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.

• 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

• 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 astrigger-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。

英英释义

adj

• marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  1. fierce loyalty
  2. in a tearing rage
  3. vehement dislike
  4. violent passions
  Synonym:fiercetearingvehementviolent
• irresponsible in the use of firearms

双语例句

• The National Guard have been very trigger-happy lately.
  国民警卫队最近颇以开枪为乐事。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。