學個詞 Learn A Word:169 trigger

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今天我們要學的詞組是trigger。 Trigger是扳機，pull the trigger就是扣動扳機。 作為動詞，trigger有激發(fā)，引起其他事件或是連鎖反應的意思。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， "President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq triggered large-scale protests."

還比如，俄羅斯官員擔心建立導彈防御系統(tǒng)會在歐洲引發(fā)新的軍備競賽， "Russian officials fear that a missile defense system could trigger a new arms race in Europe." 今天我們學習的詞組是 trigger...