a hair-like structure which triggers a rapid movement when touched, in particular:
触毛,触须,尤指:
【动】 (腔肠动物的)刺丝。
【植】 (捕蝇草叶子上的)刺毛。
n. 触毛;触须;刺丝;刺毛
In the future, scientists could use drugs to 'turn on' genes, which could trigger hair growth.
未来科学家可以用药物来“激发”基因,这样就可以刺激毛发的生长了。
The trap does not close every time a trigger hair is touched, because a lot of energy would be used up this way.
并非短毛每次被触动时,陷阱都关闭,因为这样会消耗很多能量。
This is how the trap knows to snap8 on a moving insect and not on a raindrop which only touches a trigger hair once.
这就是陷阱如何知道困住的是一只移动的昆虫而非雨滴的原因,因为雨滴只会碰触一次短毛。
A hair-trigger situation has been created which could lead to an outbreak of war at any time.
局势风云突变,战争一触即发。
His boozing, arrogance, and hair-trigger temper have often led him into ugly nightclub brawls.
他嗜酒贪杯,傲慢自大,脾气暴躁,这经常使他在夜总会里和别人发生恶性斗殴。
a hair-like structure which triggers a rapid movement when touched, in particular:
触毛,触须,尤指:
【动】 (腔肠动物的)刺丝。
【植】 (捕蝇草叶子上的)刺毛。