• 例1:It was raining hard when we set off. (我们出发时正下着⼤⾬。)
  • 例2:Who set off the fire alarm? (谁拉响了⽕警报警器?)
  • 例3:The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid. (救济物资⻋的到来引发了⼩⼩的骚乱,村⺠们争先恐后地想抢到⼀份援助物资。)