chain reaction

名词 chain reaction:

1. a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
2. a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

1. The lorry ran into the back of the rearmost car in the queue which bumped into the car in front, which then hit the next one, and so on in a chain reaction.
   那辆卡车撞到了队伍中最后面一辆汽车的尾部，汽车又冲撞到前面的汽车，前面的汽车又碰撞到了再前面的，这形成了连锁的反应。
2. The slump on wall street set up a chain reaction in stock market around the world.
   华尔街金融滑坡引起世界股票市场的连锁反应。
3. The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
   华尔街金融滑坡引起世界股票市场的连锁反应。