学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2169 set off

今天我们要学的词是 set off. To set off 是引起，引发的意思。Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off a new controversy¹, declaring that women are not equal to men. 土耳其总统埃尔多安表示，女性并不能跟男性平起平坐，这种说法引发了新的争议。President Obama's executive orders on immigration set off a frenzy² of debate. 美国总统奥巴马宣布的有关移民政策的行政命令引起了激烈的论战。好的，今天我们学习的词是 set off, set off, set off...

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。