trigger /'trigә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
• (n.) an act that sets in motion some course of events
• (v.) release or pull the trigger on

Chinese translation

• n. 触发器, 扳机
• vt. 触发, 发射, 引起
• vi. 松开扳柄

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/'trigә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.25 · Rare

Word forms

triggered, triggering, triggers

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