food chain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_118_eˈfood chain noun the food chain HBall animals and plants considered as a group in which a plant is eaten by an insect or animal, which is then eaten by another animal and so on 食物链 Pollution is affecting many creatures lower down the food chain. 污染正影响着食物链下层的许多生物。
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food chain• The only true amateurs left are the ones on the bottom end of the highlights-film, commercial-endorsement food chain.• Those higher on the political food chain, such as manufacturers and oil companies, will benefit most.• Evidence has also emerged that oil has entered the food chain after being ingested by fish such as salmon.• Haulage firms would then be allowed to take cattle to abattoirs, with the animals being slaughtered before entering the food chain.• The fox is needed in the food chain.• Its scientists next plan to assess whether potential contamination carried in air or the food chain could be affecting islanders' health.• Environmentalists have warned that dioxins accumulate in fat and milk and will work their way through the food chain.ˈfood chain nounChineseSyllable
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food chain
ˈfood chain
noun
the food chain all animals and plants considered as a group in which a plant is eaten by an insect or animal, which is then eaten by another animal and so on:
Pollution is affecting many creatures lower down the food chain.
ˈfood chain
nounthe food chain all animals and plants considered as a group in which a plant is eaten by an insect or animal, which is then eaten by another animal and so on: