It set off a chain reaction in the international money markets.

这一事件在国际金融市场上引起了连锁反应。

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The powder immediately ignited and set off a chain reaction of explosions.

炸药立即点燃并引发了连环爆炸反应。

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When she had an affair with her friend's husband, she wittingly set off a chain of crises.

她和她朋友的丈夫私通，故意激起了一连串危机。

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Pentax lines up most of the same specs for its Optio M30, even including that off-the-chain -- and we're sure incredibly grainy -- 3200 ISO, but instead of a touchscreen, this M30 concentrates on a 0.7-inch thick aluminum body and a fancy auto-macro mode for spiffing up those closeups.

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Meanwhile, the Placed study also found that showrooming is poised to cut into sales racked up by big spending shoppers at retailers ranging from Costco to off-price chain T.

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In the film, an eye-patched Hopper overacts his head off while chain-smoking, swigging Jack Daniels, and zooming around on a jet ski in some kind of filthy, post-apocalyptic pirate outfit.

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