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domino effect

noun
🔊/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/
🔊/ˈdɑːmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/
 [usually singular]
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  1. a situation in which one event causes a series of similar events to happen one after the other多米诺（骨牌）效应；连锁反应
    • Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful (= that there will be many other strikes as a result).雇主们担心一旦罢工胜利就会引起多米诺效应。
    compare ripple effectTopics Change, cause and effectc2
    Word OriginFrom a comparison with the effect of standing a line of dominoes on end and then pushing one over, so that it falls and pushes the next one over, and so on, until all the dominoes fall in turn.