trigger
英 ['tr?g?]美['tr?ɡ?]
- vt. 引發，引起；觸發
- vi. 松開扳柄
- n. 扳機；[電子] 觸發器；制滑機
- n. (Trigger)人名；(英)特里杰
CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?triggers;第三人稱單數:?triggers;過去式:?triggered;過去分詞:?triggered;現在分詞:?triggering;
中文詞源
trigger 扳機，起因，誘因
改寫或回構自早期拼寫形式 tricker,來自荷蘭語 trekker,扳機，來自 trekken,拉，拔，最終來自 PIE*dhragh,拉，詞源同 drag,trek.引申詞義起因，誘因等。
英文詞源
- trigger (n.)
- "device by means of which a catch or spring is released and a mechanism set in action," 1650s, earlier tricker (1620s), from Dutch trekker "trigger," from trekken "to pull" (see trek). Tricker was the usual form in English until c. 1750. Trigger-happy is attested from 1942.
- trigger (v.)
- 1930, from trigger (n.). Related: Triggered; triggering.
雙語例句
- 1. Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.
- 壓力可能會成為引發這些疾病的原因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
- 一名男子拿槍指著他們，接著扣動了扳機。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were gunned down by members of the trigger-happy National Guard.
- 他們被那些肆意開槍的國民衛隊士兵槍殺了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Unresolved or unacknowledged fears can trigger sleepwalking.
- 殘留在心里的或不為人知的恐懼都可能引發夢游。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse.
- 多種令人情緒緊張的事情都可能引起舊病復發.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
