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单词 retrigger
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retriggerv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈtrɪɡə/, U.S. /riˈtrɪɡər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, trigger n.1, trigger v.
Etymology: In sense 1 < re- prefix + trigger n.1 In sense 2 < re- prefix + trigger v.
1. transitive. To replace or alter (the trigger of a firearm). Obsolete. rare.
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1879 United Service Apr. 241 The rifle now in the hands of the infantry arm of the service, if resighted and retriggered, cannot be improved upon.
2.
a. transitive. Electronics. To trigger (a device) again. Frequently in passive. Also reflexive.
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1942 Brit. Patent 542,777 3/1 Since R6 cannot be retriggered while R8 is ionised, R9 is provided.
1955 Science 21 Oct. 755/1 The amplifier output retriggers the pulse generator.
1963 T. N. Cornsweet Design Electr. Circuits in Behavioral Sci. xv. 235 When the circuit is free-running, it automatically retriggers itself each time the voltage drops to zero.
2000 P. Scherz Pract. Electronics for Inventors xii. 380 The device is simply retriggered.
b. transitive. To start or bring about (an event, response, etc.) again; to reactivate.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > bring into activity or activate > again
reactivate1854
retrigger1955
1955 Los Angeles Times 23 Jan. ii. 5/4 To look ahead, atomic energy may retrigger our whole economy and drive it to a new plateau.
1962 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 44 741 If pork demand changes sharply, the cycle is retriggered.
1993 A. Schwartz & R. M. Schwartz Depression xii. 180 These initial and subsequent conflicts retrigger rage that cannot be expressed and is therefore turned inward.
2004 B. Murray & A. Fortinberry Creating Optimism 69 The relationship itself will then constantly retrigger the trauma and reinforce the depression.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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