發(fā)動(起),進行(start or carry on or engage in a war, conflict,etc)[T+n,T+n+prep(against/on)]:~an argument/a battle/a conflict 進行一場辯論/戰(zhàn)斗/沖突;~a war against disease/on poverty/on people 對疾病/貧困/人民發(fā)動一場戰(zhàn)爭;~a campaign against crime/disease/waste/sex discrimination/price increases 發(fā)起一場運動反對犯罪/疾病/浪費/性別歧視/物價上漲;The North~d war on/against the South. 北方對南方發(fā)起戰(zhàn)爭?!纪絚onduct,undertake, carry on,practise