touch off
英 [tʌtʃ ɒf]
美 [tʌtʃ ɔːf]
引发; 触发; 引起
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 引发;触发;引起
If somethingtouches offa situation or series of events, it causes it to start happening.- Is the massacre likely to touch off a new round of violence?
大屠杀有可能触发新一轮的暴行吗?
- Is the massacre likely to touch off a new round of violence?
英英释义
verb
- put in motion or move to act
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
双语例句
- Paradoxically, reform measures meant to solidify China's growth over the long term could also become the match that could touch off a conflagration.
矛盾的是,旨在巩固中国长期经济增长的措施同时也可能引发危机。 - Using electron switch by BTA, BTA at touch off cross zero, thus deferent electron sine wave is intact.
用双向晶闸管作为电子开关,双向晶闸管过零触发,因而输出的是完整的正弦波。 - The software timely touch off thyristor and control thyristor trigger angle in controllable scope. Consequently the soft starter is better reliability, stability and veracity.
全数字电子软起动器的软件部分主要是如何根据需要准确及时的触发晶闸管,把晶闸管的触发角控制在可控的范围内,从而提高了软起动器的可靠性、稳定性和准确性。 - Therefore, tragedies, on the one hand, offer outlet for catharsis of peoples emotion and purification of the soul, and on the other hand, touch off peoples strong sense of life-force.
故悲剧一方面能宣泄人的情绪,净化人的心灵,另一方面能触发人强烈的生命力感。 - Some slight incident may touch off a major war.
一件小事可以触发一场大战。 - All the boxes fell down, and the King who wanted to touch the moon fell off the high tower and died.
所有的木箱散落一地,而这个想摸月亮的国王也从高处跌下来摔死了。 - This financing way can not relieve the financing difficulty as much as expected, and from a long-term point of view, these nongovernmental banking institutions, without necessary legal guarantee, will easily touch off serious social issues.
这种融资方式虽然在一定程度上对小微企业融资难起到了缓解作用,但是从长远来看,民间的这种非正规金融机构因缺乏必要的法律保障非常容易引发严重的社会问题。 - However, the introduction of foreign banks itself can be a two-blade sword, which serves for the economic development in the guest states and at the same time brings about challenges to the stability and safety of financial market. It could also touch off world-wide finance crisis.
但是,引进外资银行本身也是一把双刃剑,它在有利于东道国经济发展的同时,也会给东道国金融市场的稳定和安全带来新的挑战,甚至可能引发金融危机。 - Touch off very profit-generating thinking to the thing that private investment runs a school: Educate it as a kind of industry, can be commercial;
触发对私人投资办学的可营利性思考:教育作为一种产业,可以营利; - Although the capitalist world system is in powerful position all along, its decline is inevitable, and probably will touch off big upheaval.
虽然资本主义世界体系一直处于强势地位,但其衰落势所必然,并有可能引发大的动乱。