chain

Word family adjectivechainedchainlessnounchainletchainbrakechain gangchain letterchain mailchainmanchain of commandchainplateschain reactionchainsawchainshotchainstitchchain storechainwheelchainchainworkverbchain-smoke

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chain1 /tʃeɪn/ S3 W2 noun

joined rings 链条 [countableC, uncountableU]D 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 → link

She had a gold chain around her neck.

她脖子上戴了条金项链。

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 British EnglishBrE (=flush the toilet) 冲马桶

a bicycle chain (=that makes the wheels turn) 自行车的链条

, jewellery →4 See picture of 见图 BICYCLE →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle, jewellery, plug

2 connected events 关联的事件 [countableC]SERIES 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〕

the chain of events that led to World War I

引发第一次世界大战的一连串事件

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

→ chain of command, food chain

3 shops/hotels 商店/酒店 [countableC]BBC a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person 连锁店，连锁集团

chain 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

→ chain store

4 connected line 连接线 [countableC]SGLINE people or things which are connected or next to each other forming a line 连成一行的人[物]

mountain/island chain

the Andean mountain chain

安第斯山脉

chain of atoms/molecules etc technical

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PRISONER [countableC usually plural]SCJ 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

in chains

He was led away in chains.

他戴着镣铐被带走了。

ball and chain (=a chain attached to someone’s ankle at one end with a heavy metal ball at the other) 〔系在犯人脚踝上的用沉重的铁球和铁链做的〕球镣

6. buying a house 购房 [countableC usually singular] British EnglishBrEBUY 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 〔一些人先卖旧房再买新房的〕链式购房法，连环购房链

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person

types of chain

a big/major/large chain

It is one of Europe’s biggest clothing chains.

a hotel chain

Hilton is an international hotel chain.

a supermarket chain

Many people buy all their food at one of the major supermarket chains.

a retail chain (=one whose business is buying and selling goods)

Large retail chains usually want to expand and build more stores.

a department store/video store/food store etc chain

Morgan was the owner of a computer store chain.

a restaurant chain

the Pizza Hut restaurant chain

a grocery chain

These are two of Florida’s largest grocery chains.

a fast-food chain

the fast-food chain, Burger King

a national/nationwide chain

He was head of a national chain of grocery stores.

phrases

be part of a chain

The hotel is part of the MacDonald chain.

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: people or things which are connected or next to each other forming a line

types of chain

a mountain chain

The town of Besançon lies at the end of the Jura mountain chain.

an island chain

the island chain from Asia to Australasia

a human chain (=a large number of people who form a line, a circle etc to do something)

Riot police formed human chains to block demonstrators.

a chain of atoms/molecules etc technical:

Most fabrics are made of long chains of molecules.

verbs

form a chain

They formed a human chain passing buckets of water to the fire.

Examples from the Corpus

chain• He came to the defense of his younger brother, Von, by swinging a chain at his attacker.• The gates were held shut with a chain and a padlock.• The coffee chain has rolled out the concept in a number of markets across the country.• A mugger tore Sylvia's gold chain from her neck.• It's the largest mountain chain in North America.• Lewis's, a provincial chain of department stores which employed 3,400 people, is in the hands of the receivers.• Hundreds of smaller chains and stores went out of business, many hurt by price wars waged by appliance chains.• For this reason any purchaser will wish to see that all documents in the chain of title are properly stamped.• He opened the door, allowing it to reach only the length of the chain.• Hanging from hooks on the wall were sets of wire-pulling devices, complete with chain winch and gripper.

chain of office• The Mayor was struggling to free his chain of office from the overhanging branch of a fragile alder.

chain of events• And so began a chain of events, of misunderstandings, laughter, anger, and bitter recrimination.• Paris awarded it to Aphrodite, beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War9.• What the defendant has done is to set in motion a chain of events.• A chain of events was established.• Both the anorexic and the mystic are impervious to this simple chain of events.• The modern history of the Catholic Church has been immensely affected by that chain of events.• A professional photographer will capture the chain of events, from the bride leaving her home to the cutting of the cake.• The 6 month trial focused on the chain of events leading to the murder.• The chain of events which had begun before I ever met her was slowly reaching its end.

chain of• a chain of health clubs

mountain/island chain• The edge of the overriding plate is crumpled and uplifted to form a mountain chain parallel to the trench.• During that time continents, oceans, and mountain chains have moved horizontally and vertically through large distances.• They are crude and narrow compared to the Dwarf mines of the other mountain chains and prone to collapsing unexpectedly.• Sibley lives in a remote corner of a remote mountain chain in the wilds of Arizona.• Throughout the world, researchers found similar island chains, isolated yet volcanically active.• Some crossed the island chain through Sumatra, Java and as far east as Bali.• The Ryukyus should be retained as an integral part of the island chain.• The whole mountain chain originated from this cleft as lava surged up and spilled down on both sides.

in chains• Engrams, particularly in the prenatal area, are in chains.• Better to starve, if necessary, in a plastic suburban mall than go back to South Chicago in chains.• In this, of course, he was helped by Jacob Marley, his dead partner doomed to roam through eternity in chains.• Words as well as engrams exist in chains.• She is being held in chains in the city jail and the possibility of bail has already been ruled out.• Those who survived the battle Lie in the hulks in chains.• I had seen the march of feudal armies, the victors returning in triumph, captive princes led past in chains.• He is swathed in chains, from which hang trophies - namely the heads of his victims, hanging by their hair.

chain2 verb

1 FASTEN/DO UP[transitiveT] 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用链条〕拴住，束缚

chain somebody/something to something

a bicycle chained to the fence

锁在栅栏上的自行车

Four activists chained themselves to the gates.

