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词汇 touch off something
释义
Idiom
touch off somethingtouch off (something)
to cause something violent or destructive to start.
Plans for a new homeless shelter touched off a storm of protest.Windblown wires touched off the blaze.There was a dramatic fall in stock prices, and no one is sure what touched it off.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of touch off (= to cause an old-fashioned gun to fire)
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