set off/out
phrasal verb with set verb uk/set/ us/set/ setting | set
B2 出发，启程
to start a journey
What time will we have to set off for Grandma's house tomorrow? 我们明天得在什么时候出发去奶奶家？
Jenny set off down the road on her new bike. 珍妮骑着新自行车沿着马路出发了。
They've just set off on a round-the-world cruise. 他们刚刚出发去环球旅行。
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- When we heard he was ill, we set off straight away to see him.
- They set off before dawn.
- They set off on their desert crossing two days ago.