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send Идиома
a send-up
a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.
send a bouquet
compliment a person, announce a compliment I would like send a bouquet to the volunteers at the Food Bank.
send away for something
write a letter asking for something I sent away for some postage stamps but they haven't arrived yet.
send him flying
trip him, cause him to fall, ass over teakettle His motorcycle hit a rock and sent him flying into the ditch.
send him up
send him to prison, find evidence to convict him The criminal threatened to kill the policeman who sent him up.
send someone packing
tell someone to leave, dismiss someone He was sent packing because of his bad attitude to his job.
send up
sentence someone to prison He was sent up for seven years for robbing a bank.
send away
1.cause to depart 使离开;送走 He sent his son away to school in America.他把儿子送往美国念书。 The letter was sent away in the evening mail.那封信是夜间邮班送出的。 2.dismiss 开除;赶走 Send the boy away,Mary;he is a little nuisance.玛丽,把孩子打发走,他是一个小讨厌鬼。 The boss sent little Jack away on some pretext or other.老板用某种借口把小杰克开除了。
send away for
request by post 写信索要 He sent away to one of the daily papers for a free calendar.他写信向一家日报社免费索取一份年历。 He wants to send away for some books.他想写信邮购一些书。
send down
1.expel a student from a universi ty 开除 As a result of the inquiry,two stu dents have been sent down.调查结果,两个学生被勒令退学。 2.cause to go down 使下降 Perhaps that will send her temper ature down.那样或许会使她的热度降下去。 The glut of apples sent the prices down.苹果大量上市使价格降了下来。
send for
1.ask sb.to attend 请…来 Send for a doctor;a man has been hurt.去请医生,有人受伤了。 The police were sent for immedi ately the disturbance began.骚乱刚一开始,警察就被叫来了。 2.send an order for sth.订购 I have sent for a dozen copies of the book.这书我订购了12本。 If you wish to see the book,I'll send for a copy.你要是想看这本书,我就去订购一本。
send forth
1.produce 长出(枝、芽等) Trees send forth new leaves in spring.春天里树木长出新叶。 2.emit;pour out 发出;使流出 The sun sends forth light and heat.太阳发出光和热。 The plant sends forth billows of smoke and steam.那家工厂放出滚滚浓烟和蒸汽。 3.issue;dispatch 寄发 The parcel must be sent forth at once.这包裹必须马上寄出。 They sent forth lots of people into the harvest.他们派出许多人参加收割。
send in
1.hand in 递送;呈送 Have they sent in the accounts?他们把帐单交上来了吗? He has already sent in his resigna tion.他已提出了辞职。 Applications must be sent in by May 5.申请书必须于5月5日前交上来。 2.send for a competition or an ex hibition 送…参加比赛或展出 Send in your contest entries to this station.把参加比赛的名单送到本站来。 We sent in two pictures for the show.我们送去两幅画参展。
send off
1.post 邮寄 Have you sent off that letter yet?那封信你寄了吗? 2.see off 为…送行;送别 A great crowd gathered at the sta tion to send the football team off.一大群人聚集在车站为足球队送行。
send on
1.send ahead or in advance 先送;先遣 We'll have our luggage sent on by train.我们把行李先交火车运去。 The sales manger had pressing business which kept him Shang hai,so he sent his deputy on to represent him in Guangzhou.销售部经理因急事耽搁在上海,因此他派副手前往广州做他的代表。 2.readdress and repost 转寄;转送 Would you kindly send on the en closed letter to Xiao Wang?劳驾把附来的信转交给小王好吗? I'll send on any letters that come for you.给你的信我都将转给你。
send out
1.emit 发出(光亮等) This lamp sends out a powerful beam.这种灯可发出强光。 2.produce 长出(枝、叶) Trees send out new shoots in spring.树木入春就长出新芽。 3.dispatch 派遣;发送 He sends out many invitations.他发出了许多请柬。 The company sends out thousands of circulars every month.这家公司每月发出数以千计的通知。
send word
inform;notify 告知 He sent word to me that he would not be able to come.他通知我说,他不能来了。 Xiao Zhang has just sent word. She'll be a little late.刚刚带信来说,她可能会晚到一会儿。
send up a trial balloon
Idiom(s): send up a trial balloon
Theme: TEST
to suggest something and see how people respond to it; to test public opinion. (Slang.) • Mary had an excellent idea, but when we sent up a trial balloon, the response was very negative. • Don't start the whole project without sending up a trial balloon.
send sth COD
Idiom(s): send sth C.O.D.
