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1. N-COUNT 链条;链子 A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line. 

  • His open shirt revealed a fat gold chain...

    他的衬衫敞着，露出一条很粗的金链。

  • The dogs were leaping and growling at the full stretch of their chains.

    那些狗又蹦又叫，把链子绷得紧紧的。

2. N-PLURAL 手铐；镣铐 If prisoners are in chains, they have thick rings of metal round their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping. 

  • He'd spent four and a half years in windowless cells, much of the time in chains.

    他已经在没有窗户的牢房里呆了4年半，多数时间都戴着镣铐。

3. N-PLURAL 约束;羁绊;顾虑 You can refer to feelings and duties which prevent you from doing what you want to do as chains . 

  • He had to break right now the chains of habit that bound him to the present.

    他必须现在就打破把他束缚在当前境况的习惯。

4. VERB 用链子捆住;把…拴起来 If a person or thing is chained to something, they are fastened to it with a chain. 

  • The dog was chained to the leg of the one solid garden seat...

    狗被拴在公园一个固定座位的腿上。

  • She chained her bike to the railings...

    她把自行车锁在栏杆上。

  • Some demonstrators chained themselves to railings inside the court building...

    有些示威者用链子把自己锁在法院大楼里的栏杆上。

  • Chain up means the same as chain .chain up同 chain

    • I'll lock the doors and chain you up...

      我会锁上门，把你铐起来。

    • They kept me chained up every night and released me each day...

      他们每天晚上把我锁起来，白天放开。

    • All the rowing boats were chained up.

      所有的划艇都用铁链拴了起来。

5. N-COUNT 一连串;一排 A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line. 

  • ...a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands...

    名为“向风群岛”的岛群

  • Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.

    学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。

6. N-COUNT 连锁店;连锁集团 A chain of shops, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company. 

  • ...a large supermarket chain.

    大型连锁超市

  • ...Italy's leading chain of cinemas.

    意大利最大的连锁影院

7. N-SING 一连串;一系列 A chain of events is a series of them happening one after another. 

  • ...the bizarre chain of events that led to his departure in January 1938.

    促使他于1938年1月离去的一连串离奇事件

8. See also: food chain;  
相关词组：
chain up 
Noun

1. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together;

  • "the chain of command"
  • "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"

2. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

3. a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

4. a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

5. anything that acts as a restraint

6. a unit of length

7. a series of hills or mountains;

  • "the valley was between two ranges of hills"
  • "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

8. metal shackles; for hands or legs

9. a necklace made by a stringing objects together;

  • "a string of beads"
  • "a strand of pearls";
Verb

1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking

2. fasten or secure with chains;

  • "Chain the chairs together"

医学

  • 1.链：一群物体呈线状相连，或端端相连，例如，化合物中原子或基团集合；单个细菌细胞的集合等

数学

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物理学

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船舶

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  • 2.为了确定位置或提供导航信息工作在同一频率或同一基频的几个发射台构成的台组。

计算机

  • 1.链接，链锁；链式；【SNA】一组请求
  • 2.链条;线路,电路,回路;波道,信道，链式结构
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1. A chain of beacons was lit across the region.
整个地区点起了一系列灯塔。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
我买了一条新链子之后，便面临一个难以克服的任务：把这个使人眼花缭乱的“益智分合图”再重新组合起来。

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3. Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking.
烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

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4. Each link that makes up a chain is equally important.
链子上面的每一环都同等重要，缺一不可。

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5. He joined the ends of the chain.
他把链子的两端接起来。

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6. He now owns a chain of 970 food stores.
他现在拥有970家连锁食品店。

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7. He owned a hotel chain.
他拥有多家旅馆。

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8. I didn't want to chain you down, feel free to use your own ideas.
我不想束缚你，你可以充分利用自己的智谋。

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9. Individualism has been the secret ingredient in developing his chain of fashion stores.
讲求个性化是他发展时装连锁店的一大秘诀。

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10. Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.
浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。

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11. She had a silver peace symbol hanging on a chain around her neck.
她有一个银制的和平标志挂在项链上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Some people believe that work is a better means of order and discipline than chain and castigation.
有些人认为要使犯人遵纪守法劳动是比镣铐和惩罚更有效的手段。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. The Himalayas, located in the areas of China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan, is the world's highest mountain chain, averaging over 6000 meters above sea level and stretching over 2400 kilometers from east to west and approximately 200 to 350 kilometers from north to south.
分布在中国、巴基斯坦、印度、尼泊尔、锡金、不丹境内的喜马拉雅山是世界最高大的山系。东西长约2400多公里，南北宽约200至350公里，平均海拔在6000米以上。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. The dog is fastened to the post by an iron chain.
那条狗用铁索拴在柱子上了。

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15. The pendant was hanging by a thin gold chain.
那耳环是由一根细金链子吊着的。

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16. The rope fouled the anchor chain.
绳子与锚链缠在一起。

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17. There has been an unbroken chain of great violinists in the family.
这个家族每一代都有伟大的小提琴家。

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18. These jewels are strung together on a silver chain.
这些宝石穿在一根银链上。

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19. We had to move water by a chain pump because the electric pump had broken down.
抽水机坏了，只好用人工车水。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》