169: trigger



今天我们要学的词组是trigger。 Trigger是扳机,pull the trigger就是扣动扳机。 作为动词,trigger有激发,引起其他事件或是连锁反应的意思。比如布什总统决定向伊拉克增兵,引发了大规模反战抗议活动, "President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq triggered large-scale protests."

还比如,俄罗斯官员担心建立导弹防御系统会在欧洲引发新的军备竞赛, "Russian officials fear that a missile defense system could trigger a new arms race in Europe." 今天我们学习的词组是 trigger...

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