chains

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n.  链子; 链条; 锁链; 一系列，一连串(人或事); 连锁商店
v.  用锁链拴住(或束缚、固定)
chain的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 链条;链子
  Achainconsists of metal rings connected together in a line.
  1. His open shirt revealed a fat gold chain...
     他的衬衫敞着，露出一条很粗的金链。
  2. 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。
• N-PLURAL 手铐；镣铐
  If prisoners arein chains, they have thick rings of metal round their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping.
  1. 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。
• 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 aschains.
  1. 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。
• VERB 用链子捆住;把…拴起来
  If a person or thingis chained tosomething, they are fastened to it with a chain.
  1. 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。
  2. She chained her bike to the railings...
     她把自行车锁在栏杆上。
  3. 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。
  4. We were sitting together in our cell, chained to the wall.
     我们一起坐在牢里，手被铐在墙上。
  5. Chain upmeans the same aschain.
     chain up同 chain
  6. I'll lock the doors and chain you up...
     我会锁上门，把你铐起来。
  7. 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。
  8. All the rowing boats were chained up.
     所有的划艇都用铁链拴了起来。
• N-COUNT 一连串;一排
  Achain ofthings is a group of them existing or arranged in a line.
  1. ...a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands...
     名为“向风群岛”的岛群
  2. Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.
     学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。
• N-COUNT 连锁店;连锁集团
  Achain ofshops, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company.
  1. ...a large supermarket chain.
     大型连锁超市
  2. ...Italy's leading chain of cinemas.
     意大利最大的连锁影院
• N-SING 一连串;一系列
  Achain ofevents is a series of them happening one after another.
  1. ...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
• See also:food chain

英英释义

noun

• metal shackles
  Synonym:irons

双语例句

• In silk, it would be better to describe the chains as being antiparallel.
  在蚕丝中，更确切地讲，这些链是反向平行的。
• The engine and motor are coupled to the wheels through clutches, and automatic gearbox, and Hy-Vo Chains.
  发动机和电动机经离合器自动变速齿轮箱和Hy-Vo链与车轮连接。
• Business and IT value chains today have started to merge together in the industry.
  如今，业务和IT价值链开始在行业中融合。
• In the automotive industry only fasteners, bearings, bushings, chains, and belts are standardized.
  在汽车工业中只有紧固件、轴承、轴衬、链条和皮带是标准化了的。
• 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。
• The captives are wearing chains.
  俘虏们带着镣铐。
• Like it or not, China already dominates many of the links in manufacturers 'supply chains.
  不管你喜不喜欢，中国已经在许多制造商供应链中占据了主导地位。
• Hey, can I have one of your key chains?
  嘿，能给我一个钥匙链吗？
• Supermarket chains have crowded out the smaller shops.
  超市连锁店已经把小店铺挤对得无法生存。
• He liked to shock with his gold chains and loud clothes
  他喜欢戴金链子，穿花里胡哨的衣服来招人反感。