首页英语词典chainchain英英释意

chain

英 [tʃeɪn] 美[tʃen]
  • n. 链;束缚;枷锁
  • vt. 束缚;囚禁;用铁链锁住

英英释意


1. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together;
"the chain of command"
"a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
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;
"the valley was between two ranges of hills"
"the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
8. metal shackles; for hands or legs
9. a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
"a string of beads"
"a strand of pearls";

双语例句


1. The dogs continued to paw and claw frantically at the chain mesh.
那些狗继续用爪子疯狂地抓铁丝网。

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2. The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.
这些岛屿位于千岛群岛的南端。

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3. Whenever recession strikes, a chain reaction is set into motion.
只要经济不景气,连锁反应就开始了。

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4. She wore a fine chain about her alabaster neck.
她细腻光滑、美丽白皙的脖子上戴着一条精致的链子。

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5. Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.
学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。

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