| 词汇 | tripwire |
| 释义 | tripwire noun[ C ] uk /ˈtrɪp.waɪər/ us /ˈtrɪp.waɪr/ a wire stretched low above the ground that operates an explosive device, a gun, or a device for catching animals when it is touched by the foot of a person or animal（爆炸装置、枪炮的）引爆线，拉发线;（捕兽装置的）绊索，绊网 Hunting & fishing angler angling anti-hunt anti-hunter anti-hunting barb fishhook fishing line fishing rod fly fishing fox hunt outfish overfishing piscatory poach poaching quarry ravening whaler yoicks Examples of tripwiretripwire One of the ways of discouraging it is to put hurdles and tripwires in the way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They wish to soften up the electorate now while maintaining that there is an economic tripwire in relation to the conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless we take care, we shall find ourselves—this is a very serious consideration—in a position of getting back to the "tripwire" again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can we not go back to the tripwire policy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure it is not in the slip-shod parade of personalities or in putting up tripwires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it sees a return to a tripwire strategy as preferable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first argument is that the electoral quota is too low a tripwire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the sixties we were able to rely on the tripwire strategy of a superior nuclear deterrent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no tripwires or traps in the resolution; it sets out a very clear procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the "trip-wire"strategy is the correct one, how thick is the"tripwire"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are activated indiscriminately by a tripwire mechanism and are similar to mines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But now we have to deal with one tripwire after another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That brings us back to the days of the tripwire theory, with all that that entails. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those of us who have had to sum up in these cases know the tripwires that can befall a judge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The forces are still increasing the level of their stores to meet the revised strategy of flexible response which replaced tripwire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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