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chain-react

/cheyn-ree-akt/US // ˈtʃeɪn riˌækt //

连锁反应,链式反应,连环反应

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to undergo or produce a chain reaction: Riots chain-reacted from one area to another in the city.

Examples

  • People watch night soaps because the genre allows them to believe in a world where people just react off their baser instincts.

  • I know, some of you will now react by saying that the Netanyahu government supports a Palestinian state.

  • You expect soldiers of all ranks to understand the need to respect the chain of command, regardless of personal feelings.

  • Instead of reacting to Republican proposals, President Obama is forcing Republicans to react to him.

  • Say what you want about Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), the chain has done something special.

  • She stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?

  • Then he closed the spring with a snap, and she let him pass the chain over her hand once more.

  • From the ceiling, which was divided into compartments painted in dark red and blue, hung a heavy lamp by a chain of gilded silver.

  • An amount of slack in the chain caused the balls to knock on passing this roller before entering the pump bottom.

  • The large size of the rag-wheel gave the rapidly revolving chain and balls a great speed.