Trigger
['trɪgə] or ['trɪɡɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an act that sets in motion some course of events.
(noun.) a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen.
(verb.) release or pull the trigger on; 'Trigger a gun'.
布莱恩錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
(n.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
希尔达整理
解釋/意思:
n. a catch which when pulled looses the hammer of a gun in firing: a catch to hold a wheel when driving on steep ground.
錄入:库尔特
例句/造句/用法:
- My finger was on the trigger of this pistol. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- A small _electric battery_ has been placed in the stock to explode the cartridge when the trigger is pulled. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Then his finger tightened on the trigger. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Suddenly Kerchak's finger closed upon the trigger. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The duelling pistol, with its long barrel, its hair trigger and inlaid stock, and the derringer, with its short barrel of large bore, were the popular forms. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- As the hammers move back the mainspring is compressed, and when the dog B is removed from the notch by pulling on the trigger, the hammers are released and the gun fired. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Quickly she snatched it from its hiding-place, and, leveling it full at the lioness's face, pulled the trigger. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- More than once you will find yourself wondering whether there can be guns enough in the world, or fingers enough to press their triggers, to use such a tremendous production of ammunition. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
校對:玛拉