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nounverb a short length of chain一截短链条 She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck. 她戴着一条粗实的金项链。 The mayor wore his chain of office. 市长佩戴着标志他职务的链徽。 a bicycle chain自行车链条 The prisoners were kept in chains (= with chains around their arms and legs, to prevent them from escaping). 囚犯戴着镣铐。 to set in motion a chain of events触发一连串的事件 a chain of command (= a system in an organization by which instructions are passed from one person to another)指挥系统 mountain/island chains山脉；岛群 Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house. 志愿者排成一条长龙，从着火的房子里手传手把贵重物品抢救出来。 a chain of supermarkets/a supermarket chain连锁超市 the chains of fear/misery恐惧的桎梏；苦难的枷锁 Food production, processing and marketing are different links in the chain from farmer to consumer. Death is the last link in the chain. She went straight for the one weak link in the chain of his argument. Let the dog off its chain. Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain. Put the chain on the door before you go to bed. She wore a long gold chain around her neck. The mayor was wearing his chain of office. The people formed a human chain to pass the supplies up the beach. The prisoner was led away in chains. There has been an unbroken chain of great violinists in the family. They kept the dog on a chain all day long. This hotel is part of a large chain. a chain of clothes shops a chain of department stores a chain of volcanic islands efforts to ensure that dioxins do not enter the food chain the complex chain of events that led to the war I was next in the chain of command. If any part of the chain of infection is broken, the spread of the disease will be stopped. It’s important to make sure the chain of communication is not broken. Middlemen are important links in the chain. She was personally involved in this chain of events. Volunteers formed a human chain to pass buckets of water to each other. chain somebody/something The doors were always locked and chained. 那些门总是上着锁链。 chain somebody/something up The dog was chained up for the night. 夜间那条狗用链子拴起来。 chain somebody/something to somebody/something She chained her bicycle to the gate. 她用链子把自行车锁在大门上。 Four activists chained themselves to construction equipment. (figurative) I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). 我整个星期都在伏案工作，脱不开身。 |