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chains

n.

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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;  
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chain up 
Noun

1. metal shackles; for hands or legs

法律

  • 1.镣铐
1. All the wheels of the truck were tied up with iron chains to avoid skidding on the ice road.
大卡车的所有轮子上都捆上了铁链,以防止在结冰的路面上打滑。

来自《用法词典》

2. Deep-sea valleys are the counterparts of the mountain chains.
深海里的峡谷相当于陆地上的山脉。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Mayors wear chains round their necks as badges of office.
市长们戴着象征职位的项链。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The captives are wearing chains.
俘虏们带着镣铐。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The prisoner's ankle chains clanked as they walked.
犯人走路时脚镣叮当作响。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6. The prisoners are in chains.
囚犯上了镣铐。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》