food chain

英 [ˈfuːd tʃeɪn]

美 [ˈfuːd tʃeɪn]

n.  食物链

化学

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牛津词典

noun

• 食物链
  a series of living creatures in which each type of creature feeds on the one below it in the series
  1. Insects are fairly low down (on) the food chain.
     在食物链中，昆虫是相当低的一级生物。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 食物链
  Thefood chainis a series of living things which are linked to each other because each thing feeds on the one next to it in the series.
  1. The whole food chain is affected by the over use of chemicals in agriculture.
     整个食物链因农业中过度使用化学物质而受到影响。

英英释义

noun

• (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member

双语例句

• Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean's food chain.
  鲨鱼已经在地球上存在了4亿年。它们在海洋的食物链中扮演着不可缺少的角色。
• Enough junk dumped into the water eventually destroys the food chain and causes ( theoretically) ecosystem collapse.
  足够的垃圾倾倒入水中，最终破坏了食物链和原因（理论上）生态系统的崩溃。
• This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health.
  这会对农业和食物链造成威胁，由此而危及人的健康。
• Next year I'll be top of the food chain at highschool.
  明年我就在高中的最高的阶层了。
• Those at the top of the food chain got along because people forgot they were competitors.
  处于食物链顶端的人都能和睦相处，因为他们忘记了自己也是竞争对手。
• He started a fast food chain.
  他开创了一家快餐连锁店。
• The whole food chain is affected by the overuse of chemicals in agriculture.
  整个食物链因农业生产过程过多使用化学品而受到影响。
• They went straight to the top of the food chain with this one.
  他们直接摸到了食物链的最前端。
• We were moving up the food chain to value-added jobs!
  我们本应该走向食物链的顶端，做哪些高附加值的工作！
• I've been climbing the super club food chain, as planned.
  我按照计划爬到了超级俱乐部的最高级。