chain
n. 鏈條; 手銬; 約束; 一連串; 連鎖店
v. 拴住,束縛
A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
His open shirt revealed a fat gold chain...
他的襯衫敞著,露出一條很粗的金鍊。
The dogs were leaping and growling at the full stretch of their chains.
那些狗又蹦又叫,把鏈子繃得緊緊的。
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.
他已經在沒有窗戶的牢房裡呆了4年半,多數時間都戴著鐐銬。
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.
他必須現在就打破把他束縛在當前境況的習慣。
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...
狗被拴在公園一個固定座位的腿上。
She chained her bike to the railings...
她把腳踏車鎖在欄杆上。
A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line.
...a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands...
名為“向風群島”的島群
Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.
學生們試圖在議會四周圍成人牆。
A chain of shops, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company.
...a large supermarket chain.
大型連鎖超市
...Italy's leading chain of cinemas.
義大利最大的連鎖影院
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.
促使他於1938年1月離去的一連串離奇事件
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
這些動詞都有"扎牢,捆,綁"之意。
pull (或 yank) someone's chain
(美,非正式)戲弄,揶揄某人(尤指使其相信不實之事)
These jewels are strung together on a silver chain.
這些寶石穿在一根銀鏈上.
I didn't want to chain you down , feel free to use your own ideas.
我不想束縛你, 你可以充分利用自己的智謀.
He owned a hotel chain.
他擁有多家旅館.
She had a silver peace symbol hanging on a chain around her neck.
她有一個銀製的和平標誌掛在項鍊上.
The rope fouled the anchor chain.
繩子與錨鏈纏在一起.