setting-off的意思|示意

A little boy named Stephen began to wail, setting off a small tidal wave of tears from the other children.

一名叫史提文的小男孩哭了出来，引得其他孩子也跟着大哭起来，在教室里形成一次小小的泪潮。

Eventually they had a son, setting off a series of legal battles as Ms. Bond repeatedly petitioned the church for child support.

终于，他们有了一个儿子。这也拉开了邦德女士长长的讼诉之路，为了儿子的赡养费，她一直向教堂申请帮助。

Montenegro lay in wait, a country that I had singled out before setting off as one of those I was most looking forward to.

但是我们还是得动身了，黑山在前面等着我们，在行前我曾经把这个国家单独列出来，是我在整个旅程中最想看到的地方之一。

Not long after setting off, Eliyah spots a grey seal resting on some thick ice. He stops the boat and Tommy jumps out.

出发后不久，艾里亚就看见一头灰色的海豹在一块厚冰上休憩，他停下船来，汤米跃身跳出船去。

A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street.

一帮男孩子正在街上放烟火。

On the other, hand, as we all know, setting off firecrackers may cause a lot of trouble.

另一方面，众所周知，燃放鞭炮会给人们带来很多麻烦。