[with obj.]cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post 运送;邮送 we sent a reminder letter but received no reply. 我们寄出了一封提醒信,可是没有收到回信。 [with two objs]he sent her a nice little note. 他送给她一张善意的小纸条。 ■order or instruct to go to a particular destination or in a particular direction 派遣;派往 the BBC sent me to Washington to cover the trial. 英国广播公司派我到华盛顿来报道这次审判。 ■[no obj., with infinitive]send a message or letter 发消息;发信 he sent to invite her to supper. 他写信邀请她吃晚餐。 ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause to move sharply or quickly; propel 推进;驱动 the volcano sent clouds of ash up four miles into the air. 火山把灰雾推上四英里高的天空。 ■(send someone to)arrange for someone to go to (an institution) and stay there for a particular purpose 安排某人进入(机构) many parents prefer to send their children to single-sex schools. 许多父母更愿意送孩子去单一性别学校。
[with obj. and complement]cause to be in a specified state 使处于某种状态 while driving in London I was sent crazy by roadworks and closed bridges. 在伦敦开车的时候,这里道路施工、那里立交桥关闭,我快给弄疯了。 ■[with obj.](informal)affect with powerful emotion; put into ecstasy (非正式)使着迷;使入迷 it's the spectacle and music that send us, not the words. 是美景和音乐迷住了我们,而不是那些话语。
常用词组 send someone flying
cause someone to be knocked violently off balance or to the ground 把某人打翻在地
send someone packing
见 pack
send someone to Coventry
见 Coventry
send someone to the showers
见 shower
send word
send a message 发送消息 he sent word that he was busy. 他传来话说他很忙。
派生 sendable adjective sender noun 语源
Old English sendan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zenden and German senden
继承用法 send away for
order or request that (something) be sent to one 函购;函索 you can send away for the recipe. 你可以来函索取处方。
send someone down (Brit.) (英)
expel a student from a university (大学)开除学生
(informal)sentence someone to imprisonment (非正式)判处监禁 you're going to get sent down for possessing drugs. 你将会因拥有毒品而被判处监禁。
send something down
(Cricket)bowl a ball or an over (板球)投球;投(一轮投球) Bainbridge sent down 25 overs and finished with 5 for 44. 贝恩布里奇投球25轮,跑动5次,积44分。
send for
order or instruct (someone) to come to one; summon 召唤;召至 if you don't go I shall send for the police. 如果你不走,我就叫警察了。 ■order by post 函订;函购 send for our mail order catalogue. 来函索取我们的邮购产品目录。
send something in
submit material to be considered for a competition or possible publication (为参赛或发表)投稿 don't forget to send in your entries for our summer competition. 别忘了给我们的夏季竞赛投来你的参赛作品。
send off for
another way of sayingsend away for above 同上面send away for
send someone off
instruct someone to go; arrange for someone's departure 派遣;派去 she sent him off to a lecturing engagement. 他派她去举行演讲。 ■(of a referee, especially in soccer or rugby) order a player to leave the field and take no further part in the game (尤指足球、橄榄球裁判)罚球员下场 the goalkeeper was sent off for a professional foul. 守门员由于故意犯规被罚下场。
send something off
dispatch something by post 寄送;寄发 please take a moment or two to send off a cheque to a good cause. 请抽出一点时间为一项崇高事业寄发一张支票。
send something on
transmit mail or luggage to a further destination or in advance of one's own arrival 转寄;(人到达前)先行发送(邮件,行李) I've got your catalogue—would you like me to send it on?. 我已收到你的目录——是否要我将它转寄出去?。
send something out
produce or give out something; emit something 发出;放出;射出 radar signals were sent out in powerful pulses. 雷达信号以强脉冲发出。
dispatch items to a number of people; distribute something widely 分发;发给 the company sent out written information about the stock. 公司以书面形式发布了股票信息。
send someone up
(US)sentence someone to imprisonment (美)判处监禁 he was sent up for arson. 他因纵火罪被判监禁。
send someone/thing up
(informal)give an exaggerated imitation of someone or something in order to ridicule them (非正式)为取笑而夸张地模仿某人(或某事) we used to send him up something rotten. 我们过去常模仿他的一些不光彩事情来取笑他。