food chain
英 [ˈfuːd tʃeɪn]
美 [ˈfuːd tʃeɪn]
n. 食物链
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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- 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。
- Insects are fairly low down (on) the food chain.
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.- 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。
- The whole food chain is affected by the over use of chemicals in agriculture.
英英释义
noun
- (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
双语例句
- I was pretty low on the corporate food chain.
我在森严的公司等级中地位相当低。 - In the environment, dioxins tend to accumulate in the food chain.
在环境中，二恶英容易聚积在食物链中。 - 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。 - And when the food disappears, so does the next link in the food chain.
如果它们的食物消失了，食物链的下一个也会开始消失。 - 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！ - As HTC fumbled, Apple and Samsung solidified their positions at the top of the mobile food chain.
而在HTC一路跌跌撞撞的同时，苹果和三星却巩固了在移动市场食物链顶端的位置。 - This is not the first time the fast food chain has decided to dabble in the fragrance market.
这已经不是快餐连锁店第一次决定涉足香水市场了。 - Like any new product entering the food chain, genetically modified foods must be subjected to rigorous testing.
就像一些进入食物链的新产品一样，转基因食品必须经过严格的检验。