发动fādòng 1.使开始{start; initiate; launch}: ～战争{launch a war}|～新攻势。{unleash a new attack} 2.使行动起来{mobilize; arouse; call into action}: ～群众。{arouse (or mobilize) the masses} 3.使机器运转{start a machine; get a machine started; set a machine going}: 天气太冷,柴油机不容易～。{It is too cold to start a diesel engine.}