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...