名詞 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.
   那輛卡車撞到了隊伍中最后面一輛汽車的尾部，汽車又沖撞到前面的汽車，前面的汽車又碰撞到了再前面的，這形成了連鎖的反應。
2. The slump on wall street set up a chain reaction in stock market around the world.
   華爾街金融滑坡引起世界股票市場的連鎖反應。
3. The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
   華爾街金融滑坡引起世界股票市場的連鎖反應。