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send obj CAUSE TO HAPPENsendv [T]past sent sentto cause (someone or something) to do the stated thing, or to cause (something) to happen使变为;促使Watching the television always sends me to sleep.看电视总是要让我睡着。The explosion sent the crowd into a panic.爆炸使人群变得恐慌。(Br) His untidiness sends her crazy/mad/wild. [+ obj + adj]他的遢邋相使她大为恼火。The announcement of the fall in profits sent the company's share price plummeting (= caused it to go down a lot). [+ obj + v-ing]利润下降的公告使公司的股价大幅下跌。The disappointing trade statistics sent the pound down (= caused it to fall in value) against all the leading currencies.令人失望的贸易统计数字使英镑对所有的主要货币都贬值了。The dry weather has sent vegetable prices soaring (= caused them to increase a lot). [+ obj + v-ing]干燥的天气把蔬菜的价格一下子抬高了。The rise in oil prices is bound to send manufacturers'costs up.石油价格的上涨必定会使生产成本提高。The draught from the fan sent papers flying all over the room. [+ obj + v-ing]风扇的气流把文件吹得满屋子飘。The news sent him running back to the house. [+ obj + v-ing]听了那个消息，他马上跑回屋去了。The rise in interest rates should send a signal to (= tell) financial institutions that the government is serious about reducing inflation.利率的上升必定给金融机构一个信息: 政府正认真着手减轻通货膨胀。If a group of people send someone to Coventry they refuse to speak to that person, usually as a punishment for something he or she has done to upset the group.拒绝与……讲话;不理睬（尤指作为一种惩罚）We sent him to Coventry for two weeks because he told the teacher who had broken the window.由于他告诉了老师谁打碎了玻璃，我们有两星期不理睬他。
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