knock-on

adjective
🔊/ˌnɒk ˈɒn/
🔊/ˌnɑːk ˈɑːn/
(especially British English)
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  1. causing other events to happen one after another in a series使产生连锁反应的
    • The increase in the price of oil had a knock-on effect on the cost of many other goods.石油价格上涨对其他许多商品的价格引起了连锁反应。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryKnock-on is used with these nouns:
    • effect
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