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chain

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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)

复数：chains　过去分词：chained　过去式：chained　现在分词：chaining　第三人称单数：chains　

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同义词辨析

chainbondhandcuffshackle【导航词义：镣铐】

chainn. 镣铐，锁链
〔辨析〕
用于锁住囚犯等的四肢，通常用复数。
〔例证〕
The hostages were kept in chains.
人质们戴着镣铐。
bondn. 〈正式〉镣铐，绳索，枷锁
〔辨析〕
用于捆绑犯人，通常用复数，引申可指“束缚，桎梏”。
〔例证〕
the bonds of fear and guilt
恐惧和内疚的枷锁
The criminal was in bonds, but somehow made his escape.
那名犯人戴着镣铐，但还是逃跑了。
Loose his bonds and set him free.
给他松绑，放了他吧。
handcuffn. 手铐
〔辨析〕
用于铐住某人，通常用复数。
〔例证〕
He was brought into the court in handcuffs.
他戴着手铐被带入法庭。
A policeman put handcuffs on the suspect.
警察给疑犯戴上了手铐。
shacklen. 镣铐，脚镣，手铐
〔辨析〕
用于重罪囚犯的刑具，通常用复数，引申可指“束缚，桎梏，枷锁”，但有时含贬义。
〔例证〕
It is difficult to break his shackles.
很难弄断他的镣铐。
Shackles clanked between their ankles as they moved tiredly.
他们拖着疲倦的脚步走动时，脚镣发出当啷当啷的响声。
They were determined to free themselves from the shackles of slavery.
他们决心把自己从奴隶制的枷锁中解放出来。

sequencechainseriessuccession【导航词义：连续，顺序】

sequencen. 顺序，连续
〔辨析〕
指事物衔接的次序，可以是发生的先后顺序，也可以是逻辑顺序。
〔例证〕
A sequence of misfortunes have plagued him.
一连串不幸事件使他焦头烂额。
The paper deals with the events in historical sequence.
本文按历史顺序论述那些事件。
He explained the facts in the sequence of events.
他按事情发生的先后次序解释那些情况。
chainn. 一连串，一系列
〔辨析〕
指像链条一样连接在一起的一连串事物，有时彼此间含因果关系。
〔例证〕
The accident caused a chain of events.
事故引起了一连串事件。
Their acts set off a chain of revolts throughout the country.
他们的行为在全国引发了一系列叛乱。
The chain of events might lead to another war.
这一连串事件或许会导致又一场战争。
seriesn. 一连串，系列
〔辨析〕
强调是同类事物，可以前后互有关联，也可以各成独立的单位。
〔例证〕
They've had a series of good harvests.
他们连年获得丰收。
She attended a series of lectures about science fiction writing.
她听了关于科幻小说写作的系列讲座。
A series of laws against discrimination have been issued.
反对歧视的一系列法规已经颁布。
This ridiculous theory is based on a series of wrong assumptions.
这一荒诞的学说是以一系列错误的设想为依据的。
successionn. 连续；一连串
〔辨析〕
强调同类事物或事件的相继出现或发生，侧重于一个接一个的次序，其中并非含有一定的逻辑性。
〔例证〕
They won a succession of victories.
他们取得了一个接一个的胜利。
His words came out in quick succession.
他的话连珠炮似地说了出来。
The endless succession of parties wore them out.
接连不断的聚会把他们累垮了。

短语动词

chain up
1. 用链子捆住；把…拴起来  

习惯用语

    n.

      a ball and chain
    • 羁绊；障碍
      a problem that prevents you from doing what you would like to do
      • a link in the chain
    • 链条中的一个环节；整个过程中的一个阶段
      one of the stages in a process or a line of argument
      • the weak link (in the chain)
    • 薄弱环节
      the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail

    牛津词典

      noun

        金属链 metal rings
      • 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
        1. a short length of chain
          一截短链条
        2. She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck.
          她戴着一条粗实的金项链。
        3. The mayor wore his chain of office.
          市长佩戴着标志他职务的链徽。
        4. a bicycle chain
          自行车链条
        5. The prisoners were kept in chains (= with chains around their arms and legs, to prevent them from escaping) .
          囚犯戴着镣铐。
        • 相关连的事 connected things
      • 一系列，一连串（人或事）
        a series of connected things or people
        1. to set in motion a chain of events
          触发一连串的事件
        2. a chain of command (= a system in an organization by which instructions are passed from one person to another)
          指挥系统
        3. mountain/island chains
          山脉；岛群
        4. 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。
        • 商店；旅馆 of shops/hotels
      • 连锁商店
        a group of shops/stores or hotels owned by the same company
        1. a chain of supermarkets/a supermarket chain
          连锁超市
        • 限制 restriction
      • 约束；束缚
        a thing that restricts sb's freedom or ability to do sth
        1. the chains of fear/misery
          恐惧的桎梏；苦难的枷锁
        • 购房 in house buying
      • 连环式（指一群房主先售后购的购房方式）
        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

        verb

        • 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
          1. The doors were always locked and chained.
            那些门总是上着锁链。
          2. She chained her bicycle to the gate.
            她用链子把自行车锁在大门上。
          3. The dog was chained up for the night.
            夜间那条狗用链子拴起来。
          4. 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。

        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

        • a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
          1. a necklace made by a stringing objects together
            1. a string of beads
            2. a strand of pearls
            Synonym:stringstrand
          2. anything that acts as a restraint
            1. a linked or connected series of objects
              1. a chain of daisies
            2. (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
              1. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
                1. the chain of command
                2. a complicated concatenation of circumstances
                Synonym:concatenation
              2. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
                  Synonym:chemical chain
                1. a series of hills or mountains
                  1. the valley was between two ranges of hills
                  2. the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
                  Synonym:rangemountain rangerange of mountainsmountain chainchain of mountains
                2. a unit of length

                  verb

                  • fasten or secure with chains
                    1. Chain the chairs together
                  • connect or arrange into a chain by linking

                    双语例句

                    • Clasp the chain like so.
                      像这样扣上链子。
                    • 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。
                    • Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.
                      学生们试图在议会四周围成人墙。
                    • When she had an affair with her friend's husband, she wittingly set off a chain of crises.
                      她和朋友的丈夫私通，故意引发了一连串危机。
                    • 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。
                    • The dog is fastened to the post by an iron chain.
                      那条狗用铁索拴在柱子上了。
                    • After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
                      当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。
                    • The Aleutian chain is a long arc of islands in the North Pacific.
                      阿留申群岛是北太平洋上一长串呈弧形排列的小岛。
                    • Round her neck was a cross on a silver chain
                      她脖子上戴着一条银项链，上面挂着个十字架。
                    • Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.
                      一页又一页的篇幅都用来描述导致首相辞职的一连串事件。

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