说明
set off for/set off to(?)
核心问题
The first group of Chinese editors set off to Britain in mid-January, 1981. [《高中英语教科书》第二册(下), 人教社, p. 100] set off to 的用法是否正确?
词典解答
正确的用法是 set off for (set out for, leave for, head for)。for 表示预定的目的地：
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Having said farewell to their friends, they set off for home. 他们向朋友们道了别，便动身回家了。
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They set out[off] for Rome. 他们动身去了罗马。