"tripwires" in Chinese (Simplified)

绊线绊索

Definition

设置在地面附近、隐藏的细丝，踩到或碰到时会触发警报、陷阱或爆炸。这个词也可以比喻形容引发突然反应的事物。

多用于军事或安保语境，也可用于比喻（如“情感绊线”）。常用复数形式，既可指实际的线，也指易引发问题的情形。不要与“触发器”或“地雷”混淆。

There were tripwires hidden in the grass.

草地里藏着**绊线**。

Soldiers checked for tripwires before moving forward.

士兵们前进前检查了有无**绊线**。

Watch out for tripwires—they could be dangerous.

小心**绊线**——它们很危险。

She set up several tripwires to protect the entrance at night.

她布置了几根**绊线**保护夜间入口。

Emotional tripwires can make relationships difficult if you’re not careful.

情感**绊线**会让关系变得复杂，如果你不小心的话。

Their plan failed when one of them accidentally triggered the tripwires.

他们的计划失败了，因为其中一人不小心触发了**绊线**。