1、trigger
(枪的)扳机
A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
一名男子拿枪指着他们,接着扣动了扳机。
引爆;启动;触发
The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.
盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器,然后躲在房子里。
The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
那颗重达 1,000 磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。
引起;发动;促使
the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.
导致第一次世界大战爆发的事件
The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending
目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。
2、insulate
将…隔离(以免受外界影响)
They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems.
他们在想是否大城市的问题离自己的社区也已经不再遥远了。
Their wealth had insulated them from reality.
财富将他们与现实隔离。
使隔热;使隔音
It will take almost 25 years to insulate the homes of the six million households that require this assistance.
要为 600 万户有此需求的家庭进行住宅隔热隔音处理得花将近 25 年的时间。
Is there any way we can insulate our home from the noise?
有什么办法可以使我们的住宅隔音吗?