chain
n. 链条; 手铐; 约束; 一连串; 连锁店
v. 拴住,束缚
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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
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
1. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together;
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;
8. metal shackles; for hands or legs
9. a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking
2. fasten or secure with chains;
fasten, tie, bind, secure, chain
这些动词都有"扎牢,捆,绑"之意。
pull (或 yank) someone's chain
(美,非正式)戏弄,揶揄某人(尤指使其相信不实之事)
These jewels are strung together on a silver chain.
这些宝石穿在一根银链上.
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.
He owned a hotel chain.
他拥有多家旅馆.
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.
The rope fouled the anchor chain.
绳子与锚链缠在一起.