It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions.
好像是一件无关紧要的小事引起了一连串的连锁反应。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 33 A day t remember
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 单一的;（打斗、比赛等）一对一的;惟一的;适于一人的;
n. 单程票;（旅馆等的）单人房间;[复数]（高尔夫球一对一的）二人对抗赛;[常用复数][美国、加拿大英语]未婚（或单身）男子（或女子）;
vt. 挑选;
vi. 作一垒手;
💡 sing(唱歌)+le(乐):唱乐- 单身汉 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：：练习这首歌（sing）时，单个的人是无法练习的，只有两个人配合好了（le）才能唱出效
"She had a brainstorm in the exam and didn't answer a single question."
她考试时脑子里突然一片混乱，一个题也没答。
近义：individualize, personalise, personalize, singularize, distinguish, bachelor
反义：manifold, multiplex, wedded
n. 事件，大事;活动，经历;结果;运动项目;
💡 e(出来)+vent(走):最终走出来- 事件{半路杀出个程咬金}
"Television allows viewers to experience an event without any loss of immediacy."
电视让观众可以即时经历某一事件.
近义：incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, phenomenon
反义：likelihood, opportunity, outlook, potential, potentiality, virtuality
n. 链子，链条;连锁，连续;拘束;连锁店或旅馆系列的事物;
vt. 用铁链锁住;监禁，束缚;
💡 表链拆(chai)哪(n)儿了？
"a short length of chain"
一截短链条
近义：join, link, oppress, shackle, catenate, enchain
反义：manumit, unshackle, unshoe, deliver, emancipate
adj. 不重要的;琐细的;平凡的;不要紧;
"Money seems unimportant when sets beside the joys of family life."
与天伦之乐相比,金钱显得微不足道.
近义：immaterial, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, irrelevant
反义：imperative, key, momentous, vital, crucial