ripple effect

英 [ˈrɪpl ɪfekt]

美 [ˈrɪpl ɪfekt]

n.  连锁反应

计算机

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
  1. 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。

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• Many Chinese exporters are starting to hoard the dollars they earn, betting that the yuan is unlikely to appreciate much more, a shift in strategy that is having a ripple effect throughout the country's financial system.
  中国很多出口企业预计人民币不太可能再大幅升值，因此开始囤积它们的美元收入。这种策略正在对全国金融系统产生连带影响。
• Talks between Barclays and ABN Amro will have a ripple effect in Europe as more financial institutions groups look at cross-border mergers.
  随着更多金融机构着眼于跨境并购，巴克莱（Barclays）和荷兰银行（ABNAMRO）之间的谈判将在欧洲造成连锁反应。
• That is not only bad news for a country struggling to stimulate growth, it also threatens a ripple effect around the world: cheap made-in-China goods contained price rises around the world when that was a force for good.
  这不仅对于一个正绞尽脑汁刺激增长的国家是个坏消息，其涟漪效应还可能波及全世界：廉价的中国制造商品曾在世界各地遏制价格上涨，起到有益的作用。
• If this happens on a large scale, as it did in the1930s, the ripple effect for the economy as a whole can be devastating.
  如果这样的事情在一个比较大的尺度上发生（就像1930年代那样），波纹效应就会给整个的经济体带来毁灭性的影响。
• The movement has started by shaming endowments, hoping to produce a ripple effect and transform energy producers into sin stocks akin to tobacco companies.
  该运动从羞辱基金会开始，希望以此产生连锁反应，让能源生产企业变为类似于烟草公司的罪恶股票（sinstocks）。
• While Beijing has been trying to rein in sky-high property prices, a China property slump would have a big ripple effect on the global economy.
  尽管北京方面一直在试图遏制高涨的房价，但如果中国房地产业陷入萧条，将对全球经济产生巨大的涟漪效应。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。