ripple effect
英 [ˈrɪpl ɪfekt]
美 [ˈrɪpl ɪfekt]
n. 连锁反应
牛津词典
noun
- 连锁反应
a situation in which an event or action has an effect on sth, which then has an effect on sth else- His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。
- His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 连锁反应;涟漪作用
If an event or action has aripple effect, it causes several other events to happen one after the other.- Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.
航班晚点会引发连锁反应。仅仅一趟晚点的航班就可能运载着许多需要转机的乘客。
- Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.
双语例句
- And that good feeling has a ripple effect.
而良好的感觉产生了链锁反应。 - Now that the brakes are coming on in China, however, a ripple effect is inevitable as demand for oil, iron ore and all the other commodities required to industrialise the country shrinks.
不过，既然现在中国也开始“刹车”，随着中国工业化所需的石油、铁矿石以及其它所有大宗商品的需求收缩，涟漪效应是不可避免的。 - And yet, some expect that too much cost cutting could cause a ripple effect across local and state governments.
然而，有人预计巨大的成本削减会对州政府和联邦政府产生涟漪效应。 - For example, if conditions in the international oil markets result in an increase in the price of crude oil, there could be a ripple effect.
例如，国际石油市场环境的变化可能导致原油价格的上涨，这亦会引发连锁反应。 - Not only has local wildlife suffered, including the extinction of highly insular species, but a ripple effect has impacted migratory birds worldwide.
不但本土野生动植物遭受创伤（包括高地海岛物种的消失），而且还波及到了世界范围内的迁徙鸟类。 - Whatever the motivation for her suicide, the actress's death has raised fears about a ripple effect.
无论什么动机致使崔真实自杀，对其死因的担忧引起了一系列的连锁反应。 - It is important to watch for a ripple effect and carefully monitor any decisions to alter standards.
监视连锁反应并且仔细监视任何改变标准的决定是重要的。 - The increase in restructuring has had a ripple effect on these other speciality areas, because it's not all what you would call pure bankruptcy, Mr Davis says.
戴维斯表示：重组业务的增加，给其它这些专业领域带来了连锁效应，因为这不全是所谓的单纯破产。 - The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
银行倒闭对整个社会产生了波及影响。 - That move, in turn, has had a ripple effect on lawyers 'salaries across the country.
此举对全国的律师工资产生了连锁反应。