trigger-happy

英 [ˈtrɪɡə hæpi] 美 [ˈtrɪɡər hæpi]

adj.  以开枪为乐的; 好斗的; 爱动武的; 动辄开枪的



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 以开枪为乐的;好斗的;爱动武的;动辄开枪的
    too willing and quick to use violence, especially with guns

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED 好动武的;爱动用武器的;爱开枪的;以开枪为乐的
      If you describe someone as trigger-happy, you disapprove of them because they are too ready and willing to use violence and weapons, especially guns.
      1. They were gunned down by members of the trigger-happy National Guard…
        他们被那些肆意开枪的国民卫队士兵枪杀了。
      2. Some of them are a bit trigger-happy — they'll shoot at anything that moves.
        他们中的一些人有点以开枪为乐事——他们会向任何移动的物体射击。

    双语例句

    1. They were gunned down by members of the trigger-happy National Guard
      他们被那些肆意开枪的国民卫队士兵枪杀了。
    2. Some of them are a bit trigger-happy — they'll shoot at anything that moves.
      他们中的一些人有点以开枪为乐事——他们会向任何移动的物体射击。
    3. Some kill people only to defend themselves while others are trigger-happy.
      对比一些人杀人只是为了我防御而一些人只是好战的。
    4. The National Guard have been very trigger-happy lately.
      国民警卫队最近颇以开枪为乐事。
    5. That worked-but at the cost of encouraging trigger-happy spouses to kill troubled marriages quickly, rather than trying to patch them up.
      这项法案确实奏效-它的代价是,对问题反应激烈的夫妇速战速决地结束婚姻,而不是试图修补。
    6. This season his trigger-happy days are becoming few and far between.
      这个赛季他胡搅蛮缠的时候渐渐减少。
    7. There are a lot of people who are trigger-happy about this event: they are afraid that when it happens the market is going to fall 10 or 20 per cent, he said.
      他表示:许多人动辄提到这种情况:他们担心风暴发生时,股市将下跌10%或20%。
    8. Patience has its virtues, and chairmen can be trigger-happy, but it is hardly compulsory;
      耐心是一种美德,主席可以触发快乐,但它是很难义务教育;
    9. For the past decade the Japanese bond market has been making monkeys out of not just the credit rating agencies, but also academics, trigger-happy short sellers and politicians and bureaucrats who see fiscal austerity as a virtue in its own right.
      过去十年,日本债券市场不仅愚弄了信用评级机构,还愚弄了学术界、冲动的卖空者,以及认为紧缩财政开支本身就是一种美德的政客和官僚们。
    10. It's dangerous to have a trigger-happy person in charge of national security.
      如果用好战的人来负责国家安全那将是很危险的。
    11. It's a good thing that the most powerful countries on this Earth are not trigger-happy, otherwise this would be a bad place.
      这世界上最强大的国家带来的不是快乐,这是一件好事。否则这世界就更坏了。
    12. Communicating from the hip is not restricted to trigger-happy tweeters.
      时尚人群的沟通方式并不局限于喧闹的推特。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
      1. fierce loyalty
      2. in a tearing rage
      3. vehement dislike
      4. violent passions

      Synonym:    fiercetearingvehementviolent

    2. irresponsible in the use of firearms