| 释义 |
trigger off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  trigger off - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, tripinitiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
trigger off
trigger someone offto cause someone to become angry. (Fig. on trigger something off.) Your rude comments triggered her off. Your comments triggered off Bob's temper.See also: off, triggertrigger something offto set something off, such as an explosion. We were afraid that the sparks from the engine would trigger an explosion off. The sparks triggered off an explosion.See also: off, triggertrigger off
Related to trigger off: the likes of, catch up, in earnest, patted, caught up withSynonyms for trigger offverb put in motion or move to actSynonyms- activate
- actuate
- set off
- spark
- spark off
- touch off
- trigger
- trip
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