/send ||; sɛnd/verb [T] (
past tense past participle sent /sent
||; sɛnt/)
1 send sth (to sb/sth);send (sb) sth to make sth go or be taken somewhere, especially by mail, radio, etc 寄;发送: to send a letter/parcel/message/fax to sb 给某人寄信╱寄包裹╱发信息╱发传真Don't forget to send me a postcard. 别忘了给我寄明信片。
2 to tell sb to go somewhere or to do sth; to arrange for sb to go somewhere 派遣;打发: My company is sending me on a training course next month. 下个月公司将派我去参加培训课程。She sent the children to bedearly. 她早早就把孩子打发上床了。to send sb to prison 把某人关进监狱I'll send someone round to collect you at 10.00. 我10点钟派人过来接你。
3 to cause sb/sth to move in a particular direction, often quickly or as a reaction that cannot be prevented 使急速地或失控地(向某方向)移动: I accidentally pushed the table and sent all the drinks flying. 我无意中推动桌子,把所有饮料弄得飞散了。
4 send sb (to/into sth) to make sb have a particular feeling or enter a particular state 使有某种感觉或进入某种状态: The movement of the train sent me to sleep. 火车摇摇晃晃的,使我睡着了。
give/send sb your love→
LOVE¹
send for sb/sth to ask for sb to come to you; to ask for sth to be brought or sent to you 派人去叫或去拿:
Quick! Send for an ambulance! 快!快叫救护车! send sth in to send sth to a place where it will be officially dealt with 寄或送至某处进行处理:
I sent my application in three weeks ago but I still haven't had a reply. 我三星期前寄出申请信,但至今仍未收到回复。 send off (for sth); send away (to sb) (for sth) to write to sb and ask for sth to be sent to you 写信购买或索取:
Let's send off for some holiday brochures. 让我们写信索取一些度假小册子。 send sb off (used in a sports match) to order a player who has broken a rule to leave the field and not to return (指体育比赛)将犯规的参赛者判罚下场:
Beckham was sent off for a foul in the first half. 贝肯姆上半场犯规而被勒令下场。 send sth off to post sth 寄出:
I'll send the information off today. 今天我会将资料寄出。 send sth out 1 to send sth to a lot of different people or places (将某物)发送(给许多人或地方): We sent out the invitations two months before the wedding. 我们在举行婚礼前两个月就把请柬发出去了。
2 to produce sth, for example light, heat, sound, etc 产生,发出(光、热、声音等)
send sb/sth up (
Brit 英) (
informal 非正式) to make sb/sth look ridiculous or silly especially by copying him/her/it in a way that is intended to be amusing (用戏谑模仿的方式)取笑