英语词汇“touch something off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

touch something off

1Cause something to ignite or explode by touching it with a lighted match.When you touch it off though, it gets your attention....

Often though, what we find is ugly surplus ammo that's just scary-enough to make you tense-a-bit when you touch it off.
When they were touched off, you truly felt like there was a thunderstick in your hand!

Synonyms

detonate, set off, trigger, explode, spark (off)

1.1Cause something to happen suddenly: there was concern that the move could touch off a trade war...

There is an incident of some kind that touches it off.
The killer waves were touched off by a 9.0 earthquake, six miles under the Indian Ocean.
One of the many earthquakes that rocked the campaign was touched off when Goldwater offhandedly said that Minuteman missiles, one of the mainstays of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, were undependable.

Synonyms

initiate, set off, start, begin, set in motion, instigate, ignite, trigger (off), stir up, provoke, foment, cause, give rise to, lead to, generate, actuate, launch

2(Of a racehorse) defeat another horse in a race by a short margin: Royal Ballerina was touched off by Intrepidity in the English Oaks

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单词	touch something off
释义	touch something off 1Cause something to ignite or explode by touching it with a lighted match.When you touch it off though, it gets your attention.... Often though, what we find is ugly surplus ammo that's just scary-enough to make you tense-a-bit when you touch it off. When they were touched off, you truly felt like there was a thunderstick in your hand! Synonyms detonate, set off, trigger, explode, spark (off) 1.1Cause something to happen suddenly: there was concern that the move could touch off a trade war... There is an incident of some kind that touches it off. The killer waves were touched off by a 9.0 earthquake, six miles under the Indian Ocean. One of the many earthquakes that rocked the campaign was touched off when Goldwater offhandedly said that Minuteman missiles, one of the mainstays of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, were undependable. Synonyms initiate, set off, start, begin, set in motion, instigate, ignite, trigger (off), stir up, provoke, foment, cause, give rise to, lead to, generate, actuate, launch 2(Of a racehorse) defeat another horse in a race by a short margin: Royal Ballerina was touched off by Intrepidity in the English Oaks See parent entry: touch
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