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1. 敌军对该市发动了空袭。

   dí​jūn duì gāi shì fā​dòng le kōng​xí.

   Enemy forces launched an air raid on the city.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 将军指挥骑兵发动了进攻。

   jiāng​jūn zhǐ​huī qí​bīng fā​dòng le jìn​gōng.

   The general commanded the cavalry to launch an attack.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 军队对敌人发动了突然袭击。

   jūn​duì duì dí​rén fā​dòng le tū​rán xí​jī.

   The army launched a surprise attack on the enemy.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 敌军从后方发动了突然袭击。

   dí​jūn cóng hòu​fāng fā​dòng le tū​rán xí​jī.

   The enemy launched a surprise attack from the rear.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 恐怖分子扬言要发动更多袭击。

   kǒng​bù fèn​zǐ yáng​yán yào fā​dòng gèng duō xí​jī.

   Terrorists threatened to launch more attacks.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 对方露出了破绽，他顺势发动了进攻。

   duì​fāng lù​chū le pò​zhàn, tā shùn​shì fā​dòng le jìn​gōng.

   The opponent showed a weakness, and he took the opportunity to launch an attack.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 游击队对敌人的补给线发动了袭击。

   yóu​jī​duì duì dí​rén de bǔ​jǐ​xiàn fā​dòng le xí​jī.

   The guerrillas launched an attack on the enemy's supply lines.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 叛军发动了一场企图推翻政府的暴乱。

   pàn​jūn fā​dòng le yī cháng qǐ​tú tuī​fān zhèng​fǔ de bào​luàn.

   The rebels launched a riot in an attempt to overthrow the government.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 趁着对方后方兵力空虚，他们发动了突袭。

   chèn​zhe duì​fāng hòu​fāng bīng​lì kōng​xū, tā​men fā​dòng le tū​xí.

   Taking advantage of the enemy's weak defenses in the rear, they launched a surprise attack.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 突击小队在夜间对敌方的哨所发动了进攻。

    tū​jī xiǎo​duì zài yè​jiān duì dí​fāng de shào​suǒ fā​dòng le jìn​gōng.

    A commando unit launched an attack on the enemy outpost at night.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 汉武帝曾为了得到大宛的天马而发动战争。

    Hàn Wǔ​dì céng wèi le dé​dào Dà Yuān de tiān​mǎ ér fā​dòng zhàn​zhēng.

    Emperor Wu of Han once waged war to obtain the 'Heavenly Horses' of Dayuan.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 特种部队在黎明前对敌方指挥部发动了突袭。

    tè​zhǒng bù​duì zài lí​míng qián duì dí​fāng zhǐ​huī​bù fā​dòng le tū​xí.

    Special forces launched a surprise raid on the enemy headquarters before dawn.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 这群叛徒在偏远山区集结，企图发动武装叛乱。

    zhè qún pàn​tú zài piān​yuǎn shān​qū jí​jié, qǐ​tú fā​dòng wǔ​zhuāng pàn​luàn.

    This group of rebels gathered in a remote mountainous area, attempting to launch an armed insurrection.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

14. 由于长期缺乏补给，部分士兵在边境发动了叛变。

    yóu​yú cháng​qī quē​fá bǔ​jǐ, bù​fen shì​bīng zài biān​jìng fā​dòng le pàn​biàn.

    Due to a prolonged lack of supplies, some soldiers staged a mutiny at the border.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 辛亥革命后，张勋曾发动兵变企图复辟清朝统治。

    xīn​hài gé​mìng hòu, Zhāng Xūn céng fā​dòng bīng​biàn qǐ​tú fù​bì Qīng​cháo tǒng​zhì.

    After the Xinhai Revolution, Zhang Xun staged a mutiny in an attempt to restore Qing rule.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

16. 司机发动了汽车引擎。

    sī​jī fā​dòng le qì​chē yǐn​qíng.

    The driver started the car's engine.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

17. 把车发动起来。

    bǎ chē fā​dòng qi​lai.

    Get the car started.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

18. 我来发动引擎。

    wǒ lái fā​dòng yǐn​qíng.

    I'll start the engine.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

19. 发动你的引擎。

    fā​dòng nǐ de yǐn​qíng.

    Start your engine.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

20. 过来，发动卡车！

    guò​lái, fā​dòng kǎ​chē!

    Get over here and start a truck!

    Source: OpenSubtitles