发动(起)，进行(start or carry on or engage in a war， conflict，etc)[T+n，T+n+prep(against/on)]：～an argument/a battle/a conflict 进行一场辩论/战斗/冲突;～a war against disease/on poverty/on people 对疾病/贫困/人民发动一场战争;～a campaign against crime/disease/waste/sex discrimination/price increases 发起一场运动反对犯罪/疾病/浪费/性别歧视/物价上涨;The North～d war on/against the South. 北方对南方发起战争。〖同〗conduct，undertake， carry on，practise