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

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