1 N-COUNT (枪的)扳机 The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it. (枪的)扳机
2 N-COUNT [oft NOUN n] (炸弹的)引爆器 The trigger of a bomb is the device which causes it to explode. (炸弹的)引爆器
3 VERB 引爆;启动;触发 To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work. 引爆;启动;触发
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The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house. [VERB noun]
盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器，然后躲在房子里。
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The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire. [VERB noun]
那颗重达 1,000 磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。
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…nuclear triggering devices. [VERB-ing]
核引爆装置
SYN set off, trip, activate, set going
4 VERB 引起;发动;促使 If something triggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist. 引起;发动;促使 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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...the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War. [VERB noun]
导致第一次世界大战爆发的事件
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The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending… [VERB noun]
目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。
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Even a problem as simple as a bad back often has an underlying triggering factor. [VERB-ing]
甚至像背疼这样的小问题都常常有潜在的诱发因素。
SYN bring about, start, cause, produce
Trigger off means the same as
trigger.
trigger off 同 trigger 5 N-COUNT 诱因;起因;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. 诱因;起因;引发…的原因
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