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Trigger Bomb N Ed Gun Happen Thing Triggered

The word "trigger" can refer to the lever that fires a gun, or a device that causes a bomb to explode. As a verb, it means to cause something to start or happen.

The word "trigger" can refer to the lever that fires a gun, or a device that causes a bomb to explode. As a verb, it means to cause something to start or happen.

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/trɪ̱gə(r)/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](枪的)扳机 The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.
  • A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

    一名男子拿枪指着他们,接着扣动了扳机。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](炸弹的)引爆器 The trigger of a bomb is the device which causes it to explode.
  [oft N n]
  • ...trigger devices for nuclear weapons.

    核武器的引爆器

3
[VERB 动词]引爆;启动;触发 To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work.
  [V n]
  [V-ing]
  • The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house...

    盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器,然后躲在房子里。

  • The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.

    那颗重达 1,000 磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。

  • …nuclear triggering devices.

    核引爆装置

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[VERB 动词]引起;发动;促使 If something triggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist.
  [V n]
  [V-ing]
  [V P n (not pron)]
  [Also V n P]
  • ...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

  • The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending…

    目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。

  • Even a problem as simple as a bad back often has an underlying triggering factor.

    甚至像背疼这样的小问题都常常有潜在的诱发因素。

  • Trigger off means the same as trigger.trigger off 同 trigger
    • It is still not clear what events triggered off the demonstrations.

      现在仍然不清楚是什么事件引发了示威活动。

5
[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
  [oft N for n]
  • Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.

    压力可能会成为引发这些疾病的原因。


Oxford trig·ger AWL / ˈtrɪɡə(r) ; NAmE ˈtrɪɡər /
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trigger triggers triggered triggering
noun 1 the part of a gun that you press in order to fire it (枪的)扳机 to pull/squeeze the trigger 扣扳机 He kept his finger on the trigger. 他的手指一直勾着扳机。 2 trigger(for sth) | trigger(to sth/to do sth) something that is the cause of a particular reaction or development, especially a bad one (尤指引发不良反应或发展的)起因,诱因 The trigger for the strike was the closure of yet another factory. 触发这次罢工的是再有一家工厂关闭。 3 the part of a bomb that causes it to explode 触发器;引爆器 nuclear triggers 核引爆器 verb 1 triggersth (off) to make sth happen suddenly 发动;引起;触发 SYN set off Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction. 坚果可以引起严重的过敏反应。 2 triggersth to cause a device to start functioning 开动;起动 SYN set off to trigger an alarm 触发警报器 trig·ger / ˈtrɪɡə(r) ; NAmE ˈtrɪɡər /
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trigger1 verb
trigger2 noun
triggertrig‧ger1 /ˈtrɪɡə $ -ər/ ●●○ AWL (also trigger off) verb [transitive]
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1to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events:  The assassination triggered off a wave of rioting. Certain forms of mental illness can be triggered by food allergies.trigger a memory (=make you suddenly remember something) His action triggered a massive response from the government. see thesaurus at
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2to make something such as a bomb or electrical system start to operate SYN  set off:  The burglars fled after triggering the alarm.
trigger1 verb
trigger2 noun
triggertrigger2 ●○○ AWL noun [countable]
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1the part of a gun that you pull with your finger to fire itpull/squeeze the trigger He took aim and squeezed the trigger.2be the trigger (point) (for something) to be the thing that quickly causes a serious problem:  The hijacking became a trigger point for military action.
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trigger

[ˈtrɪgə(r)]triggered, triggering, triggers

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触发(85%),扳机(14%),起因(1%)
n.扳机;[电子] 触发器;制滑机
vt.引发,引起;触发
vi.松开扳柄
n.(Trigger)人名;(英)特里杰

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