be trigger-happy
用于描述某人容易冲动开枪或好战。
The soldier was trigger-happy and fired without orders.
那个士兵爱乱开枪,未经命令就开火。
动辄开枪的;乱开枪的
动辄发怒的;好斗的;在未充分确认目标前就不负责任地开枪的倾向。;稍有挑衅就鲁莽或暴力行事的。;爱乱开枪的;好战的
Tending to shoot a firearm too readily, without properly identifying the target.
在未充分确认目标前就不负责任地开枪的倾向。
Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
稍有挑衅就鲁莽或暴力行事的。
Inclined to behave recklessly or violently at the slightest provocation.
The trigger-happy hunter shot at the rustling bushes before he could see the animal.
那个乱开枪的猎人还没看清动物就朝沙沙响的灌木丛开了枪。
用法提示:trigger-happy作定语修饰hunter,表示未辨明目标就开枪的倾向。
The new guard is so trigger-happy that he once fired at his own shadow.
新来的保安太爱乱开枪,有一次竟对着自己的影子开了枪。
用法提示:trigger-happy作表语,与so...that连用,强调乱开枪到了极端程度。
The range officer told the trigger-happy shooter to wait for a clear view.
靶场负责人让那个乱开枪的射手等看清目标再开枪。
用法提示:trigger-happy作定语修饰shooter,说明其行为鲁莽,未伺机看清目标。
用于描述某人容易冲动开枪或好战。
The soldier was trigger-happy and fired without orders.
那个士兵爱乱开枪,未经命令就开火。
Trigger-happy police officers often cause civilian casualties.
爱乱开枪的警察常常导致平民伤亡。
强调状态转变。
After weeks of tension, the guards became trigger-happy.
经过数周紧张局势后,警卫变得好战起来。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a trigger-happy.
正确表达He is trigger-happy.
trigger-happy 是形容词,不能用作名词。中文学习者常受“一个爱乱开枪的人”影响,误加冠词 a,应直接作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is happy to trigger.
正确表达He is trigger-happy.
将 trigger-happy 拆解为“happy to trigger”是中式直译,实际上 trigger-happy 是固定形容词,表示“动辄开枪的”,不宜拆分。
trigger-happy 特指轻易开枪或好战,侧重于武力的使用;而 aggressive 适用范围更广,指任何好斗或咄咄逼人的行为,不限于武力。
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