trigger的过去式

1. 发射
2. 松开扳柄
3. 扣扳机开（），扳动扳机射击
4. 触发，引起，引发
5. 激起，激发，促使
6. 导致
7. 促进
8. 触动
9. 提出，开始提出
10. 发动，开动
11. 引起（连锁反应）

1. 扳机，闸柄
2. 起动装置
3. 能引起反应的刺激物
4. 引爆器
5. 【机】扳柄
6. 制轮（机）
7. 制滑器
8. 【物】触发器
9. 【化】引起物，触发物
10. 【电】起动线路
11. 机
12. 诱发因素，触发因素，起因
13. 闸门

1. vt. & vi. 引发,激发 start or cause

1.(的)扳机
Thetrigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.

e.g. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled thetrigger.
一名男子拿指着他们，接着扣动了扳机。

2.(的)引爆器
Thetrigger of a bomb is the device which causes it to explode.

trigger的意思

e.g. ...trigger devices for nuclear weapons.
核武器的引爆器

3.引爆;启动;触发
Totrigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work.

e.g. 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。
e.g. The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
那颗重达 1,000 磅的是由一根导线引爆的。

4.引起;发动;促使
If somethingtriggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist.

e.g. ...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
e.g. The current recession wastriggered by a slump in consumer spending…
目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。

5.诱因;起因;引发…的原因
If something acts as atrigger for another thing such as an illness, event, or situation, the first thing causes the second thing to begin to happen or exist.

e.g. Stress may act as atrigger for these illnesses.
压力可能会成为引发这些疾病的原因。

trigger off (v.+adv.)

引起 start (an explosion)
trigger sth ? off

The rumour triggered off confusion.

那谣言引起了。

Careless political action can trigger off a war.

轻率的政治行动可以导致战争的爆发。

His stupid remarks triggered off a fight.

他那些愚蠢的话引起了一场争斗。

An indiscreet remark triggered off a long and costly strike.

一次轻率的讲话导致长时间、代价高昂的罢工。

What triggered off the rebellion?

是什么引发了这次反叛?

The explosion in the mine was triggered off by a careless miner who lit a match.

矿井里的爆炸是由一个粗心的矿工划火柴引起的。

• Randall..squeezed the trigger, aimed and fired.

  出自：C. S. Forester

• There must therefore be some trigger which initiates..production.

  出自：T. Hooper

1. trigger的基本意思是“引发,激发”,指由于某事或某次行动引起一系列的连锁反应而出现一连串的事情,尤指不好的事情。
2. trigger可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。