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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

trigger

英  [ˈtrɪɡə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • triggers

    1. [C 可数名词] 扳机

    The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.

    双语例句

    例：

    A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

    一名男子拿枪对着他们并扣动了扳机。

    2. [C 可数名词] （炸弹的）引爆装置

    The trigger of a bomb is the device which causes it to explode.

    双语例句

    例：

    trigger devices for nuclear weapons.

    核武器的引爆装置。

    3. [C 可数名词] 引发…的原因

    If something acts as a trigger for another thing such as an illness, event, or situation, the first thing causes the second thing to begin to happen or exist.

    双语例句

    例：

    Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.

    压力也许是引发这些疾病的一个原因。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • trigger off

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 引起（同）trigger）

    Trigger off means the same as trigger.

    双语例句

    例：

    It is still not clear what events triggered off the demonstrations.

    还不清楚是什么事件引发了示威活动。

    VERB. 动词

  • triggers , triggering , triggered

    1. [T 及物动词] 引爆 , 触发

    To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work.

    近义词

    activate

    双语例句

    例：

    The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.

    那些小偷一定是故意触发了报警器，然后藏在屋子里。

    2. [T 及物动词] 引起

    If something triggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist.

    近义词

    spark

    双语例句

    例：

    the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.

    导致第一次世界大战爆发的事件。

    例：

    The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending.

    当前的经济衰退是由消费支出大幅下降引起的。

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