1、trigger

引爆;啟動;觸發

The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.

盜賊肯定是故意觸發了報警器，然后躲在房子里。

The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.

那顆重達 1,000 磅的炸彈是由一根導線引爆的。

引起;發動;促使

the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.

導致第一次世界大戰爆發的事件

The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending

目前的經濟衰退是由消費支出驟跌引起的。

誘因;起因;引發…的原因

Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.

壓力可能會成為引發這些疾病的原因。

2、pick up

拿起；提起；拾起；撿起

He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

他從地板上拾起帽子，重新戴在頭上。

Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.

里德利拿起一支鉛筆，不停地在手里擺弄著。

（通常指開車）接載，取走

We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.

我們第二天早晨開車去機場接蘇姍。

She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes.

她去了趟父母家取些干凈衣服。

（不費力地）獲得，學會

Where did you pick up your English?

你在哪兒學的英語？

Young people are picking up ideas about good drugs and bad drugs.

年輕人正在形成毒品有好壞之分的觀念。