trip /trɪp/

verb

(-pp-)

1

[V , often + adv./prep.] ~ (over/up) | ~ (over/on sth)

绊；绊倒

to catch your foot on sth and fall or almost fall

She tripped and fell.

她绊了一下摔倒了。

Someone will trip over that cable.

有人会让那条电缆绊倒的。

Be careful you don't trip up on the step.

你小心别在台阶上绊倒了。

2

[VN]

BrE also trip sb up

将…绊倒；使跌倒

to catch sb's foot and make them fall or almost fall

As I passed, he stuck out a leg and tried to trip me up.

我经过时，他伸出腿来想把我绊倒。

3

[V + adv./prep.] (literary) 脚步轻快地走（或跑、跳舞）

to walk, run or dance with quick light steps

She said goodbye and tripped off along the road.

她说了声再见就连蹦带跳地沿路走了。

4

[VN] 触发（开关）；（松开开关）开动

to release a switch, etc. or to operate sth by doing so

to trip a switch

打开开关

Any intruders will trip the alarm.

任何非法入室者都会触响报警器。

短语动词

trip up

trip sb↔up

（故意使）犯错误

to make a mistake; to deliberately make sb do this

Read the questions carefully, because the examiners sometimes try to trip you up.

要仔细把问题看清楚，因为出卷人有时故意让你出错。

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