四名激进主义分子把自己拴在大门上。

chain somebody/something up

The elephants were chained up by their legs.

大象的腿上拴了铁链。

chain somebody/something together

Their hands and feet were chained together.

他们的手脚被拴在一起。

2 be chained to something KEEP somebody IN A PLACEto have your freedom restricted because of something you must do 受到某事的束缚

She felt chained to the kitchen sink.

她觉得就像被拴在灶台上一样。

I don’t want a job where I’m chained to a desk all day.

我不想要一份整天被拴在办公桌前的工作。

Examples from the Corpus

be chained to something• He was chained to a rock and his liver, though continually devoured by an eagle, never diminished.• How would you like to be chained to a stick and peddled up and down the street like a stuffed doll?• After his trial the Quaker was chained to a wheelbarrow and twice beaten by a Negro slave until he collapsed.• A few people thought that in the United States Negroes were chained to posts in the street.• Generator stolen: Thieves stole a £1,000 generator which was chained to scaffolding at Bondgate, Darlington on Monday afternoon.• A young man was chained to the back of the cart for pretending to be a priest.• They were chained to the wagon of taxes and services.

Examples from the Corpus

chain• Like that to chain her up and keep all the food away.• Have these people been in a time-machine or chained in dimly-lit rooms in Beirut?• The gates were chained shut.• Fettered and chained, with a mat of coarse brown hair, with sly, utterly mad eyes, but Human.

chain somebody/something to something• I chained my bicycle to a tree.

From Longman Business Dictionary

chainchain /tʃeɪn/ noun [countableC]

1a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person

Britain’s leading supermarket chain

chain of

a chain of travel agents.

2a series of people or organizations involved in different stages of the same activity

