1 N-COUNT 链条;链子 A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line. 链条;链子
SYN tether, coupling, link, bond
2 N-PLURAL [in NOUN] 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. 手铐；镣铐
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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 [oft NOUN of n] 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 . 约束;羁绊;顾虑 [literary]
4 VERB 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. 用链子捆住;把…拴起来 [Also VERB PREPOSITION n]
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The dog was chained to the leg of the one solid garden seat. [be VERB-ed + to]
狗被拴在公园一个固定座位的腿上。
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She chained her bike to the railings. [VERB noun + to]
她把自行车锁在栏杆上。
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Some demonstrators chained themselves to railings inside the court building. [VERB noun to noun]
有些示威者用链子把自己锁在法院大楼里的栏杆上。
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We were sitting together in our cell, chained to the wall. [VERB-ed]
我们一起坐在牢里，手被铐在墙上。
SYN bind, confine, restrain, handcuff
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。
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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。
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All the rowing boats were chained up.
所有的划艇都用铁链拴了起来。
5 N-COUNT 一连串;一排 A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line. 一连串;一排
6 N-COUNT 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. 连锁店;连锁集团
7 N-SING 一连串;一系列 A chain of events is a series of them happening one after another. 一连串;一系列
| Word Partnership | Use chain with: |
| ADJ. | gold chain, silver chain 1 |
| VERB. | break a chain 1 5 7 |
| N. | department store chain, hotel chain, restaurant chain, supermarket chain 6 |
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