1.[countableC]DGO one of a set of small flat pieces of wood, plastic etc, with different numbers of spots, used for playing a game 多米诺骨牌 →5 See picture of DOMINOES 多米诺骨牌 →4 See picture of 见图 domino
3.domino effectEFFECT/INFLUENCEa situation in which one event or action causes several other things to happen one after the other 多米诺(骨牌)效应,连锁反应
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domino effect• As top-tier schools are forced to become less selective, there will be a domino effect.• If schools were allowed to become more selective, there would be a domino effect.• It would create a domino effect across the board.• Opponents of the schemeclaimed that if the museum moved from GoldenGatePark it would have a domino effect on the other facilities.• His farmlies next to Burnfoot and he fearsapproval for furtherplanting there will start a domino effect throughout the valley.• It started a domino effect which exists even today.• What ensued was the by now familiardomino effect of emerging market crises.• Each of the organizational parts was working on its specificconcerns, and no one analyzed the domino effect.• The domino effect can work for us as well as against us if we play our cards right.