trigger /ˈtrɪɡə/ CET6 TEM4 ( triggering, triggered, triggers )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it. 扳机

  例：

  A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

  一个男人用枪指着他们，扣动了扳机。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The trigger of a bomb is the device which causes it to explode. (炸弹的) 引爆装置

  例：

  ...trigger devices for nuclear weapons.

  …核武器的引爆装置。

• 3. 

  V-T To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work. 引爆; 触发

  例：

  The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.

  那些小偷一定是故意触发了报警器，然后藏在屋子里。

• 4. 

  V-T If something triggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist. 引起

  例：

  ...the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.

  …引起第一次世界大战爆发的事件。

• 5. 

  PHRASAL VERB Trigger off means the same as . 引起

  例：

  It is still not clear what events triggered off the demonstrations.

  还不清楚是什么事件引发了示威。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT 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. 引发…的原因

  例：

  Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.

  压力也许是引发这些疾病的一个原因。