Theme: COMMERCE
to send merchandise to someone who will pay for it when it is delivered. (C.O.D. means "cash on delivery" or "collect on delivery.") • I sent away for a record album and asked them to send it C.O.D. • This person has ordered a copy of our record. Send the record C.O.D.
send sb up the river
Idiom(s): send sb up the river
Theme: LEGAL
to send someone to prison. (Slang.) • The judge sent Bill up the river for ten years. • The same judge sent him up the river the last time.
send sb to the showers
Idiom(s): send sb to the showers
Theme: DISMISSAL
to send a player out of the game and off the field, court, etc. (From sports.) • John played so badly that the coach sent him to the showers after the third quarter. • After the fistfight, the coaches sent both players to the showers.
send sb packing
Idiom(s): send sb packing
Theme: DISMISSAL - EJECT
to send someone away; to dismiss someone, possibly rudely. • I couldn't stand him anymore, so I sent him packing. • The maid proved to be so incompetent that I had to send her packing.
send sb on an errand
Idiom(s): send sb (out) on an errand
Theme: ERRAND
to send someone out to do a specific task. • Mother sent Billy out on an errand. • I'm late because Bill sent me on an errand.
send one about one's business
Idiom(s): send one about one's business
Theme: DISMISSAL - EJECT
to send someone away, usually in an unfriendly way. • Is that annoying man on the telephone again? Please send him about his business. • Ann, I can't clean up the house with you running around. I'm going to have to send you about your business.
give sb a big send-off
Idiom(s): give sb a big send-off
Theme: CELEBRATION
to see someone off on a journey with celebration and encouragement. • When I left for college, all my brothers and sisters came to the airport to give me a big sendoff. • When the sailors left, everyone went down to the docks and gave them a big send-off.
get a big send-off
Idiom(s): get a big send-off
Theme: CELEBRATION
to receive or enjoy a happy celebration before departing. • I had a wonderful send-off before I left. • John got a fine send-off as he left for Europe.
SEND BACK
(separable) to return something " I sent the soup back to the kitchen because there was a fly in it."
send back
return (usually by mail) "My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp."
Send someone to Coventry
(UK) If you send someone to Coventry, you refuse to talk to them or co-operate with them.
work all the hours that God sends
work as much as possible: "She works all the hours that God sends to support her family."
send off|send
v. phr. To say good-bye to someone ceremoniously. They sent us off to the Mainland from our first visit to Hawaii with an elaborate champagne party at the pier.
send one about one's business|business|send
v. phr. To dismiss someone summarily; tell one off. When Mrs. Atwater discovered that her daughter's French tutor was an ordinary fortune hunter, she sent him about his business. Compare: SEND ONE PACKING.
send one packing|packing|send
v. phr. To fire someone summarily. When the boss caught Smith stealing from the cash register, he sent him packing. Compare: SEND ONE ABOUT ONE'S BUSINESS.
send to the minors|minors|send
v. phr. To dismiss someone; tell them off; terminate a relationship. A baseball term. "What did you do to your girlfriend?" Ernie asked Bert, when Bert started dating Jane. "I sent her to the minors," Bert answered with a sneer.
send up|send
v. phr., colloquial To sentence (someone) to prison. Did you know that Milton Shaeffer was sent up for fifteen years?
send word|send|word
v. phr. To send notification to; advise. When his father fell seriously ill, we sent word to Mike to come home as quickly as possible.
send-off|send
n. phr. A demonstration of affection or respect at someone's departure, as a retirement ceremony. When our colleague retired after 35 years of teaching, we all got together at the Faculty Club and gave him a terrific send-off.
send
send 1. send around to put into circulation 2. send away to dispatch or banish 3. send down Brit. to suspend or expel from a university 4. send flying 1) to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly 2) to stagger or repel, as with a blow 3) to put to flight; rout 4) to scatter abruptly in all directions 5. send for 1) to ask for the arrival of; summon 2) to place an order for; make a request for delivery of 6. send forth to be a source of; cause to appear; give out or forth; produce, emit, utter, etc. 7. send in 1) to dispatch, hand in, or send to a central point or to one receiving 2) to put (a player) into a game or contest 8. send off 1) to mail or dispatch (a letter, gift, etc.) 2) to dismiss 3) to give a send-off to 9. send out 1) to dispatch, distribute, issue, mail, etc. from a central point 2) to send forth 3) to send someone on an errand (for something) 10. send up 1) to cause to rise, climb, or go up 2) â Informal to sentence to prison 3) Brit., Informal to make seem ridiculous, esp. by parody
send flying
send flying Cause to be knocked or scattered about, as in She bumped into the table and sent all the papers flying. This somewhat hyperbolic idiom was first recorded in 1789.
send round
send round Circulate widely, as in A copy of the new bylaws is being sent round to all union members. [First half of 1800s]
send someone about his or her business
send someone about his or her business Also, send someone packing. Dismiss someone abruptly, as in They always ring the bell at suppertime, asking for signatures, but I send them about their business, or The owner caught Jack taking small items from the store and sent him packing. The first term, which in effect tells people to tend to their own affairs, was first recorded in 1768; the variant, alluding to telling people to pack their bags and leave, was first recorded in 1594. Also see send away.
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