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chain n.束缚；链条；链；(一)连串；连锁店（常用复数）vt.束缚；用铁链锁住 (1) 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。(2) 她脖子上戴着一条银项链。(3) 他从链子上拆下一个链环。(4) 政府害怕罢工可能在其他行业产生连锁反应。(5) 他工作忙得不能分身。 The chain that anchors a ship to a dock or secures a warehouse door is just a larger version of the gold chain you wear around your neck — both are made of loops of metal. More figurative types of chains include things that hold you back, like the chains of your responsibility to your family, or connected occurrences — like a chain of events that leads to you meeting your best friend.

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英 [tʃeɪn] 美 [tʃeɪn] (1) Though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain.(2) She wore a silver chain around her neck.(3) He detached a link from a chain.(4) The Government fear the strike may produce a chain reaction in other industries.(5) He is chained to his work. A chain is a long series of connected metal links. Chains are strong and flexible, so they're useful for pulling a heavy load or securing a dangerous animal. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]链条；链子 A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line. 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。2[N-PLURAL 复数名词]手铐；镣铐 If prisoners are in chains, they have thick rings of metal round their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping.   [in N]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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]约束；羁绊；顾虑 You can refer to feelings and duties which prevent you from doing what you want to do as chains .   [oft N of n]  [LITERARY 文]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[VERB 动词]用链子捆住；把…拴起来 If a person or thing is chained to something, they are fastened to it with a chain.   [be V-ed to n]  [V n to n]  [V-ed]  [Also V n adv/prep]  [V n P]  [V-ed P]  [Also V P n (not pron)]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。She chained her bike to the railings...她把自行车锁在栏杆上。Some demonstrators chained themselves to railings inside the court building...有些示威者用链子把自己锁在法院大楼里的栏杆上。We were sitting together in our cell, chained to the wall.我们一起坐在牢里，手被铐在墙上。Chain up means the same as chain .chain up同 chainI'll lock the doors and chain you up...我会锁上门，把你铐起来。They kept me chained up every night and released me each day...他们每天晚上把我锁起来，白天放开。All the rowing boats were chained up.所有的划艇都用铁链拴了起来。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]一连串；一排 A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line.   [N of n]...a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands...名为“向风群岛”的岛群Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。6[N-COUNT 可数名词]连锁店；连锁集团 A chain of shops, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company.   [with supp]...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7[N-SING 单数名词]一连串；一系列 A chain of events is a series of them happening one after another.   [N of n]...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8See also:food chain；  相关词组：chain up

英语单词	chain
英美音标	英 [tʃeɪn] 美 [tʃeɪn]
中文释义	n.束缚；链条；链；(一)连串；连锁店（常用复数） vt.束缚；用铁链锁住
英语例句	(1) Though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain. (2) She wore a silver chain around her neck. (3) He detached a link from a chain. (4) The Government fear the strike may produce a chain reaction in other industries. (5) He is chained to his work.
中文例句	(1) 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。 (2) 她脖子上戴着一条银项链。 (3) 他从链子上拆下一个链环。 (4) 政府害怕罢工可能在其他行业产生连锁反应。 (5) 他工作忙得不能分身。
vocabulary简明	A chain is a long series of connected metal links. Chains are strong and flexible, so they're useful for pulling a heavy load or securing a dangerous animal.
vocabulary扩展	The chain that anchors a ship to a dock or secures a warehouse door is just a larger version of the gold chain you wear around your neck — both are made of loops of metal. More figurative types of chains include things that hold you back, like the chains of your responsibility to your family, or connected occurrences — like a chain of events that leads to you meeting your best friend.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]链条；链子 A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line. 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。 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]手铐；镣铐 If prisoners are in chains, they have thick rings of metal round their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping. [in N] 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 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]约束；羁绊；顾虑 You can refer to feelings and duties which prevent you from doing what you want to do as chains . [oft N of n] [LITERARY 文] 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 [VERB 动词]用链子捆住；把…拴起来 If a person or thing is chained to something, they are fastened to it with a chain. [be V-ed to n] [V n to n] [V-ed] [Also V n adv/prep] [V n P] [V-ed P] [Also V P n (not pron)] 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。 She chained her bike to the railings... 她把自行车锁在栏杆上。 Some demonstrators chained themselves to railings inside the court building... 有些示威者用链子把自己锁在法院大楼里的栏杆上。 We were sitting together in our cell, chained to the wall. 我们一起坐在牢里，手被铐在墙上。 Chain up means the same as chain .chain up同 chain I'll lock the doors and chain you up... 我会锁上门，把你铐起来。 They kept me chained up every night and released me each day... 他们每天晚上把我锁起来，白天放开。 All the rowing boats were chained up. 所有的划艇都用铁链拴了起来。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一连串；一排 A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line. [N of n] ...a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands... 名为“向风群岛”的岛群 Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament. 学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]连锁店；连锁集团 A chain of shops, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company. [with supp] ...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 7 [N-SING 单数名词]一连串；一系列 A chain of events is a series of them happening one after another. [N of n] ...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 8 See also:food chain ；相关词组： chain up

Chain N Ed Connected Metal Events N Count 可数名词