| 单词 | send |
| 释义 | send (send ) Word forms: sends , sending , sent 1. verb A1 When you send someone something, you arrange for it to delivered to them, for example electronically or by post. Myra Cunningham sent me a note thanking me for dinner. [VERB noun noun] I sent a copy to the minister for transport. [VERB noun + to] It's easier to send an email or text message than have a face-to-face confrontation. [VERB noun] He sent a basket of exotic fruit and a card. [VERB noun] Sir Denis took one look and sent it back. [VERB noun with adverb] A huge shipment of grain had been sent from Argentina to Peru. [be VERB-ed + from] Synonyms: dispatch, post, mail, forward 2. verb A2 If you send someone somewhere, you tell them to go there. Inspector Banbury came up to see her, but she sent him away. [VERB noun with adverb] He had been sent here to keep an eye on Benedict. [VERB noun with adverb] ...the government's decision to send troops to the region. [VERB noun + to] I suggested that he rest, and sent him for an X-ray. [VERB noun + for] Reinforcements were being sent from the neighbouring region. [be VERB-ed + from] 3. verb A2 If you send someone to an institution such as a school or a prison, you arrange for them to stay there for a period of time. It's his parents' choice to send him to a boarding school, rather than a convenient day school. [VERB noun + to] You're saying they are sending too many people to prison? [VERB noun to noun] 4. verb B1 To send a signal means to cause it to go to a place by means of radio waves or electricity. The transmitters will send a signal automatically to a local base station. [VERB noun + to] In 1989, after a 12-year journey to Neptune, the space probe Voyager sent back pictures of Triton, its moon. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: transmit, broadcast, communicate, radio 5. verb If something sends things or people in a particular direction, it causes them to move in that direction. The explosion sent shrapnel flying all over the place. [VERB noun verb-ing] He let David go with a thrust of his wrist that sent the lad reeling. [V n -ing] The slight back and forth motion sent a pounding surge of pain into his skull. [VERB noun preposition] Synonyms: propel, hurl, fling, shoot 6. verb To send someone or something into a particular state means to cause them to go into or be in that state. My attempt to fix it sent Lawrence into fits of laughter. [VERB noun + into] ...before civil war and famine sent the country plunging into anarchy. [VERB noun verb-ing] An obsessive search for our inner selves, far from saving the world, could send us all mad. [VERB noun adjective] 7. to send someone to Coventry phrase If people send you to Coventry, they avoid speaking to you whenever they meet you, as a way of punishing you for something that you have done. [British] 8. to send someone packing phrase If you send someone packing, you make them go away. [informal] I decided I wanted to live alone and I sent him packing. Phrasal verbs: send away for send for [sense 2] send down 1. phrasal verb [usually passive] If a student is sent down from their university or college, they are made to leave because they have behaved very badly. [British] She wondered if he had been sent down for gambling. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb [usually passive] If someone who is on trial is sent down, they are found guilty and sent to prison. [British] The two rapists were sent down for life in 1983. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] send for 1. phrasal verb B2 If you send for someone, you send them a message asking them to come and see you. I've sent for the doctor. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you send for something, you write and ask for it to be sent to you. Send for your free catalogue today. [VERB PARTICLE noun] send in 1. phrasal verb B1 If you send in something such as a competition entry or a letter applying for a job, you post it to the organization concerned. Applicants are asked to send in a CV and a covering letter. [VERB PARTICLE noun] We're hoping that readers will send in their ideas for saving money. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb B2 When a government sends in troops or police officers, it orders them to deal with a crisis or problem somewhere. He has asked the government to send in troops to end the fighting. [VERB PARTICLE noun] send off 1. phrasal verb B2 When you send off a letter or package, you send it somewhere by post. He sent off copies to various people for them to read and make comments. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb [usually passive] B2 If a football player is sent off, the referee makes them leave the field during a game, as a punishment for seriously breaking the rules. The player was sent off for arguing with a linesman. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 3. See also sending-off send off for send for [sense 2] send on phrasal verb B2 If you send on something you have received, especially a document, you send it to another place or person. We coordinate the reports from the overseas divisions, and send them on to headquarters in Athens. [VERB noun PARTICLE] send out 1. phrasal verb B1 If you send out things such as letters or bills, you send them to a large number of people at the same time. She had sent out well over four hundred invitations that afternoon. