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单词 hair trigger
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hair′ trig′ger, 
  1. Militarya trigger that allows the firing mechanism of a firearm to be operated by very slight pressure.
  • 1815–25

hair-trig•ger  (hâr′trig′ər),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. easily activated or set off;
    reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause:a hair-trigger temper.
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hair trigger n
  1. a trigger of a firearm that responds to very slight pressure
  2. informal any mechanism, reaction, etc, set in operation by slight provocation
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈhair-ˌtrig•ger,  adj. [before a noun]
  1. easily activated or set off:a hair-trigger alarm.
  2. reacting immediately to the slightest provocation:a hair-trigger temper.
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