1、target
靶子;目标;对象
The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits.
村子坐落在大路边上,很容易成为土匪袭击的对象
。The missiles missed their target.
导弹没有击中目标
。目标;目的
He's won back his place too late to achieve his target of 20 goals this season.
他赢回自己的位置时为时已晚,无法实现本赛季进 20 粒球的目标
。school leavers who failed to reach their target grades.
未能达到规定分数的肄业生
攻击;批评;以…为攻击目标
Republicans targeted Unsoeld as vulnerable in her bid for reelection this year.
共和党人将安索尔德定为攻击目标,认为她在争取今年连任的竞选中不堪一击
。He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation.
他抨击经济是治安状况不断恶化的根源
。2、trigger
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
。诱因;起因;引发…的原因
Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.
压力可能会成为引发这些疾病的原因
。