學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word:169 trigger

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今天我們要學(xué)的詞組是trigger。 Trigger是扳機(jī)，pull the trigger就是扣動(dòng)扳機(jī)。 作為動(dòng)詞，trigger有激發(fā)，引起其他事件或是連鎖反應(yīng)的意思。比如布什總統(tǒng)決定向伊拉克增兵，引發(fā)了大規(guī)模反戰(zhàn)抗議活動(dòng)， "President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq triggered large-scale protests."

還比如，俄羅斯官員擔(dān)心建立導(dǎo)彈防御系統(tǒng)會(huì)在歐洲引發(fā)新的軍備競(jìng)賽， "Russian officials fear that a missile defense system could trigger a new arms race in Europe." 今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞組是 trigger...