food chain

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.
    — Nanomaterials, substances broken down by technology into molecule-size particles, are starting to enter the food chain through well-known food products and their packaging, but there is little acknowledgment by the companies using them, according to a new report from a nonprofit group that works to enhance corporate accountability.
  2. A hierarchy. idiomatic
    — With my promotion this month I will continue my steady journey to the top of the food chain.

词形变化

food chains plural

词汇关系

词源

From food + chain.
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