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 To send out a signal, sound, light, or heat means to produce it. The crew did not send out any distress signals. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Bats detect the flying insects they eat by sending out sounds that echo back from their prey. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb When a plant sends out roots or shoots, they grow. If you cut your rubber plant back, it should send out new side shoots. [VERB PARTICLE noun] send out for phrasal verb B2 If you send out for food, for example pizzas or sandwiches, you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you. Let's send out for a pizza and watch a film. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] send up 1. phrasal verb If you send someone or something up, you imitate them in an amusing way that makes them appear foolish. [British, informal] You sense he's sending himself up as well as everything else. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...a spoof that sends up the macho world of fighter pilots. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See also send-up 3. phrasal verb [usually passive] If someone who is on trial is sent up, they are found guilty and sent to prison. [US] He's going to be sent up for killing one guy and injuring another. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Idioms: send someone away with a flea in their ear [British] to angrily reject someone's suggestions or attempts to do something I was prepared to be met with hostility as another nosy outsider, even to be sent away with a flea in my ear. But Moira was happy to chat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers send someone to Coventry [British] to ignore and refuse to talk to someone because you disapprove of something they have done There is a strong feeling of hostility towards his decision. He has been sent to Coventry. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers send coals to Newcastle to provide someone with something that they already have plenty of Sending food to that region is like sending coals to Newcastle. There is plenty of food, the problem is the breakdown of the distribution system. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers send someone packing to tell someone very forcefully or in an unsympathetic way to leave a place, job or position We had an idyllic life in the country until I decided I wanted to live alone for the first time in my life and I sent my boyfriend packing. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers send someone to the showers [US] to disqualify someone from a game or exclude them from an activity, because of their bad behaviour or poor performance Within the first 15 minutes, four players had been sent to the showers for fighting. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers send out smoke signals to give an indication of your views or intentions, often in an unclear or vague form which then needs to be interpreted I'll tell you exactly what I think we ought to do, but what kind of smoke signals ought to be sent by the White House is up to them to figure out. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: send a shiver First, though, a cautionary tale, one that should send a shiver down the spine of every club owner and chief executive in the game. Times, Sunday Times Can an electricity substation send a shiver down your spine? Times, Sunday Times At the very least, that will send a shiver down the spine of the global economy. Times, Sunday Times Here we bring you just a few maritime mysteries to send a shiver down your spine. The Sun Their very different accounts of what led up to her disappearance will send a shiver down your spine. Times, Sunday Times It will send a shudder of recognition through thousands, for although there are plenty of solid reasons for leaving the armed services, the transition can be a jolt. Times,Sunday Times The prospect of her return will send a shudder through the calm of the criminal justice agencies and lobby groups. Times, Sunday Times But it sent a shudder through the markets. Times, Sunday Times The great swell struck the shore with a weight that sent a shudder through the hills and tore their homes to matchsticks. Christianity Today The thought still sends a shudder down my spine. The Sun They had been left behind, perhaps, to send a warning to the wardens to quit the park. Times, Sunday Times That would mean four top-two finishes in a row — and send a warning to their high-flying rivals. The Sun They don't even send a warning letter. Times,Sunday Times The spy oysters look like the real thing, but send a warning message to the producer's smartphone if they are subjected to a sudden change of temperature or unexpected movement. Times,Sunday Times The app can send a warning if funds are running low. Times, Sunday Times The news sent a wave of sadness through the literary community. Times, Sunday Times The marriage sent a wave of concern through her family. Globe and Mail The arrival of the loan helped to temper an unexpected profits warning and sent a wave of relief through the stock market. Times, Sunday Times The memory sent a wave of laughter through the audience. canada.com Their decision to 'gate' investors sent a wave of panic through markets and caused the pound to fall by 2.5 cents against the dollar to $1.3045, a fresh 31-year low. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 发送 Japanese: 送る |
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