1、trigger
(槍的)扳機(jī)
A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
一名男子拿槍指著他們,接著扣動(dòng)了扳機(jī)。
引爆;啟動(dòng);觸發(fā)
The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.
盜賊肯定是故意觸發(fā)了報(bào)警器,然后躲在房子里。
The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
那顆重達(dá) 1,000 磅的炸彈是由一根導(dǎo)線引爆的。
引起;發(fā)動(dòng);促使
the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.
導(dǎo)致第一次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)的事件
The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending
目前的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退是由消費(fèi)支出驟跌引起的。
2、insulate
將…隔離(以免受外界影響)
They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems.
他們?cè)谙胧欠翊蟪鞘械膯?wèn)題離自己的社區(qū)也已經(jīng)不再遙遠(yuǎn)了。
Their wealth had insulated them from reality.
財(cái)富將他們與現(xiàn)實(shí)隔離。
使隔熱;使隔音
It will take almost 25 years to insulate the homes of the six million households that require this assistance.
要為 600 萬(wàn)戶(hù)有此需求的家庭進(jìn)行住宅隔熱隔音處理得花將近 25 年的時(shí)間。
Is there any way we can insulate our home from the noise?
有什么辦法可以使我們的住宅隔音嗎?