trigger

v.触发

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
trigger (noun)
1.
a) a piece (as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it , especially the part of the action moved by the finger to fire a gun
b) a similar movable part by which a mechanism is actuated - trigger of a spray gun
2.
something that acts like a mechanical trigger in initiating a process or reaction
trigger (verb)
transitive verb
1.
a) to release or activate by means of a trigger , especially to fire by pulling a mechanical trigger - trigger a rifle
b) to cause the explosion of - trigger a missile with a proximity fuse
2.
intransitive verb
to initiate, actuate, or set off by a trigger - an indiscreet remark that triggered a fight a stimulus that triggered a reflex to release a mechanical trigger
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
trigger (verb)
to cause to function
SYNONYMS:
actuate, crank (up), drive, move, run, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on
RELATED WORDS:
kick over, turn over; charge, electrify, energize, fire, fuel, generate, power, push; discharge, launch, release, switch, trip; reactivate, recharge; arouse, excite, jump-start, kick-start, stimulate, vitalize; ignite, incite, instigate, provoke, quicken, stir up; accelerate, catalyze, speed (up), step up
NEAR ANTONYMS:
arrest, brake, check, cut off, draw up, halt, jam, stall, stick, stop; decelerate, repress, slow, stunt, suppress
cut, cut out, deactivate, kill, shut off, turn off
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