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chain noun | verb
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chain / tFen ; tFeIn /noun
1. JOINED RINGS 链条, C,Ua 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.她脖子上挂了条金项链。
•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 BrE ( = flush the toilet )冲马桶
a bicycle chain ( = that makes the wheels turn )自行车链条;
⇒picture atBICYCLE
2. CONNECTED EVENTS 关联的事件, Ca 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系列事件
•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/旅馆, Ca number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person连锁店，连锁集团:
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•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, Cpeople 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 technicala 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, C usually pluralmetal 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, C usually singularBrEa 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
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chainverb
1. Tto 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〕拴住，束缚:
chain sb / sth to sth
•a bicycle chained to the fence锁在栅栏上的自行车
•Four activists chained themselves to the gates.四名积极分子把自己拴在大门上。
chain sb / sth up
•The elephants were chained up by their legs.大象的腿上拴了铁链。
chain sb / sth together
•Their hands and feet were chained together.他们的手脚被拴在了一起。
2. be chained to sth to have your freedom restricted because of something you must do受到某事的束缚:
•She felt chained to the kitchen sink.她觉得就像拴在了灶台上一样。
•I don't want a job where I'm chained to a desk all day.我不想要整天被拴在办公桌前的工作。

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