→ distribution chain → value chain

Origin chain1

(1200-1300) Old French chaeine, from Latin catena

单词	chain
释义	chain Word family adjectivechainedchainlessnounchainletchainbrakechain gangchain letterchain mailchainmanchain of commandchainplateschain reactionchainsawchainshotchainstitchchain storechainwheelchainchainworkverbchain-smoke Related topics: Daily life, Companies, Geography, Jail & punishment chain1 /tʃeɪn/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 joined rings 链条 [countableC, uncountableU]D 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 → link She had a gold chain around her neck. 她脖子上戴了条金项链。 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 British EnglishBrE (=flush the toilet) 冲马桶 a bicycle chain (=that makes the wheels turn) 自行车的链条 , jewellery →4 See picture of 见图 BICYCLE →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle, jewellery, plug 2 connected events 关联的事件 [countableC]SERIES 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〕 the chain of events that led to World War I 引发第一次世界大战的一连串事件 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 → chain of command, food chain 3 shops/hotels 商店/酒店 [countableC]BBC a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person 连锁店，连锁集团 chain 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 → chain store 4 connected line 连接线 [countableC]SGLINE people or things which are connected or next to each other forming a line 连成一行的人[物] mountain/island chain the Andean mountain chain 安第斯山脉 chain of atoms/molecules etc technical 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PRISONER [countableC usually plural]SCJ 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 in chains He was led away in chains. 他戴着镣铐被带走了。 ball and chain (=a chain attached to someone’s ankle at one end with a heavy metal ball at the other) 〔系在犯人脚踝上的用沉重的铁球和铁链做的〕球镣 6. buying a house 购房 [countableC usually singular] British EnglishBrEBUY 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 〔一些人先卖旧房再买新房的〕链式购房法，连环购房链 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person types of chain a big/major/large chain It is one of Europe’s biggest clothing chains. a hotel chain Hilton is an international hotel chain. a supermarket chain Many people buy all their food at one of the major supermarket chains. a retail chain (=one whose business is buying and selling goods) Large retail chains usually want to expand and build more stores. a department store/video store/food store etc chain Morgan was the owner of a computer store chain. a restaurant chain the Pizza Hut restaurant chain a grocery chain These are two of Florida’s largest grocery chains. a fast-food chain the fast-food chain, Burger King a national/nationwide chain He was head of a national chain of grocery stores. phrases be part of a chain The hotel is part of the MacDonald chain. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: people or things which are connected or next to each other forming a line types of chain a mountain chain The town of Besançon lies at the end of the Jura mountain chain. an island chain the island chain from Asia to Australasia a human chain (=a large number of people who form a line, a circle etc to do something) Riot police formed human chains to block demonstrators. a chain of atoms/molecules etc technical: Most fabrics are made of long chains of molecules. verbs form a chain They formed a human chain passing buckets of water to the fire. Examples from the Corpus chain• He came to the defense of his younger brother, Von, by swinging a chain at his attacker.• The gates were held shut with a chain and a padlock.• The coffee chain has rolled out the concept in a number of markets across the country.• A mugger tore Sylvia's gold chain from her neck.• It's the largest mountain chain in North America.• Lewis's, a provincial chain of department stores which employed 3,400 people, is in the hands of the receivers.• Hundreds of smaller chains and stores went out of business, many hurt by price wars waged by appliance chains.• For this reason any purchaser will wish to see that all documents in the chain of title are properly stamped.• He opened the door, allowing it to reach only the length of the chain.• Hanging from hooks on the wall were sets of wire-pulling devices, complete with chain winch and gripper. chain of office• The Mayor was struggling to free his chain of office from the overhanging branch of a fragile alder. chain of events• And so began a chain of events, of misunderstandings, laughter, anger, and bitter recrimination.• Paris awarded it to Aphrodite, beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War9.• What the defendant has done is to set in motion a chain of events.• A chain of events was established.• Both the anorexic and the mystic are impervious to this simple chain of events.• The modern history of the Catholic Church has been immensely affected by that chain of events.• A professional photographer will capture the chain of events, from the bride leaving her home to the cutting of the cake.• The 6 month trial focused on the chain of events leading to the murder.• The chain of events which had begun before I ever met her was slowly reaching its end. chain of• a chain of health clubs mountain/island chain• The edge of the overriding plate is crumpled and uplifted to form a mountain chain parallel to the trench.• During that time continents, oceans, and mountain chains have moved horizontally and vertically through large distances.• They are crude and narrow compared to the Dwarf mines of the other mountain chains and prone to collapsing unexpectedly.• Sibley lives in a remote corner of a remote mountain chain in the wilds of Arizona.• Throughout the world, researchers found similar island chains, isolated yet volcanically active.• Some crossed the island chain through Sumatra, Java and as far east as Bali.• The Ryukyus should be retained as an integral part of the island chain.• The whole mountain chain originated from this cleft as lava surged up and spilled down on both sides. in chains• Engrams, particularly in the prenatal area, are in chains.• Better to starve, if necessary, in a plastic suburban mall than go back to South Chicago in chains.• In this, of course, he was helped by Jacob Marley, his dead partner doomed to roam through eternity in chains.• Words as well as engrams exist in chains.• She is being held in chains in the city jail and the possibility of bail has already been ruled out.• Those who survived the battle Lie in the hulks in chains.• I had seen the march of feudal armies, the victors returning in triumph, captive princes led past in chains.• He is swathed in chains, from which hang trophies - namely the heads of his victims, hanging by their hair. chain2 verb 1 FASTEN/DO UP[transitiveT] 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用链条〕拴住，束缚 chain somebody/something to something a bicycle chained to the fence 锁在栅栏上的自行车 Four activists chained themselves to the gates. 四名激进主义分子把自己拴在大门上。 chain somebody/something up The elephants were chained up by their legs. 大象的腿上拴了铁链。 chain somebody/something together Their hands and feet were chained together. 他们的手脚被拴在一起。 2 be chained to something KEEP somebody IN A PLACEto have your freedom restricted because of something you must do 受到某事的束缚 She felt chained to the kitchen sink. 她觉得就像被拴在灶台上一样。 I don’t want a job where I’m chained to a desk all day. 我不想要一份整天被拴在办公桌前的工作。 Examples from the Corpus be chained to something• He was chained to a rock and his liver, though continually devoured by an eagle, never diminished.• How would you like to be chained to a stick and peddled up and down the street like a stuffed doll?• After his trial the Quaker was chained to a wheelbarrow and twice beaten by a Negro slave until he collapsed.• A few people thought that in the United States Negroes were chained to posts in the street.• Generator stolen: Thieves stole a £1,000 generator which was chained to scaffolding at Bondgate, Darlington on Monday afternoon.• A young man was chained to the back of the cart for pretending to be a priest.• They were chained to the wagon of taxes and services. Examples from the Corpus chain• Like that to chain her up and keep all the food away.• Have these people been in a time-machine or chained in dimly-lit rooms in Beirut?• The gates were chained shut.• Fettered and chained, with a mat of coarse brown hair, with sly, utterly mad eyes, but Human. chain somebody/something to something• I chained my bicycle to a tree. From Longman Business Dictionary chainchain /tʃeɪn/ noun [countableC] 1a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person Britain’s leading supermarket chain chain of a chain of travel agents. 2a series of people or organizations involved in different stages of the same activity → distribution chain → value chain Origin chain1 (1200-1300) Old French chaeine, from Latin catena
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