phr. send after 派人追赶(或寻找)
I sent after him, but he had already left. 我派人去找他，但他已离开了。
send along 派遣；发送
We will send John along to collect the fees. 我们将派约翰去收费。
I'll send the book along to you in a few days. 我过几天把书给你送去。
send away 1. 发送掉
They sent the goods away immediately. 他们马上把货发走了。
2. 把…打发走；使离去
I soon sent the salesman away, as I wasn't interested in what he was selling. 我一会儿就把推销员打发走了，因为我对他卖的货不感兴趣。
We like to send all our guests away with pleasant memories of their holiday. 我们希望所有客人都带着假期愉快的回忆离去。
3. 解雇
They sent the girl away for stealing silver. 他们把那女仆解雇了，因为她偷银器。
send away for 函购；函索
I've sent away for some things that I saw in the catalogue. 在商品目录上见到的一些东西我已去函邮购了。
send away to a travel agency for a free brochure 写信给旅行社要一本赠阅的旅游景点手册
send back 1. 送回；退还；发送回来
After the quarrel, she sent his letters back. 吵过之后，她把他写的信退还给他了。
the pictures that the satellite is sending back 人造卫星正在发送回来的照片
2. 【板】使(击球员)出局
send down 1. 把…向下发送(或派遣)
The dirty plates were sent down to the kitchen. 脏盘子送到厨房里去了。
The director sent me down with a message for you. 主任派我下来捎个信给你。
2. 使(温度等)下降
Bad news sent market prices down. 坏消息使市场价格下跌。
3. 〈英〉勒令…停学，开除
He was sent down from his university for taking drugs. 他因吸毒被大学开除。
4. 〈英口〉处…以徒刑；使坐牢
He was sent down for ten years for robbing a bank. 他因抢劫银行被判10年徒刑。
5. 【板】(朝击球员守卫的三柱门)投(球)；(投手朝三柱门)投(一轮投球)
send flying 见 fly²
send for 1. 派人去叫，召唤；派人去拿
send for the police 派人去叫警察来
send for help 派人求援
2. (向送货上门的店铺)订购；函购
I've sent for some meat from the butcher's. 我已向肉店订购了一些肉。
3. = send away for
send forth 1. 寄发
They have sent forth a report to the stockholders. 他们已向股东们发出财务报告。
2. 发出(声音)；散发出(烟等)
send forth a cry 发出一声叫喊
The church bells sent forth a merry peal. 教堂的钟发出欢乐的声音。
The flowers sent forth a sweet odour. 花散发出香气。
3. 生出，长出(枝、叶等)
a plant sending forth shoots 抽苗的植物
4. (云)降(雨)
clouds sending forth long-needed rain 喜降甘霖的云
5. 出版；发行
6. 〈旧〉派出(人员)
7. 〈旧〉发布(命令)
Send her (或 it) down, David (或 Davy, Steve)! 〈澳新俚〉老天爷，快下场大雨吧!
send in 1. 命(或请)…进来
Send in the next person waiting, please, nurse. 护士，请叫下一位候诊的病人进来。
2. 递送，呈送，提交
Have you sent in your application? 你的申请书送上去了吗?
3. 送…参加比赛(或展出)
The examination is very difficult; I don't send students in until they're fully prepared. 这种考试难度很大，学生必须作好充分准备我才让他们参加。
We sent in two pictures for the competition (show). 我们送去两幅画参赛(展)。
4. (访问时)报(名字)；递(名片)
5. 派(士兵等)参加战斗
They sent in the riot police to break up the demonstration. 他们派防暴警察去驱散示威群众。
6. 【板】派(击球员)入场击球
send off 1. 邮寄；发送
Fill in both parts of the form, then send it off. 把表格的两部分都填好，然后寄出去。
send off a telegram 发一份电报
We sent a consignment off on this morning's train. 我们今天早班火车发走一批货物。
2. 派遣；打发
Troops were being sent off to the front. 军队正被派往前线。
send one's children off with a good breakfast inside them 把吃饱早饭的孩子们打发走
3. 为…送行
We went to the airport to send him off. 我们去机场欢送他。
4. (足球等比赛中裁判员)罚(球员)出场
send a player off (the field) for fouling 因犯规罚球员出场
send off for = send away for
send on1. 先送；先遣
I've sent the heavy cases on so that they'll be there when we arrive. 我已把重箱子先托运走，这样我们到达时它们就已在那里了。
Some climbers were sent on to make an advance camp ahead of the main party. 几名登山运动员奉派遣赶在大队之前预先去扎营。
2. 转送，转寄
I'll send on any letters that come for you. 我会把你的信都转给你的。
3. 派…上场比赛；使上台演出
Who can we send on to save the game? 我们可以派谁上场去挽救这场比赛呢?
4. 把(问讯者等)转到另一处去
I asked at the desk, and they sent me on to you. 我向问讯台询问，他们把我转到您这儿来。
We couldn't help him, so we sent him on to the next town. 我们没法帮助他，所以打发他去了邻城。
send out 1. 发(送)出(函件、货物等)
A notice has been sent out to all employees. 已向全体职工发出通知。
send out the invitations 把请帖发出去
They sent out their final shipment last week. 上星期他们发出了最后一船货。
send out a call for help over the radio 用无线电发出求救信号
2. 派…出去；差…出去；把…打发出去
Universities nowadays send out more and more students to study in America. 大学现在派越来越多的学生到美国去学习。
send one's child out to collect the bread 差孩子出去取面包
send the children out to play 打发孩子们出去玩
3. 发出(声音等)；散发出(香味等)
The sun sends out light and heat. 太阳发出光和热。
send out smoke 冒烟
4. 生出，长出(枝、芽等)
send out new leaves 长出新叶
send out for 1. 派…去取(东西)
send out an office boy for the mail 派勤杂员去取邮件
2. (向送货上门的店铺)订购(食品等货物)
They sent out for Chinese food, and when it arrived they ate hungrily. 他们订了中餐，饭菜一到，就狼吞虎咽地吃了起来。
send round 1. 传阅；传递
send a circular round 传阅通知
send the wine round 传酒
2. 把…发送过去(或过来)；命(或请)…过去(或过来)
When are they sending the goods round? 他们打算什么时候把货物发送过来?
I'll send my boy round to collect the book. 我将打发儿子去取书。
When the visitors arrive at your office, would you send them round (to mine)? 来客到你们办公室时，你请他们过来好吗?
3. 派人过去(或过来)
I'll send round tomorrow to receive it. 明天我派人来取。
send sb. about his business 见 business
send sb. packing 见 pack¹
send up 1. 使向上移动(或行进)；命(或请)…上楼
He cleans the chimney by sending up a big brush. 他用一把大刷子往上捅烟囱。
send up a spaceship 使宇宙飞船上天
send up a red flare 向天空发射红色信号弹
When the doctor arrives, send him up, will you? 医生来时，请他上楼来好吗?
2. 使(物价、温度等)上升
The increase in oil prices is sending up the cost of all other goods. 石油涨价正使所有其他货物的成本增加。
send sb.'s temper up 使某人发脾气
3. 递呈，提交
I drafted a letter and sent it up to the President. 我拟了一封信，递呈总统。
4. 烧毁；炸毁；毁坏
The whole building was sent up in flames when the petrol exploded. 汽油爆炸时，整座建筑物化作一片火海。
5. 〈英口〉通过模仿取笑(或讽刺)
The students like to send up the teacher's manner of speaking. 学生喜欢学教师讲话的样子来取笑他。
6. 〈美口〉处…以徒刑；使坐牢
be sent up for life 被判处终身监禁
7. 【海】扯起(帆桁等)