1·One group of muscles sets the next group in motion.
一组肌肉带动下一组肌肉运动。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Is it not the answer to why all matters are in motion?
这不就是为什么一切物质都在运动的答案吗？
3·They set the machinery in motion.
他们将机器开动起来。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·The wheels of change have been set in motion.
变革的车轮已经开始运转。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·He pulled the lever and set the machine in motion.
他扳动操纵杆，启动了机器。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·I have set the wheels in motion to sell their Arizona ranch.
我已着手出售他们在亚利桑那州的大农场。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·The current chain of events was set in motion by that kidnapping.
目前的一系列事件都是由那次绑架引发的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·His death set in motion a train of events that led to the outbreak of war.
他的死引发了一系列的事件，从而导致了战争的爆发。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·He walked up and down the room, to keep his blood in motion, soliloquising as before.
他在房间里踱来踱去，像刚才那样自言自语，使他的血液不停地流动。
10·The most extraordinary thing about language, however, is that one doesn't have to be a genius to set its wheels in motion.
然而，语言最非凡之处在于，一个人不必成为天才也能驾驭语言。