chain reaction; domino effect
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
chain reaction (physics/chemistry)
technicalRefers to a self-sustaining sequence of reactions where the product of one step initiates the next, e.g., in nuclear fission or certain chemical processes.
Hé核
diàn电
zhàn站
yī依
kào靠
kě可
kòng控
de的
hé核
liè裂
biàn变
lián连
suǒ锁
fǎn反
yìng应
lái来
fā发
diàn电
。
Nuclear power plants rely on controlled nuclear fission chain reactions to generate electricity.
Zhè这
ge个
huà化
xué学
shí实
yàn验
kě可
néng能
huì会
yǐn引
fā发
jù剧
liè烈
de的
lián连
suǒ锁
fǎn反
yìng应
。
This chemical experiment might trigger a violent chain reaction.
noun
domino effect; a series of interrelated events
Widely used in social, economic, and political contexts to describe a cascade of consequences.
Yī一
jiā家
dà大
yín银
háng行
dǎo倒
bì闭
，
yǐn引
fā发
le了
jīn金
róng融
shì市
chǎng场
de的
lián连
suǒ锁
fǎn反
yìng应
。
The collapse of a major bank triggered a chain reaction in the financial markets.
Shāng商
pǐn品
shì市
chǎng场
kuò扩
dà大
le了
，
jiù就
huì会
yǐn引
qǐ起
gōng工
yè业
shēng生
chǎn产
de的
lián连
suǒ锁
fǎn反
yìng应
。
An expansion of the commodity market will cause a chain reaction in industrial production.
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Shè社
jiāo交
méi媒
tǐ体
shàng上
de的
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
yáo谣
yán言
kě可
néng能
chǎn产
shēng生
yì意
xiǎng想
bù不
dào到
de的
lián连
suǒ锁
fǎn反
yìng应
。
A small rumor on social media can cause an unexpected domino effect.