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169: trigger
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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...

  1. 168 submit
  2. 167: on time
  3. 166 appeal
  4. 165: out of reach
  5. 164 on record
  6. 163: on hold
  7. 162 long odds
  8. 161: chide
  9. 160 subpoena
  10. 159: pardon