| [/tʃeɪn; tʃen/] n 用法:
1 (a) [C, U] (length of) connected metal links or rings, used for hauling or supporting weights or for fastening or restraining things 链子; 链条:
keep a dog on a chain 用链子把狗拴住 *
pull the chain, ie to flush the toilet 拉链子（冲抽水马桶） *
Remember to put the chain on the door when you lock it. 锁门时别忘挂防盗链. *
a length of chain 一截链条.
(b) [C] length or loop of chain used for a specific purpose （有某种用途的）一截或一圈链条:
a bicycle chain, ie for transmitting power from the pedals to the wheels 自行车链条 *
The mayor wore her chain of office round her neck. 市长戴带著象徵她官职的项链儿. *
She wore a locket hanging on a silver chain. 她戴著银项链儿, 坠著个挂盒. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page xiii. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
2 [C usu pl 通常作复数] (fig 比喻) thing that confines or restrains 束缚或限制的事物:
the chains of poverty 贫困的桎梏. 用法:
3 [C] series of connected things 一系列的事物:
a chain of mountains/a mountain chain 连绵的山[山脉] *
a chain of circumstances, events, ideas 一系列的情况、 事件、 意见. 用法:
4 [C] group of shops or hotels owned by the same company 同一公司所属的商店或旅店; 联号:
a chain of supermarkets/a supermarket chain 超级市场联号. 用法:
5 [C] (formerly) unit of length (66 feet) for measuring land （旧时）测链（测量土地的长度单位, 等於66英尺）. =>App 5 见附录5. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) in chains (a) (of a prisoner) bound with chains （指囚犯）用链锁住的.
(b) not free; kept as a prisoner 不自由; 被囚禁. chain 2
v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (to sb/sth); ~ sb/sth (up) fasten or confine sb/sth with or as if with a chain 用链子或像用链子一样拴住或束缚住某人[某事物]:
prisoners chained to a wall, each other 用链子锁在墙上、 互相锁住的囚犯 *
chain (up) a dog for the night 晚上用链子把狗拴起来 *
(fig 比喻) Too many women feel chained to the kitchen sink, ie feel that they spend all their time doing housework. 很多妇女觉得自己被拴了在厨房的洗涤槽上. |