| 单词 | trigger-happy |
| 释义 | trigger-happy[ trig-er-hap-ee ] / ˈtrɪg ərˌhæp i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trigger-happy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Informal.ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter. heedless and foolhardy in matters of great importance and recklessly advocating action that can result in war: Some called him a trigger-happy candidate. eager to point out the mistakes or shortcomings of others; aggressively or wantonly critical: He's a trigger-happy editor with a nervous blue pencil. Origin of trigger-happyFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby trigger-happytrigger, trigger area, triggered activity, trigger finger, triggerfish, trigger-happy, triggerman, trigger mechanism, trigger plant, trigger point, trigger warning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trigger-happyBritish Dictionary definitions for trigger-happytrigger-happy adjective informaltending to resort to the use of firearms or violence irresponsibly tending to act rashly or without due consideration Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with trigger-happytrigger happy Inclined to act violently at the slightest provocation, as in They feared that the President was trigger happy and would send in troops at the drop of a hat. This expression alludes to being too eager to fire a gun. [c. 1940] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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