knock-on effect
noun[Cusually singular]
mainlyUKuk/ˈnɒk.ɒn ɪˌfekt/us/ˈnɑːk.ɑːn ɪˌfekt/When aneventorsituationhas aknock-oneffect, itcausesothereventsorsituations, but notdirectly:
连锁反应If one or twotrainsrunlate, ithasaknock-oneffecton theentirerailservice.如果有一两列火车晚点，会进而影响整个铁路系统。
Outcomes and consequences
- -ment
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- age
- be a monument tosomethingidiom
- bed
- end result
- fallout
- first fruit
- fruit
- implication
- in
- ironically
- resultant
- resulting
- reverberation
- ripple effect
- sequel
- side effect
- spillover