trigger

noun · verb · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

triggerstricker

1.
(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
Just pull the trigger.
2.
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
3.
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.
4.
A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
emotional trigger
I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.
5.
(psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
6.
(music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
7.
(music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
8.
(electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
9.
(databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
10.
(archaic)A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
11.
(grammar) An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

triggers

V_ing/Gerund

triggering

V_ed/pp

triggered

1.
(transitive)To fire (a weapon).
Đồng nghĩa: activate, detonate, fire, set off
2.
(transitive)To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.
The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.
Đồng nghĩa: precipitate, set off, cause, activate, initiate
3.
(figuratively, transitive)(transitive, figurative) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).
This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.
Đồng nghĩa: push someone's buttons
4.
(especially, intransitive)(intransitive, especially electronics) To activate; to become active.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(comparative, form of)comparative form of trig: more trig

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

activate detonatefireset offprecipitate causeinitiatepush someone's buttonstrip

Trái nghĩa

glimmer

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (pull), from Dutch trekken (to drag, draw, pull).