1、launch

發射（火箭、導彈或衛星）

NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.

美國國家航空航天局計劃發射一顆衛星上天，對宇宙射線進行研究。

A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.

今天一早，一枚“德爾塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡納維拉爾角發射升空。

開展（重大活動）；發起，發動（軍事襲擊等）

Heavy fighting has been going on after the guerrillas had launched their offensive.

游擊隊發起攻擊后，激烈的戰斗一直持續不斷。

The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

警方已對該事件展開調查。

（在江河、湖泊和港口載人的）大型汽艇

The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot.

船長站在汽艇甲板上為領航員保向。

We'll make a trip by launch to White Island.

我們將乘汽艇到懷特島。

2、trigger

(槍的)扳機

A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

一名男子拿槍指著他們，接著扣動了扳機。

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。