set in train

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To start a process.
    — Elaborate preparations for the war of October, 1973, were then set in train, with full Soviet participation, behind a brilliantly executed program of deception and surprise.

词形变化

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