| 单词 | tripwire |
| 释义 | tripwire noun[C] uk/ˈtrɪp.waɪər/us/ˈtrɪp.waɪr/awirestretchedlowabove thegroundthatoperatesanexplosivedevice, agun, or adeviceforcatchinganimalswhen it istouchedby thefootof apersonoranimal （爆炸装置、枪炮的）引爆线，拉发线；（捕兽装置的）绊索，绊网Hunting & fishing
Examplesoftripwiretripwire One of the ways of discouraging it is to put hurdles and tripwires in the way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They wish to soften up the electorate now while maintaining that there is an economictripwirein relation to the conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless we take care, we shall find ourselves—this is a very serious consideration—in a position of getting back to the "tripwire" again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Can we not go back to thetripwirepolicy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure it is not in the slip-shod parade of personalities or in putting up tripwires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it sees a return to atripwirestrategy as preferable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first argument is that the electoral quota is too low atripwire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the sixties we were able to rely on thetripwirestrategy of a superior nuclear deterrent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no tripwires or traps in the resolution; it sets out a very clear procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the "trip-wire"strategy is the correct one, how thick is the"tripwire"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are activated indiscriminately by atripwiremechanism and are similar to mines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But now we have to deal with onetripwireafter another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That brings us back to the days of thetripwiretheory, with all that that entails. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those of us who have had to sum up in these cases know the tripwires that can befall a judge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The forces are still increasing the level of their stores to meet the revised strategy of flexible response which replacedtripwire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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