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发动

to start (an engine or vehicle), to launch; to initiate

verb Uncommon #8,436
to start (an engine or vehicle) Used when making a machine or vehicle begin operating.
CH: 他们没法发动他们的车。
EN: They can’t start their car.

双机都发动

Both engines are running.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

快点把车给我发动

Hurry up and start the car for me.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

汤姆没法发动他的车。

Tom can't start his car.

"我的心没引擎就发动"

My heart won't start without an engine.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

引擎发动！

Start the engine!

— 风之谷 (1984)

他们没法发动他们的车。

They can’t start their car.

发动吧

Let's get started.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

快点发动

Start it up quickly.

— 风之谷 (1984)

发动汽车

Start the car

— 月升王国 (2012)

车发动不了因为电池没电了。

The car won’t start because the battery is dead.

发动机器?

Start the machine?

— 从海底出击 (1981)

快点发动!

Hurry up and start the engine!

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

我要发动引擎了

I'm going to start the engine.

— 恶魔 (1955)

发动车辆

Start the vehicle.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

怎么先把车发动起来

How do I start the car first?

— 城市英雄 (1993)

verb Rare #20,027
to launch; to initiate Used for starting an action or campaign, especially a war, attack, or revolution.
CH: 有人发动攻击了。
EN: Someone has launched an attack.

鬼发动攻击了吗？

Did the ghost attack?

— 鬼灭之刃：无限列车篇 (2020)

剩下的，你去问发动这场战争的人吧

For the rest, go ask the people who started this war.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

有人发动攻击了

Someone has launched an attack.

— 无人知晓 (2004)

继续向我发动攻击意味着你选择了自身的死亡

Continuing to attack me means you’re choosing your own death.

— 鬼灭之刃：无限列车篇 (2020)

进攻发动后

After the attack was launched

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

第二次作战已经发动了

The second campaign has already been launched.

— 风之谷 (1984)

我以为帅奈德会发动革命

I thought Handsome Schneider would start a revolution.

— 上帝之城 (2002)