fuse; catalyst; trigger
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
fuse; detonating cord
neutralA physical cord or wire used to ignite an explosive.
Tā他
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
de地
jiǎn剪
duàn断
le了
zhà炸
dàn弹
de的
dǎo导
huǒ火
xiàn线
。
He carefully cut the bomb's fuse.
Zhè这
ge个
zhà炸
yào药
bāo包
xū需
yào要
yī一
gēn根
cháng长
dǎo导
huǒ火
xiàn线
。
This explosive package requires a long fuse.
noun
spark; catalyst; immediate cause; trigger
neutralA metaphorical term for the immediate event that triggers a larger conflict or crisis.
Yī1
jiǔ9
yī1
sì4
nián年
Ào奥
Xiōng匈
Dì帝
Guó国
huáng皇
tài太
zǐ子
bèi被
cì刺
shì事
jiàn件
，
shì是
dì第
yī一
cì次
shì世
jiè界
dà大
zhàn战
de的
dǎo导
huǒ火
xiàn线
。
The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince in 1914 was the trigger for World War I.
Nà那
cì次
biān边
jiè界
chōng冲
tū突
chéng成
le了
liǎng两
guó国
quán全
miàn面
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
dǎo导
huǒ火
xiàn线
。
That border conflict became the catalyst for a full-scale war between the two countries.
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Yáo谣
yán言
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
shè社
huì会
sāo骚
luàn乱
de的
dǎo导
huǒ火
xiàn线
。
Rumors are often the spark that ignites social unrest.