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。

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A hair-trigger situation has been created which could lead to an outbreak of war at any time.

局势风云突变，战争一触即发。

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The number of dangerous mistakes we have made before and since the outbreak of war because we do not understand the opponent with whom we are faced is appalling.

由于我们不认识摆在我们面前的对手，战前和战争爆发以来我们所犯危险错误的数量是骇人的。

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Poland is furious that Russian military and intelligence officials appear to lay significant blame on Poland for the outbreak of the Second World War.

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And any way, Hobbes, however, was deeply distressed by the outbreak of war, and he spent a great deal of time reflecting on the causes of war and political disorder.

无论如何，霍布斯对战争的爆发,感到深深地压抑，因此他花了大量的时间反思,战争爆发的原因和政治秩序。

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Now at the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War Socrates was just under 40 years of age.

伯罗奔尼撒战争爆发时,苏格拉底才快要接近40岁。

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But naval duty came first, and with the outbreak of war, Philip was sent to sea.

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The outbreak of war three years later seemed to pull down the curtain on her career.

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He was luckier still to get his parents out of Austria before the outbreak of war.

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