单词	touching off
释义	touch off verb touched off; touching off; touches off transitive verb 1 a : to provoke or initiate with sudden intensity the verdict touched off local riots b : to cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire 2 : to describe or characterize with precision Synonyms activate actuate crank (up) drive move run set off spark start trigger turn on See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts Word History First Known Use 1694, in the meaning defined at sense 2 touching off verb present participle of touch off as in triggering to cause to function his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance triggering activating sparking setting off driving turning on moving powering generating cranking (up) starting fueling turning over actuating running provoking igniting kicking over charging pushing fuelling stirring up firing electrifying stepping up launching switching stimulating energizing releasing discharging exciting tripping recharging speeding (up) accelerating arousing reactivating vitalizing inciting quickening catalyzing instigating jump-starting kick-starting Antonyms & Near Antonyms turning off killing cutting shutting off cutting out checking deactivating stopping sticking braking cutting off drawing up arresting halting stalling jamming slowing suppressing decelerating repressing stunting See More
随便看	fleuron fleurons fleurs d'amour fleurs du mal fleurs-de-lis fleurs-de-lys fleurty fleury fleury counterfleury Flevoland flew flew at flew into flew into a rage flew off the handle flewed flewit flews flex flex life flex one's muscles flex-crack flex-cuff flex-fuel flexagon

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