On May 31st Microsoft set off the row.

5月31日，微软公司率先引发了这场争论。

They set off up the corridor together.

他一起在走廊里走着。

If she deviated by one word, the sniper would set her off.

只要她说错一个字，狙击手就会解决她。

So did you set off the firecracker yet?

你个爆竹放了吗？

Together, they set off back to the wizard's house, the pot's footstep muffled at last.

巫师和坩埚一起返回家里，坩埚的脚步声终于变得静悄悄了。

That set off the disastrous crush of fans trying to flee.

这导致试图逃离体育场的球迷发生了灾难性的踩踏事件。

Two hours later, Harry's huge, heavy trunk had been loaded into the Dursleys' car, Aunt Petunia had talked Dudley into sitting next to Harry, and they had set off.

两小时后，哈利沉重的大箱子终于被抬了德思礼家的汽车，佩妮姨妈说服达力坐到哈利身边，他就路了。

To increase your altitude or set off your dignified manner.

增加你的高度，衬托你的威仪。

The popular idea of cutting our emissions in half in 10 years only gives us a 50 % chance of staying below 1.5 degrees, and the risk of setting off irreversible chain reactions beyond human control.

十年内减排半数尾气这一普遍的想法只能使全球温度升高保持在1.5度范围内的可能性达到50%，而且不可逆的连锁反应一旦引起，人类根本手足无措。

I told Arthur Weasley I had heard intruders in my yard, who had set off the dustbins.

对亚瑟·韦斯莱说听到有人闯进了院子，使垃圾箱转了起来。

Right. Well, if you're all ready, we'll set off on our tour of the farm.

好了，如果你都准备好了，就出发去参观农场吧。

This could set off a race between competing nations.

这可能会引发竞争国家之间的竞赛。

" You set off the Caterwauling Charm? "

“是你触响了啸叫咒？”

Just phone me before you set off.

出发前给打电话。

The quake also set off a major avalanche on Mt. Everest.

同时地震还引发了喜马拉雅山的雪崩。

The people inside the gaming parlor fought back and set off an alarm.

棋牌室内的民众奋力抵抗并拉响了警报。

The noise was powerful enough to shake buildings and set off car alarms.

噪音非常强大，足以震动建筑物并触发汽车警报。

Years ago when Kenya made the switch from analogue to digital television broadcasts, the Ng'ang'a family switched their TV set off.

几年前，肯尼亚模拟信号被数字信号逐步取代，麦克恩戈家里的老式电视机便被荒废在一旁。

Gas lines rupture, setting off massive fires, some 700 people die.

输气管道的破裂引发大火，导致近700人死亡。

We lied out of a longing not to set off another marital row, a desire to keep a depressive parent in a good mood and to avoid adding a further burden to what seemed like an already very difficult or sad life.

说谎，是因为不想再引起婚内争吵，不想沮丧的父母再感到伤心，不想让看起来已经非常困难而且悲伤的生活变得更悲惨。