set in motion

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To trigger movement or progress; to get going. idiomatic
    — Considerable excitement was caused on the L.M.S.R. Aberdeen line out of Perth recently when a shunting engine in Perth North goods yard, whose driver and fireman were absent, was accidentally set in motion by a shunter and set off unattended on to the main line.

词形变化

sets in motion present,singular,third-person setting in motion participle,present set in motion participle,past set in motion past

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反义词
stop
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