tripwire

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
    — Seeing the tripwire of a nearby bouncing Betty gave us cold chills, and we moved all the more slowly through the woods.
  2. Any means of detecting intruders or attackers. figuratively
    — The continued presence of U.S. troops as a tripwire force in Macedonia is an increasingly risky venture.
动词 v.
  1. To set a tripwire mechanism in (a location). transitive

词形变化

tripwires plural trip wire alternative tripwires present,singular,third-person tripwiring participle,present tripwired participle,past tripwired past trip wire alternative

词汇关系

相关词
explosive land mine

词源

词源 1
From trip + wire.
词源 2
From trip + wire.
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