1、build up

（使）积聚；（使）逐渐增加

The regime built up the largest army in Africa.

该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队。

The collection has been built up over the last seventeen years.

在过去的17年中，收藏的规模不断扩大。

增强…的体质；建立…的信心

Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.

用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。

Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.

约翰逊医生和我一直试图增强他的体质。

吹捧；抬举

The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up.

媒体会报道此事，小报则会大肆吹捧。

Historians built him up as the champion of parliament.

历史学家把他誉为议会的捍卫者。

2、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。