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chain /tʃeɪn/ (chaining,chained,chains)

1. N-COUNT A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line. 鏈子
His open shirt revealed a fat gold chain. 他敞開的襯衣裡露出一條粗大的金鏈子。
2. N-COUNT A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line. 一連串
...a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands. …被稱爲“曏風群島”的列島。
3. N-COUNT A chain of stores, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company. 連鎖
...a large supermarket chain. …一家大型連鎖超市。
4. N-PLURAL If prisoners are in chains, they have thick rings of metal around their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping. 鐐銬
He'd spent four and a half years in windowless cells, much of the time in chains. 他在無窗的牢房裡呆了4年半，大部分時間是手銬腳鐐。
5. V-T If a person or thing is chained to something, they are fastened to it with a chain. 用鏈條拴住
The dogs were chained to a fence. 狗被拴在柵欄上。
We were sitting together in our cell, chained to the wall. 我們一起坐在牢房裡，銬在牆上。
6. PHRASAL VERB Chain up means the same as . 用鏈條拴住
They kept me chained up every night and released me each day. 他們每天晚上把我銬起來，白天再把我解開。
7. N-SING A chain of events is a series of them happening one after another. 一連串
...the bizarre chain of events that led to his departure in January 1938. …導致他1938年1月離去的一連串怪異事件。
8. N-SING (of reasoning) a sequence of arguments each of which takes the conclusion of the preceding as a premise (推理中的)連鎖詭辯→see (as an example) sorites

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chain noun (CONNECTED THINGS)

The supermarket chain announced that it was cutting the cost of all its fresh and frozen meat .
Jonson has run the gamut of hotel work , from porter to owner of a large chain of hotels .
The Rockies are a mountain chain in the western USA.
As part of the centenary celebrations a chain of beacons was lit across the region .
They are not only the world's biggest fast-food chain, but also the industry's trendsetter .