名词 offset:

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin

2. a compensating equivalent

3. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

4. a natural consequence of development

5. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

6. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

动词 offset:

1. compensate for or counterbalance

2. make up for

3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

4. create an offset in

5. produce by offset printing

offadv.表示状态的关闭或离开prep.离开；在 ... 之外adj.空闲的；离开的；关闭的v.离开；脱下offkeyadj.走音的(不合适的；不正常的)

set off to advantage把…衬托得更好看,使…显得更加美观

set offv.出发，动身；解脱；装饰；抵消；使爆炸，点燃；引起

set off on the wrong foot使一开头就不顺利

set off on the right foot参照 get off on the right foot

set off at score全速起跑