chain
英[tʃeɪn] 美[tʃeɪn]
"the chain of command"
"a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
"the valley was between two ranges of hills"
"the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
"a chain of daisies"
"a string of beads"
"a strand of pearls"
"chain the chairs together"
1.链条;链子
Achain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
e.g. His open shirt revealed a fat goldchain...
他的衬衫敞着，露出一条很粗的金链。
e.g. The dogs were leaping and growling at the full stretch of their chains.
那些狗又蹦又叫，把链子绷得紧紧的。
2.手铐；镣铐
If prisoners arein chains, they have thick rings of metal round their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping.
e.g. He'd spent four and a half years in windowless cells, much of the time in chains.
他已经在没有窗户的牢房里呆了4年半，多数时间都戴着镣铐。
3.约束;羁绊;顾虑
You can refer to feelings and duties which prevent you from doing what you want to do aschains .
e.g. He had to break right now the chains of habit that bound him to the present.
他必须现在就打破把他束缚在当前境况的习惯。
4.用链子捆住;把…拴起来
If a person or thingis chained to something, they are fastened to it with a chain.
e.g. The dog was chained to the leg of the one solid garden seat...
狗被拴在公园一个固定座位的腿上。
e.g. She chained her bike to the railings...
她把自行车锁在栏杆上。
5.一连串;一排
Achain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line.
chain的解释
e.g. ...achain of islands known as the Windward Islands...
名为“向风群岛”的岛群
e.g. Students tried to form a humanchain around the parliament.
学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。
6.连锁店;连锁集团
Achain of shops, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company.
e.g. ...a large supermarketchain.
大型连锁超市
e.g. ...Italy's leadingchain of cinemas.
意大利最大的连锁影院
7.一连串;一系列
Achain of events is a series of them happening one after another.
chain是什么意思
e.g. ...the bizarrechain of events that led to his departure in January 1938.
促使他于1938年1月离去的一连串离奇事件
8. see also: food chain
相关词组：chain up
1. 鍊條：阿财写:动力组基本上包含区柄(crankset)、大盘(chain ring)、钳齿轮(cog)、鍊条(chain)与踏板(pedal),每个零件受力都很大,不过如果安装正确,其实都很难烂掉.
Though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain.
你们想借着衣服得到隐私的自由,反而却因此为之羁绊和束缚。
She wore a silver chain around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一条银项链。
He detached a link from a chain.
他从链子上拆下一个链环。
The Government fear the strike may produce a chain reaction in other industries.
政府害怕罢工可能在其他行业产生连锁反应。
He is chained to his work.
他工作忙得不能分身。
(figurative)I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work) .
我整个星期都在伏案工作，脱不开身。
The doors were always locked and chained.
那些门总是上着锁链。
She chained her bicycle to the gate.
她用链子把自行车锁在大门上。
The dog was chained up for the night.
夜间那条狗用链子拴起来。
a chain of command (= a system in an organization by which instructions are passed from one person to another)
指挥系统
mountain'/island chains
山脉；岛群
Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house.
志愿者排成一条长龙，从着火的房子里手传手把贵重物品抢救出来。
a chain of supermarkets'/a supermarket chain
连锁超市
the chains of fear'/misery
恐惧的桎梏；苦难的枷锁
a short length of chain
一截短链条
She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck.
她戴着一条粗实的金项链。
The mayor wore his chain of office.
市长佩戴着标志他职务的链徽。
a bicycle chain
自行车链条
The prisoners were kept in chains (= with chains around their arms and legs, to prevent them from escaping) .
囚犯戴着镣铐。
to set in motion a chain of events
触发一连串的事件
Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.
学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。
...a large supermarket chain.
大型连锁超市
...Italy's leading chain of cinemas.
意大利最大的连锁影院
...the bizarre chain of events that led to his departure in January 1938.
促使他于1938年1月离去的一连串离奇事件
...a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands...
名为“向风群岛”的岛群
She chained her bike to the railings...
她把自行车锁在栏杆上。
His open shirt revealed a fat gold chain...
他的衬衫敞着，露出一条很粗的金链。
The dogs were leaping and growling at the full stretch of their chains.
那些狗又蹦又叫，把链子绷得紧紧的。
He'd spent four and a half years in windowless cells, much of the time in chains.
他已经在没有窗户的牢房里呆了4年半，多数时间都戴着镣铐。
He had to break right now the chains of habit that bound him to the present.
他必须现在就打破把他束缚在当前境况的习惯。
The dog was chained to the leg of the one solid garden seat...
狗被拴在公园一个固定座位的腿上。
I didn't want to chain you down, feel free to use your own ideas.
我不想束缚你的手脚,你可以充分利用自己的智谋。
Don't worry about the heavy load; it's chained down.
别担心装载量大,已经用链子拴住了。
I feel chained down with a wife, a house and children.
我觉得受妻子家室之累。
She chained the wolf securely to the post.
她用铁链把那只狼牢牢地锁在那根柱子上。
He chained his bicycle to the post.
他把自行车用铁链锁在那根柱子上。
In former times, prisoners were chained to one another.
在古代,囚犯们被相互拴着。
My mother always complained of being chained to the house.
妈妈总是抱怨自己被束缚在这栋房子里。
Mother is chained to housework.
母亲被家务活束缚住了。
Too many women feel chained to the kitchen sink.
许多妇女觉得自己被拴在了厨房的洗涤槽上。
With a sick husband, she was chained to the house all day.
由于丈夫生病,她整天被拴在家里。
Through all that lovely summer,I remained chained to my desk.
在那风光盈人的夏天,我一直被牵制在书桌旁。
His father chained him up.
他父亲把他锁起来。
Of course the dog makes such a noise; the poor creature is chained up all day.
难怪这狗汪汪叫个不停,这可怜的小家伙已被拴了一天了。
To bottomless perdition, there to dwell In Adamantine chains and penal Fire.
出自：MiltonIs life so dear..as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?
出自：P. HenryLarge American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supplychains spread across a larger number of countries.
美国大公司比以往任何时候都更加全球化，连锁店遍布更多的国家。
2020英语二
Bigchains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to.
大型连锁超市一直在全国范围内征收销售税，因为它们通常在进货运往的任何州都有实体店。
2019英语一
The ruling is a victory for bigchains with a presence in many states.
这一裁决对于在许多州都有业务的大型连锁店来说是一个胜利。
2019英语一
A broken bikechain is mentioned to show students' lack of practical ability.
提到一条断裂的自行车链条是想说明学生缺乏动手能力。
2018英语二
Students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bikechain.
学生们本应能够说出美国第13任总统的名字，但却被一条断裂的自行车链条彻底迷惑了。
2018英语二
