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chain reaction

n.连锁反应

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chain reaction


(a) chemical change forming products which themselves cause more changes so that new compounds are produced 连锁反应.
(b) series of events each of which causes the next 连锁式反应的一系列事件
*The Government fear the strike may produce a chain reaction in other industries. 政府害怕罢工可能在其他行业产生连锁反应.

chain reaction


.chain re'action
n[C]
technical a chemical or nuclear reaction which produces energy and causes more reactions of the same kind
a series of related events, each of which causes the next
 A sudden drop on Wall Street can set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.
1. Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
    错误和不可靠性上升,接踵而来的是一系列湍流的徵状,从小尘暴和暴风发展到只有卫星上可以看到的席卷整块大陆的旋涡。

2. What was his reaction to the news?
    他对这消息的反应如何?

3. The poor record of survival, plus public reaction against the media´s use of heart transplants for publicity (and perhaps also entertainment), gave rise to a wave of anti-transplant feelings both in and outside the medical profession.
    由于手术后病人存活时间短,加之公共舆论反对新闻界利用心脏移植来进行宣传(甚至娱乐),所以,医学界内外掀起了一股反对心脏移植的浪潮。

4. This boost in reaction time after exercise training may occur because declines associated with getting old could actually stem from declines in physical condition.
    接受运动训练之后,人的反应速度会加快,这可能是因为与衰老有关的机能衰退实际上根源于体质下降。

5. The company's formula for success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain.
    该公司成功的秘诀是通过其销售链的每一个环节降低成本。

6. That's an understandable reaction.
    这种反应是可以理解的。

7. There was a sudden drop in activity in the left side of the brain — the side most involved in language — and an exaggerated reaction on the right, the side strongest at thinking about the location of objects.
    他们的左半脑 -- 与语言能力相关的那一半 -- 的活动急剧下降,而右半脑,擅长思考物体方位的那一半,却做出强烈的反应。

8. Notice a person's reaction to stress in these situations and to aggressive behavior in others.
    请注意一个人在这类情况下遇到压力时的反应,以及他/她在其他情况下遇到挑衅性行为时的反应。

9. His initial reaction was one of shock.
    他最初的反应是震惊。

10. After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
    我买了一条新链子之后,便面临着一个难以克服的任务:把这个使人眼花缭乱的“益智分合图”再从新组合起来。

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