chain
noun
verb
tʃeɪn
noun
1
JOINED RINGS
链条
a
series
of
metal
rings
which
are
joined
together
in
a
line
and
used
for
fastening
things,
supporting
weights,
decoration
etc
链子，链条;
C,U | BrE
She
had
a
gold
chain
around
her
neck.
她脖子上挂了条金项链。
a
length
of
heavy
chain
一段沉重的链条
the
Mayor’s
chain
of
office
(=a
decoration
worn
by
some
British
officials
at
ceremonies)
市长的链徽
pull
the
chain
a
bicycle
chain
2
CONNECTED EVENTS
关联的事件
a
connected
series
of
events
or
actions,
especially
which
lead
to
a
final
result
一连串，一系列〔事件或行动〕
C
the
chain
of
events
that
led
to
World
War
I
引发第一次世界大战的一系列事件
The
salesmen
are
just
one
link
in
the
chain
(=part
of
a
process)
of
distribution.
销售员只是整个经销过程中的一个环节。
a
rather
complicated
chain
of
reasoning
相当复杂的推理过程
3
SHOPS/HOTELS
商店/旅馆
a
number
of
shops,
hotels,
cinemas
etc
owned
or
managed
by
the
same
company
or
person
连锁店，连锁集团
C
[+
of
]
a
chain
of
restaurants
连锁餐厅
hotel/restaurant/retail
etc
chain
several
major
UK
supermarket
chains
英国几家主要的超市连锁店
4
CONNECTED LINE
连接线
people
or
things
which
are
connected
or
next
to
each
other
forming
a
line
连成一行的人 （物）
C | technical
mountain/island
chain
the
Andean
mountain
chain
安第斯山脉
chain
of
atoms/molecules
etc
a
chain
of
amino
acids
氨基酸链
They
formed
a
human
chain
(=a
line
of
people
who
pass
things
from
one
person
to
the
next)
to
move
the
equipment.
他们排成一条长龙来搬运设备。
daisy
chains
(=flowers
tied
together)
雏菊花环
5
PRISONERS
囚犯
metal
chains
fastened
to
the
legs
and
arms
of
a
prisoner,
to
prevent
them
from
escaping
〔锁住囚犯四肢的〕镣铐，锁链
C usually plural 一般用复数
in
chains
He
was
led
away
in
chains.
他戴着镣铐被带走了。
ball
and
chain
6
BUYING A HOUSE
购房
a
number
of
people
buying
houses,
where
each
person
must
complete
the
sale
of
their
own
house
before
they
can
buy
the
next
person’s
house
[英] 〔一些人先卖旧房再买新房的〕链式购房法，连环购房链
C usually singular 一般用单数 | BrE
verb
7
to
fasten
someone
or
something
to
something
else
using
a
chain,
especially
in
order
to
prevent
them
from
escaping
or
being
stolen
〔尤指为防逃跑或被盗而〕拴住，束缚
T
chain
sb/sth
to
sth
a
bicycle
chained
to
the
fence
锁在栅栏上的自行车
Four
activists
chained
themselves
to
the
gates.
四名积极分子把自己拴在大门上。
chain
sb/sth
up
The
elephants
were
chained
up
by
their
legs.
大象的腿上拴了铁链。
chain
sb/sth
together
Their
hands
and
feet
were
chained
together.
他们的手脚被拴在了一起。
8
be chained to sth
to
have
your
freedom
restricted
because
of
something
you
must
do
受到某事的束缚
She
felt
chained
to
the
kitchen
sink.
她觉得就像拴在了灶台上一样。
I
don’t
want
a
job
where
I’m
chained
to
a
desk
all
day.
我不想要整天被拴在办公桌前的工作。