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🔑 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 ˈchaina problem that prevents you from doing what you would like to do 羁绊；障碍●a link in the ˈchainone 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/ verbpresent 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/sthThe doors were always locked and chained. 那些门总是上着锁链。◆~ sb/sth upThe dog was chained up for the night. 夜间那条狗用链子拴起来。◆~ sb/sth to sb/sthShe 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。 |
