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| 1 | C/U a series of metal rings connected to each other , used for fastening, pulling, or lifting things 链子；链条；铁链 |
| There was a rusty iron chain hanging from the gate. 一条生锈的铁链从大门口垂下来。 |
| The crate was secured with a strong chain. 货箱用一条很结实的链条加固。 |
| | 1a | C a series of small metal rings connected to each other that is worn as a decoration 项链；手链 | | She wore a delicate gold chain around her neck. 她脖子上戴着一条精致的金项链。 | |
| | 1b | C the circle of connected metal parts that turns the wheels of a bicycle 自行车链条 | |
| | 1c | C a long series of heavy metal rings fastened like a rope to a prisoner’ s arms and legs 枷锁；镣铐 | | in chains Women prisoners were kept in chains during childbirth. 女犯人生孩子的时候都带着镣铐。 | |
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| 2 | C a series of people or things of the same type that form a connected line 一系列 |
| +of In 1910 there was a proposal for a chain of telegraph stations to link up the empire. 1910年有人提议成立一系列电报局把帝国连接起来。 |
| The region includes Sumatra, Java, and a chain of smaller islands extending eastwards. 这个地区包括苏门答腊、爪哇以及向东延伸的一群小岛。 |
| human chain (=a line of people) Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the injured climbers to safety. 人墙 |
| | 2a | a long series of events, facts, or ideas that are all related to each other 一系列；一连串 | | +of a chain of events that eventually led to murder 最终导致谋杀案的一系列事件 | | The virus becomes weaker as it passes down the chain of infection. 经过一连串的感染，病毒变弱了。 | |
| | 2b | a series of atoms connected in a line （原子）链 | | a polymer chain 聚合物链 | |
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| 3 | C a group of businesses such as shops, hotels, or restaurants that all belong to the same person or company 连锁店；联号企业 |
| Japan’ s leading hotel chain 日本主要的连锁宾馆 |
| +of a chain of electrical goods shops 家用电器连锁店 |
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| 4 | C BRITISH a situation in which you cannot sell your house until the person whose house you are buying has bought their new home . This situation can involve many people because the sale of each person’ s house depends on the sale of the next 连环购房链 |
| We’ ve been in a chain for five months. 我们已经被套了5个月还没把房子卖出去。 |
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| 5 | chains plural literary conditions that limit your freedom , especially unpleasant responsibilities or bad conditions that you live in 羁绊；束缚 |
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| 6 | C a unit for measuring length , used in the past 测链（旧时的长度单位） |
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