1. | (枪的)扳机the part of a gun that you press in order to fire it |
to pull/squeeze the trigger 扣扳机 | |
He kept his finger on the trigger. 他的手指一直勾着扳机。 |
2. | ~ (for sth).~ (to sth/to do sth) (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 |
The trigger for the strike was the closure of yet another factory. 触发这次罢工的是又一家工厂被关闭了。 |
3. | 触发器;引爆器the part of a bomb that causes it to explode |
nuclear triggers 核引爆器 |