连锁反应liánsuǒ fǎnyìng〈比喻fig.〉若干个相关的事物,只要一个发生变化,其他都跟着发生变化{chain reaction; any sequence of events, each of which results in, or has an effect on the other}: 商品市场扩大了,就会引起工业生产的～。{An expanding commodity market will give rise to a chain reaction in the industrial production.}