69 SEND: 发送，寄；派遣，打发；送
词组讲解
1. send away for sth. / send away *** 函索，函购
解 短语动词；词义溯源：［为了（for）］得到某物而寄［出（away）］信件
例 You can order it at a parts store, or send away for it from a supplier.
2. send for sb. or sth. *** 派人去请，派人去拿
解 短语动词；词义溯源：派某人［去找（for）］某人或某物；参照send out for sb. or sth.
例 King Abdul sent for his top military advisor.
3. send 〔write〕 in for sth. *** 函购
解 短语动词；词义溯源：［为了（for）］得到某物而寄信；参照send away for sth.
例 Magazines are full of advertisements for things you can send in for.
4. send 〔write〕 off for sth. *** 函购
解 短语动词；词义溯源：［为了（for）］得到某物而寄［出（off）］信件
例 I sent off for a 2-album Beatles CD, but it takes 5 or 6 weeks to receive it.
5. send （one） about one's business ** 打发某人离开
解 习语；词义溯源：打发某人去管好自己的［事（business）］
例 If those kids come around here again, just send them about their business.
6. send out for sb. or sth. / send sb. out for sb. or sth. *** 派某人去拿，让某人把某物带来
解 短语动词；词义溯源：为了［得到（for）］某物而派出某人；参照send for sb. or sth.
例 Most of us send out for our lunch.
Fred said he'd send one of his clerks out for the package.
7. send sb. away *** 使离开，打发走
解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人打发［走（away）］
例 A salesman stopped by. You were gone, so I sent him away.
8. send sb. on an errand / send sb. out on an errand ** 派某人去跑腿、办事
解 习语；词义溯源：派某人［去跑腿（on an errand）］
例 Ms. Lee objected to being sent out on errands all the time.
9. send sb. or sth. off *** 送行，告别
解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物送［走（off）］
例 Sometimes crowds of more than 100 people come to the airport to send a relative off.
10. send sb. packing ** 赶走，解雇
解 习语；词义溯源：将某人［打包（packing）］送出
例 One day after his remarks were printed on the newspaper, Robeson was sent packing by his employer.
11. send sb. to the showers ** 使（棒球投手等）退出比赛
解 习语；词义溯源：送某人去［淋雨（showers）］
例 After his second fumble, Coach Bacerga sent Ortiz to the showers.
12. send sb. up the river * 将某人送入监狱
解 俚语；词义溯源：将某人送到江［上（up）］
例 Drunk driving can be punished with a prison term, so you're lucky the judge didn't send you up the river.
13. send sth. C.O.D. ** 使用货到付款
解 习语；词义溯源：以［货到付款的方式（C.O.D: collect on delivery）］发送
例 I'm sorry, but you'll have to pay first. We can't send any order C.O.D.
14. send up a trial balloon * 提出方案看人们的反应；测试民意
解 俚语；词义溯源：发送［测风速用的气球（trail balloon）］
例 Our marketing department plans to send up a trial balloon this summer to see if the new design is appealing to young people.
15. send word to sb. / send word ** 捎信，传话
解 习语；词义溯源：向某人发送［话语、消息（word）］
例 Washington sent word to the U.S. embassy in Tehran moments before the attack.
参考译文
1. 你可以在零部件商店订购，或者向供应商函索。
2. 阿卜杜勒国王派人去请他的最高军事顾问。
3. 杂志上到处都是广告，里面的东西可以函购。
4. 我邮购了一张甲壳虫乐队的双碟CD，但要花五六周才能收到。
5. 如果那些孩子再到这里来，就叫他们滚蛋。
6. 我们大部分人午餐都叫外卖。
弗雷德说，他已经派了一位职员去取包裹。
7. 一位销售员来过了，但是你不在，所以我让他走了。
8. 李小姐反对总是被派出去跑腿。
9. 有时候，会有100多人到机场为亲戚送行。
10. 罗伯逊的言辞见报一天后，他就被老板解雇了。
11. 在第二次漏接球之后，贝瑟格教练让奥尔蒂斯退出了比赛。
12. 酒后驾驶是要被判刑的，所以你应该感到幸运，因为法官没有判你入狱。
13. 很抱歉，您必须先付款。我们不能以货到付款的方式发货。
14. 营销部门计划在今年夏天试探一下公众的反应，看看新设计是否受年轻人的喜欢。
15. 在袭击发生前一刻，华盛顿向美国驻德黑兰大使馆发送了信息。
