set in motion

使 ... 运动

例句与用法：

The novel is set in pre-war London.

这部小说以战前的伦敦为背景。

The above definition is set in roman; this example is in italics.

上面的定义用的是正体字排印的，本例句用的是斜体。

I must get those bulbs planted before the cold weather sets in.

我得在天气转冷之前把这些球茎秧种上。

The rot set in when we lost that important customer in Japan.

我们失去了日本的那家重要客户後，情况越来越糟了。

She's in the top set in maths.

她在数学成绩最好的班上。

The moist season has set in.

雨季已来临。

Complications set in, and the patient died.

病人因出现并发症而死亡。