他们开始解散恐怖主义组织。

They set about disbanding the terrorist groups.

《牛津词典》

他脱掉了外套开始工作。

He shucked his coat and set to work.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

变革的车轮已经开始运转。

The wheels of change have been set in motion.

《牛津词典》

If you start segregating the gases, there are fewer possible configurations that because you're forcing a particular set of circumstances.

如果你开始分离这些气体，整个系统所具有的可能的状态就会变少,你强加了一个特定的条件。

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I hadn't set out with a plan that I wanted to teach at some of the best universities in the country.

一开始，我并没有给自己制定目标,一定要在这些最好的大学执教。

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But it's really a chance, especially for those less comfortable, to be set off on a very specific path.

这的确是一个机会，特别对于那些不怎么舒适的，这是通过,特殊途径开始的好机会。

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