trigger

英 ['tr?g?] 美['tr?ɡ?]
  • vt. 引發(fā),引起;觸發(fā)
  • vi. 松開扳柄
  • n. 扳機(jī);[電子] 觸發(fā)器;制滑機(jī)
  • n. (Trigger)人名;(英)特里杰

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?triggers;第三人稱單數(shù):?triggers;過去式:?triggered;過去分詞:?triggered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?triggering;

中文詞源


trigger 扳機(jī),起因,誘因

改寫或回構(gòu)自早期拼寫形式 tricker,來自荷蘭語(yǔ) trekker,扳機(jī),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(yǔ)例句


1. Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.
壓力可能會(huì)成為引發(fā)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(dòng)了扳機(jī)。

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(guó)民衛(wèi)隊(duì)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(fā)夢(mèng)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(fù)發(fā).

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》