setting off

英 美
  • n.断流(关闭)
  • off adv.表示状态的关闭或离开prep.离开;在...之外adj.空闲的;离开的;关闭的v.离开;脱下
  • setting n.背景;环境;镶嵌;安装;放置;(日月的)沉落;[音]乐曲动词set的现在分词形式.
名词 setoff:
  1. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

    1. By now, a rocket will have set off on its35 million mile trip to Mars and scientists must be waiting anxiously for the results.
      此刻,一枚火箭可能已经出发,踏上飞向火星的3,500万英里的旅程,科学家们一定在焦急地等待着结果。
    2. Setting off firecrackers is seen not merely as a nuisance, but also as a big threat to man's life and property.
      燃放鞭炮不仅仅被看作讨厌的事,而且还被认为是对人的生命财产的严重威胁。