trigger

英 [ˈtrɪɡə(r)]

美 [ˈtrɪɡər]

n.  (枪的)扳机; (尤指引发不良反应或发展的)起因，诱因; 触发器; 引爆器
v.  发动; 引起; 触发; 开动; 起动

过去分词：triggered　过去式：triggered　现在分词：triggering　第三人称单数：triggers　复数：triggers　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8计算机

Collins.3 / BNC.4962 / COCA.3666

短语动词

牛津词典

noun

• （枪的）扳机
  the part of a gun that you press in order to fire it
  1. to pull/squeeze the trigger
     扣扳机
  2. He kept his finger on the trigger.
     他的手指一直勾着扳机。
• （尤指引发不良反应或发展的）起因，诱因
  something that is the cause of a particular reaction or development, especially a bad one
  1. The trigger for the strike was the closure of yet another factory.
     触发这次罢工的是另一家工厂的关闭。
• 触发器；引爆器
  the part of a bomb that causes it to explode
  1. nuclear triggers
     核引爆器

verb

• 发动；引起；触发
  to make sth happen suddenly
  1. Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction.
     坚果可以引起严重的过敏反应。
• 开动；起动
  to cause a device to start functioning
  1. to trigger an alarm
     触发警报器

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (枪的)扳机
  Thetriggerof a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT (炸弹的)引爆器
  Thetriggerof a bomb is the device which causes it to explode.
  1. ...trigger devices for nuclear weapons.
     核武器的引爆器
• VERB 引爆;启动;触发
  Totriggera bomb or system means to cause it to work.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. …nuclear triggering devices.
     核引爆装置
• VERB 引起;发动;促使
  If somethingtriggersan event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. Trigger offmeans the same astrigger.
     trigger off 同 trigger
  5. 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。
• N-COUNT 诱因;起因;引发…的原因
  If something acts as atrigger foranother thing such as an illness, event, or situation, the first thing causes the second thing to begin to happen or exist.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an act that sets in motion some course of events
  Synonym:inductioninitiation
• lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
  Synonym:gun trigger
• a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

verb

• release or pull the trigger on
  1. Trigger a gun
• put in motion or move to act
  1. trigger a reaction
  2. actuate the circuits
  Synonym:tripactuateactivateset offspark offsparktrigger offtouch off

双语例句

• 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。
• Finally, I changed the trigger method used to activate the trace to the new method of interest.
  最后，我改变了用来激活对感兴趣的新方法的跟踪的触发器方法。
• Trigger conditions and parameters for custom events.
  定制事件的触发条件和参数。
• 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。
• He pulled the trigger but the gun didn't go off.
  他打了一枪，没有发火。
• 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。
• This mentalist yearn easily trigger a large-scale consumption campaign.
  这种心态容易引发一场大规模消费高潮。
• On some platforms, changing attributes of files can also trigger this event.
  在一些平台中，变更文件的属性也会触发这一事件。
• A trigger can only be associated with a table and not a view.
  一个触发器只能关联一个表，而不能关联一个视图。
• I pulled the trigger and the gun went off.
  我一扣扳机，枪就响了。