A thin wire pulled tight low across a path, so that anyone walking there catches a foot on it without seeing it. It is part of a trap.

A thin wire pulled tight low across a path一條低低橫拉緊繃在路上的細鐵絲, so that anyone walking there catches a foot on it without seeing it讓走過的人在沒看到的情況下絆到腳 It它 is part of a trap是陷阱的一部分

In war and in films, a tripwire is attached to a bomb or a mine, and the pull sets it off; hunters use them for animals; a camp might rig one to cans so the noise gives a warning. The wire is the trigger, and the whole point is that it is invisible until it is too late.

In war and in films在戰爭和電影裡, a tripwire絆線 is attached to a bomb or a mine會接在炸彈或地雷上, and the pull sets it off一拉就引爆; hunters獵人 use them for animals會用它來對付動物; a camp一個營地 might rig one to cans可能會把它接到罐子上 so the noise gives a warning讓聲音發出警告 The wire這條線 is the trigger就是引爆的機關, and the whole point而重點就在於 is that it is invisible until it is too late它要一直隱形，直到來不及為止

English also uses the word for things that are not wire at all. In politics and business, a tripwire is a small event that automatically sets off a much bigger response — "a tripwire for sanctions" means the moment a country does that one thing, the punishment starts by itself, with no further argument.

English英文 also uses the word for things that are not wire at all也把這個字用在完全不是鐵絲的事情上 In politics and business在政治和商業裡, a tripwire一個tripwire is a small event是個小事件 that automatically sets off a much bigger response會自動引發更大的後果 — "a tripwire for sanctions"「制裁的tripwire」 means the moment a country does that one thing意思是一旦某個國家做了那件事, the punishment starts by itself懲罰就會自動啟動, with no further argument不用再多討論

Soldiers stationed in a country are sometimes called a tripwire force for the same reason: they are too few to win a war, but attacking them would drag in a whole alliance. Keep the picture of the hidden wire and both uses make sense.

Soldiers stationed in a country駐紮在某國的軍隊 are sometimes called a tripwire force有時會被稱為tripwire force, for the same reason原因一樣: they他們 are too few to win a war人數少到打不贏一場戰爭, but attacking them would drag in a whole alliance但攻擊他們會把整個同盟都拖下水 Keep the picture of the hidden wire記住那條隱形鐵絲的畫面 and both uses make sense兩種用法就都說得通了