音标:['trigә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级;
n. 触发器, 扳机
vt. 触发, 发射, 引起
vi. 松开扳柄
[计] 切换开关
n. a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
n. an act that sets in motion some course of events
v. release or pull the trigger on
词型变化:过去分词 : triggered ; 过去式 : triggered ; 现在分词 : triggering ; 第三人称单数 : triggers ; 名词复数形式 : triggers
考试类型:[六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
动词62%
名词38%

trigger的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Price increases will trigger off demands for wage increases.价格上涨会激发人们增长工资的要求。
  2. The odour of food may trigger people's appetite.食物的香味能引起人的食欲。
  3. A detonator is used to trigger an explosive device.雷管用来引爆爆炸装置。
用作名词(n.)
  1. I pulled the trigger and the gun went off.我一扣扳机,枪就响了。
  2. It was the trigger for a whole new investigation.这是新一轮调查的直接起因。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. Price increases trigger for wage increases.物价上涨导致了要求增加工资。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. Large price increases could trigger demands for even larger wage increases.物价大幅度上涨会引起更大幅度增加工资的要求。
  2. The successful hijacking triggered a spate of terrorist activities.这次劫机得逞引发了许多恐怖活动。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
trigger off (v.+adv.)
    引起 start (an explosion)trigger sth ⇔ off

    The rumour triggered off confusion.

    那谣言引起了骚乱。

    Careless political action can trigger off a war.

    轻率的政治行动可以导致战争的爆发。

    His stupid remarks triggered off a fight.

    他那些愚蠢的话引起了一场争斗。

    An indiscreet remark triggered off a long and costly strike.

    一次轻率的讲话导致长时间、代价高昂的罢工。

    What triggered off the rebellion?

    是什么引发了这次反叛?

    The explosion in the mine was triggered off by a careless miner who lit a match.

    矿井里的爆炸是由一个粗心的矿工划火柴引起的。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • trigger activities引起活动
  • trigger demands引起要求
~+副词
  • trigger off引起; 激发,触发
~+介词
  • trigger for为…引发

经典引文

  • Randall..squeezed the trigger, aimed and fired.

    出自:C. S. Forester
  • There must therefore be some trigger which initiates..production.

    出自:T. Hooper
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