| 单词 | chain reaction |
| 释义 | chain reaction From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishChemistry, Physicschain reactionˌchain reˈaction noun [countable]1 technical a chemical or nuclear reaction which produces energy and causes more reactions of the same kind2 RESULTa series of related events, each of which causes the nextA sudden drop on Wall Street can set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.Examples from the Corpuschain reaction• Interstate 35 was closed following a chain reaction crash that involved 93 vehicles.• The demise of Woosung could have a chain reaction on other subcontractors relying on a government helping hand, analysts said.• In a chain reaction on a world scale, prices on innumerable commodities skyrocketed within weeks.• Instability would spread like a chain reaction.• The authorities have so far managed to prevent a chain reaction.• The atom splits, starting a nuclear chain reaction.• This is the famous nuclear chain reaction.• Products of the chain reaction were fractionated by size in agarose gels to detect the presence of insertions or deletions. |
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