trigger

英 ['trɪgə] 美['trɪɡɚ]
  • vt. 引发,引起;触发
  • vi. 松开扳柄
  • n. 扳机;[电子] 触发器;制滑机
  • n. (Trigger)人名;(英)特里杰

CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中频词常用词汇

词态变化


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

中文词源


trigger 扳机,起因,诱因

改写或回构自早期拼写形式 tricker,来自荷兰语 trekker,扳机,来自 trekken,拉,拔,最终来自 PIE*dhragh,拉,词源同 drag,trek.引申词义起因,诱因等。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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。

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2. 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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3. They were gunned down by members of the trigger-happy National Guard.
他们被那些肆意开枪的国民卫队士兵枪杀了。

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4. Unresolved or unacknowledged fears can trigger sleepwalking.
残留在心里的或不为人知的恐惧都可能引发梦游。

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5. A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse.
多种令人情绪紧张的事情都可能引起旧病复发.

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