trigger

noun

1. （枪的）扳机
   the part of a gun that you press in order to fire it
   1. to pull/squeeze the trigger
      扣扳机
   2. He kept his finger on the trigger.
      他的手指一直勾着扳机。
2. （尤指引发不良反应或发展的）起因，诱因
   something that is the cause of a particular reaction or development, especially a bad one
   1. The trigger for the strike was the closure of yet another factory.
      触发这次罢工的是另一家工厂的关闭。
3. 触发器；引爆器
   the part of a bomb that causes it to explode
   1. nuclear triggers
      核引爆器

verb

1. 发动；引起；触发
   to make sth happen suddenly
   1. Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction.
      坚果可以引起严重的过敏反应。
2. 开动；起动
   to cause a device to start functioning
   1. to trigger an alarm
      触发警报器

1. N-COUNT (枪的)扳机
   The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.
   1. 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。
2. N-COUNT (炸弹的)引爆器
   The trigger of a bomb is the device which causes it to explode.
   1. ...trigger devices for nuclear weapons.
      核武器的引爆器
3. VERB 引爆;启动;触发
   To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work.
   1. 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。
   2. The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
      那颗重达 1,000 磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。
   3. …nuclear triggering devices.
      核引爆装置
4. VERB 引起;发动;促使
   If something triggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist.
   1. ...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
   2. The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending…
      目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。
   3. Even a problem as simple as a bad back often has an underlying triggering factor.
      甚至像背疼这样的小问题都常常有潜在的诱发因素。
   4. Trigger off means the same as trigger.
      trigger off 同 trigger
   5. It is still not clear what events triggered off the demonstrations.
      现在仍然不清楚是什么事件引发了示威活动。
5. N-COUNT 诱因;起因;引发…的原因
   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.
   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。

1. I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action
   我确信拉金会神经崩溃，他会反射性地扣动扳机。
2. It is hoped the procedure will trigger an immune response that will wipe out HIV-infected cells while leaving non-infected cells unharmed.
   希望这一治疗会激发免疫反应，清除感染了艾滋病病毒的细胞，同时又不损伤未感染细胞。
3. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
   一名男子用手枪指着他们，扣动了扳机。
4. He knew he should pull the trigger, but he was suddenly paralysed by fear
   他知道他应该扣动扳机，但突然间害怕得动弹不得。
5. Loss of confidence could trigger a run on Citibank that would threaten the entire financial system.
   民众信心的丧失可能导致花旗银行出现挤兑，从而威胁到整个金融体系。
6. 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。
7. The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
   那颗重达1,000磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。
8. nuclear triggering devices.
   核引爆装置
9. The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending
   目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。
10. Even a problem as simple as a bad back often has an underlying triggering factor.
    甚至像背疼这样的小问题都常常有潜在的诱发因素。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. He pulled the trigger but the gun didn't go off.
    他打了一枪，没有发火。
14. This mentalist yearn easily trigger a large-scale consumption campaign.
    这种心态容易引发一场大规模消费高潮。
15. It will trigger off a chain reaction.
    那将引起连锁反应。
16. We then associate a chat channel with that trigger area.
    然后，我们将一个聊天通道和那个触发器区域关联起来。
17. Finally, I changed the trigger method used to activate the trace to the new method of interest.
    最后，我改变了用来激活对感兴趣的新方法的跟踪的触发器方法。
18. Trigger GC event types correspond to the GC cycle's start and end points.
    triggerGC事件类型对应GC循环的开始点和结束点。
19. On some platforms, changing attributes of files can also trigger this event.
    在一些平台中，变更文件的属性也会触发这一事件。
20. Events trigger a notification only if they are specified in the register call.
    仅当在注册调用中指定了事件时，事件才会触发一个通知。
21. Trigger conditions and parameters for custom events.
    定制事件的触发条件和参数。
22. Servlet and EJB containers provide the necessary event trigger mechanism to handle the scope changes.
    servlet和EJB容器提供了处理范围变化所需的事件触发机制。
23. A trigger can only be associated with a table and not a view.
    一个触发器只能关联一个表，而不能关联一个视图。
24. Actions are used to trigger events such as startup and shutdown or other application-specific operations.
    动作用于触发像启动和关闭这样的事件，或者其他特定于应用程序的操作。
25. One trigger for this could be a sharp economic slowdown.
    这一旦触发就可能产生一次经济急剧放缓。
26. Select the event and the condition that trigger this alert.
    选择触发此警报的事件和条件。
27. You said the explosion will trigger the alarm.
    你说爆炸会引发警报。
28. I pulled the trigger and the gun went off.
    我一扣扳机，枪就响了。
29. The pilot locked onto his target and then pulled the trigger.
    飞行员锁定其目标，然后扣动了扳机。

noun

1. an act that sets in motion some course of events

   Synonym:    inductioninitiation

2. lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

   Synonym:    gun trigger

3. a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

verb

1. release or pull the trigger on
   1. Trigger a gun

2. put in motion or move to act
   1. trigger a reaction
   2. actuate the circuits

   Synonym:    tripactuateactivateset offspark offsparktrigger offtouch off