trigger events

基本解释

Actions are used to trigger events such as startup and shutdown or other application-specific operations.
动作用于触发像启动和关闭这样的事件，或者其他特定于应用程序的操作。
A widget can trigger events and metadata that describes event types associated with it, allowing for dynamic content on the page.
小部件可以触发事件，提供描述相关联的事件类型的元数据，从而支持在页面上显示动态内容。
Downgrades can also be trigger events in financial contracts, like credit default swaps, that force money to change hands between parties; and they have historically spooked markets.
评级下调也可能是信用违约互换(CDS)等金融合同的触发事件，迫使资金易手。历史上，评级下调也曾令市场风声鹤唳。

He said that would trigger a cascade of events in which Honduras would find itself thrown out of many components of the inter-American system.

It is not there to wait for you to go on quests, trigger events or make decisions.
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The most powerful feature, though, is the ability to create programs that can automate tasks, send alerts and trigger events based on data from the sensors.
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The purchasee already has low marks, which will be inherited by the purchaser, in addition to which the ratings agencies are likely to downgrade the new entity and trigger other negative events.
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