transitive. figurative and in extended use. To provoke or cause to happen or occur; to start, ‘spark off’; to bring about.
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)] > trigger or spark (3) to touch off1842 transitive. figurative and in extended use. To provoke or cause to happen or occur; to start, ‘spark off’; to bring about. trigger1930 transitive. To act as a ‘trigger’ (sense 3) for, causing another event (esp. a chain reaction) to occur; to stimulate or ‘set off’; to activate, to… to spark off1957 transitive. figurative. To fire, to inspire; to kindle, to set in motion; to spark off, to be the immediate cause of (something hard to control)… |
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