The difference between departure and departure

1, the meaning of departure is the same as that of departure, which means "leave a place and start a trip; Or start moving in a certain direction. " Therefore, "set off" and "set out" in the above example can be substituted for each other. But according to personal speaking habits, people will have their own preferences in using words.

Let's look at a few more examples:

It's important to wear the right shoes when starting a long walk.

Wearing the right shoes is very important for hiking.

2) Shall we gather? Open and closed. The last part of our trip to China.

We started the last stop of our trip to China.

Nick set out to visit his parents this morning.

Nick visited his parents this morning.

In the above example, we use set off or set out to mean "start, start".

Now let's look at the difference between set off and set out. First of all? Let's go. It has many meanings, such as:

We can use set off to mean "start doing something and make it successful". Look at this example:

Lily opened the door and triggered the alarm.

As soon as Lily opened the door, the alarm went off.

We can use set off to mean "cause an explosion", such as setting off fireworks. Look at this example:

We set off some fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

We set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

4, foil can also mean "foil, beautiful", please see the example:

Her red dress was set off by a golden belt.

That golden belt sets off the beauty of her red skirt well.

The phrase set someone off means "make someone do something". See example:

Whenever she mentions her ex-boyfriend, she will cry.

She cries whenever she mentions her ex-boyfriend.

In the above meaning and situation, we can only use set off. Next, let's talk about starting:

6. A common meaning of "setting out" is "having a specific goal and starting to take action to achieve it", which is what we usually call "determined to do …" in Chinese. Look at this example:

Mary is going to be the first girl in school to take part in the London Marathon.

Mary is determined to be the first girl in school to take part in the London Marathon.

7, Set out can mean "clearly explain or write something", please see the example:

I listed the reasons for applying for this job.

I explained the reason for applying for this job.

8. Departure can also refer to "showing". See example:

Can you arrange these chairs as planned?

Can you arrange the chairs according to the drawing design?

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