| 单词 | chain |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 chainBrE /tʃeɪn/ NAmE /tʃeɪn/ noun ➤ metal rings 金属链🔑 [C , U ]a series of connected metal rings , used for pulling or fastening things ; a length of chain used for a particular purpose 链子；链条；锁链◆ 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。➤ connected things 相关连的事🔑 [C ]a series of connected things or people 一系列，一连串（人或事）◆ to set in motion a chain of events 触发一连串的事件◆ 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。 ➡ see also food chain➤ of shops /hotels 商店；旅馆🔑 [C ]a group of shops /stores or hotels owned by the same company 连锁商店（或旅馆）◆ a chain of supermarkets /a supermarket chain 连锁超市➤ restriction 限制[C , usually pl. ](formal or literary ) a thing that restricts sb's freedom or ability to do sth 约束；束缚◆ the chains of fear /misery 恐惧的桎梏；苦难的枷锁➤ in house buying 购房[C , usually sing. ](BrE ) a situation in which a number of people selling and buying houses must each complete the sale of their house before buying from the next person 连环式（指一群房主先售后购的置业方式） ● a ˌball and ˈchain a problem that prevents you from doing what you would like to do 羁绊；障碍● a link in the ˈchain one of the stages in a process or a line of argument 链条中的一个环节；整个过程中的一个阶段● the weak link (in the ˈchain )the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail 薄弱环节🔑 chainBrE /tʃeɪn/ NAmE /tʃeɪn/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they chain BrE /tʃeɪn/ NAmE /tʃeɪn/ present simple - he / she / it chains BrE /tʃeɪnz/ NAmE /tʃeɪnz/ past simple chained BrE /tʃeɪnd/ NAmE /tʃeɪnd/ past participle chained BrE /tʃeɪnd/ NAmE /tʃeɪnd/ -ing form chaining BrE /ˈtʃeɪnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtʃeɪnɪŋ/ [often passive ]to fasten sth with a chain ; to fasten sb /sth to another person or thing with a chain , so that they do not escape or get stolen 用锁链拴住（或束缚、固定）◆ ~sb /sth The doors were always locked and chained . 那些门总是上着锁链。◆ ~sb /sth up The dog was chained up for the night . 夜间那条狗用链子拴起来。◆ ~sb /sth to sb /sth She chained her bicycle to the gate . 她用链子把自行车锁在大门上。◆ (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。 |
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