1.[c][u]链子；链条；锁链a series of connected metal rings, used for pulling or fastening things; a length of chain used for a particular purpose
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) .囚犯带着镣铐。
2.[c]一系列，一连串（人或事）a series of connected things or people
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。
3.[c]连锁商店（或旅馆）a group of shops/stores or hotels owned by the same company
a chain of supermarkets/a supermarket chain连锁超市
4.[c][usupl]约束；束缚a thing that restricts sb's freedom or ability to do sth
the chains of fear/misery恐惧的桎梏；苦难的枷锁
5.[c][ususing]连环式（指一群房主先售后购的置屋方式）a situation in which a number of people selling and buying houses must each complete the sale of their house before buying from the next person
1.[oftpass]用锁链拴住（或束缚、固定）to fasten sth with a chain; to fasten sb/sth to another person or thing with a chain, so that they do not escape or get stolen
The doors were always locked and chained.那些门总是上着锁链。
The dog was chained up for the night.夜间那条狗用链子拴起来。
She chained her bicycle to the gate.她用链子把自行车锁在大门上。
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。
"A great deal of them are new customers, " she said, adding they might previously have walked on to a chain.
莎木说道：“很大一部分顾客都是头一次来店里，”“由于以前不接受信用卡，他们会径直去大一点的连锁咖啡店。”
One supporter recently had two chain saws stolen in a parking lot, and he said it would never have happened had he had his gun handy.
其中的一位支持者日前就在一个停车场内被盗走了两个链锯，他说如果他可以随时拔出他的枪，这一切就本不会发生。
Among the Chain Scale segments, the Luxury segment was the only one to report an increase in any of the three key metrics.
在连锁酒店中，唯有豪华酒店的这三个关键指标是有所提高的。
This can be a chain reaction, with the volunteer team then feeling more empowered to go a step further with its own charity efforts.
这是一系列连锁反应，然后志愿者队伍感觉更有影响力，进一步提高了自己的慈善工作。
for a substance to be capable of forming a structural unit of a polymer chain is that it must be difunctional.
显然，对于能成为聚合物链结构单元的物质的基本要求是：它必须是双官能的。
Jack was off the chain when he found out his girlfriend was cheating on him.
当杰克发现他女朋友对他三心二意的时候，他简直疯了。
"I could say that the supply chain design is now upside down. The environment has changed, " he said.
“我得说目前的供应链设计完全颠倒了。环境发生了变化。”他表示。
In terms of a supply chain, the total time needed for an order to be processed.
在供给链中，一个订单被处理的总时间。
Last week, after news reports of a chain store limiting basmati rice sales surfaced, his wife headed to a local Indian grocer to snag a bag.
此前有新闻报导称一家连锁店限制顾客的大米购买量，之后他的妻子很快到当地的一家印度食品店里买了一袋大米。
If it is not the last computer in the chain, all the computers that are intermediaries must be trusted for delegation.
如果它不是链中的最后一台计算机，则必须信任中间的所有计算机，使它们可用于委托。
He knew wolves and grizzlies were nearby. And he knew he was no longer at the top of the food chain.
狼群和灰熊就在附近，他深知自己随时有可能被吃掉。
"Well, " said salesman, "Let's see what's the matter, " He then pulled the cable and the chain saw sprang into action.
“那好，”推销员说，“让我们去看看是怎么回事。”于是他就拉上电缆和链锯付诸行动。
Now and then he took a gold pencil-case from his watch - chain and made an entry in the margin.
他不时从他的表链上取下一个金铅笔盒，在书边上做个记号。
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
过于为未来担忧是错误的，命运的链条上，我们唯一能抓住的只有现在。
Mr. Chanos grew up in Milwaukee, one of three sons born to the owners of a chain of dry cleaners.
Chanos在密尔沃基长大，是干洗店连锁业主的三个儿子之一。
And he took the cloak and the amber chain from the chest where they lay, and showed them to her.
接着他便从衣柜里取出了琥珀项链和金斗篷，拿给女人看。
If it finds that it has, it does no further processing and transfers control to the next filter in the filter chain (see Step 4 below).
如果是的话，它将不再进一步进行处理，并将控制权传输给过滤器链中的下一个过滤器（参见下面的第4个步骤）。
However there is no need to tell the consumer if GM has been used further back in the food chain.
然而，并不需要告诉消费者转基因是否更早的时候已经被用于食物链中。
He pulled hard at the gold chain to get it into the boat, but there seemed to be no end to it.
他奋力地拉着链子，想要将其拖上船，然而链子看起来似乎根本没有末端。
The mercury ascends the food chain up to the Yanomami in the form of a neurotoxin that especially affects child development.
水银下楼到雅诺马马食物链的形式，尤其是影响儿童神经发展。
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