| 单词 | set in motion |
| 释义 | set in motion (once / 3412 pages) v WORD FAMILY set in motion: sets in motion, setting in motion USAGE EXAMPLESIn 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed Public Act 520 establishing wolves a game species and setting in motion plans for a statewide hunting season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He said it set in motion a “slippery slope where it’s only a matter of time before everyone pays everywhere.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The evacuations were set in motion last week after Syria’s opposition agreed to surrender its last footholds in eastern Aleppo. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) v get going; give impetus to Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process Syn|Hypo|Hyper launch launch launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
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