His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.

他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。

Ships could be diverted to other ports and that would have a serious ripple effect through the local economy.

可以把货轮转向其他港口，那样的话可能会对当地经济造成严重的连锁反应。

If these messages of ethics and sustainability resonate with them, you get a ripple effect.

如果这些道德和可持续性的讯息可以让他们产生共鸣，你就可以得到连锁反应。

Now that fiscal policy is back on the table, economists are fighting over the size of the ripple effect.

现在的财政政策已经摆在那里了，经济学家正在为了抗击连锁效应而努力。

If a Chinese brand could attract these people, it could cause a huge ripple effect among the Big Three and the Japanese manufacturers selling in the USA.

如果中国品牌能够吸引这些人，那么不但会对美国汽车三巨头，也会对在美国销售的日本厂商造成巨大的连锁反应。