, set out 这两个短语动词都有"出发”和"动身”的意思，都可以解释为sta

rt to move或begin a journey。

然而set off的原义是使爆炸(cause to explode)

The slightest spark can set off the explosives stored here.

一点点火星就能够使储存这里的火药爆炸。

By now, a rocket will have set off on its 35 million mile trip to Mars…

到现在那只火箭已经出发踏上飞往火星的3,500万英里的旅程了。

After making a shortest fight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.

早上4点15分开始进行了短时间的试飞，半小时后布莱理奥特动身了。

set out 的原义是着手做(begin work with the intention of achieving a particular aim).

When I really set out to take care of somebody, I usually do the job properly.

当我真要照顾某人时，我一般是会把此工作做好的。

She is going to set out from the French coast at five o‘clock in the morning.

她准备早上五点钟从法国海岸出发。

注：set out 在用来表示"着手做”(begin with a definite purpose)时，后面总是跟动词

不定式。

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.

那位新闻记者立即着手去获得这些重要的资料，但是他把这些资料寄来却用了很长时间。

set up建立，创立;引起

A new government was set up after the war.

The high winds set up some dangerous driving conditions.

settle down定居;安下心来

I must settle down this morning and do the cleaning.

shake off摆脱;甩掉

show off醒目;炫耀;卖弄，出风头

The white dress showed off her dark shin.

He showed off his success before us.

show up出现 ;露面;暴露

The cracks in the wall show up in the sunlight.

Did everyone you invited show up?

side by side肩并肩;一起;同时

so as to以便;以至

so far到目前为止，迄今

so that以便;结果是

something of在某种程度上;有点儿

sooner or later迟早

stand by支持;遵守诺言;袖手旁观

I’ll always stand by you.

How can we stand by and watch the country go to ruin?

to stand by one‘s promise

stand for代表;支持;容忍

stand out明显;突出;杰出

The road sign is easy to read: the words stand out well.

Among mystery writers, Agatha Christie stood out as a real master.

She stood out from the crowd because her height and her flaming red hair.

stand up站起来;(论点、证据等)站得住脚

The charges you’ve made would never stand up in court.

stand up for拥护;支持

be ready to stand up for truth.

stand up to经受得住;勇敢地面对

stand up to the strong enemy

Children toys must stand up to much knocking about.

step by step逐步地

step up加快;增加;逐步提高

Production is slowing down. We must step it up.

stick to坚持;忠于，紧跟;粘贴在…上

"I won’t give up,” George said , ”I’ll stick to this business. ”

to stick to one’s promise 忠于诺言

such as例如，诸如

Don‘t be in such a hurry. 不要如此匆忙。

The director of the village mill with such enthusiasm as if he never knew fatigue.

那位村办小厂的厂长工作热情这么高,好象从不知道疲倦似的。

sum up概括;总结

switch off关掉，转换

switch on开启