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BNC: 1835 COCA: 1805
chainnounuk/tʃeɪn/ us/tʃeɪn/

chain noun CONNECTED THINGS

B2 [ C ] a set of connected or related things一连串，一系列（的事物）

She has built up a chain of 180 bookshops across the country.她在全国各地开了180家连锁书店。
His resignation was followed by a remarkable chain of events.在他辞职之后，发生了一系列引人注目的事件。

More examples

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.

chain noun RINGS

A2 [ C or U ] (a length of) rings usually made of metal that are connected together and used for fastening, pulling, supporting, or limiting freedom, or as jewellery链条，链子；锁链；项链

The gates were locked with a padlock and a heavy steel chain.大门被一把挂锁和一根沉重的钢链锁着。
Put the chain on the door if you are alone in the house.你要是一个人在家就把链子钩在门上。
Mary was wearing a beautiful silver chain around her neck.玛丽脖子上戴着一条漂亮的银项链。
in chains

tied with chains戴着锁链；用链条拴着

The hostages were kept in chains for 23 hours a day.人质们一天里有23小时戴着镣铐。

[ plural ] a fact or situation that limits a person's freedom枷锁，束缚，桎梏

At last the country has freed itself from the chains of the authoritarian regime.这个国家最终从独裁政权的束缚中解放了出来。

chain noun HOUSE SALE

[ C ] UK a situation in which someone selling a house cannot complete the sale because the person who wants to buy it needs to sell their house first售屋链（指卖家无法售出房屋，原因是买家尚未售出自己的房屋）

Some sellers refuse to exchange contracts with buyers who are in a chain.有些卖家拒绝和售屋链里的买家成交。
chainverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]uk/tʃeɪn/ us/tʃeɪn/

to fasten someone or something using a chain用链条锁住，拴住；束缚

It's so cruel to keep a pony chained up like that all the time.把一匹小马驹一直那样拴着真是太残忍了。
They chained themselves to lampposts in protest at the judge's decision.为了抗议法官的判决，他们把自己拴在了灯柱上。
figurative I don't want a job where I'm chained to a desk for eight hours a day.我不想要一份一天8小时都被拴在办公桌前的工作。
BNC: 1835 COCA: 1805
chain

noun¹

 1line of rings joined together鏈子ADJECTIVE | ... OF CHAIN | VERB + CHAIN | CHAIN + VERB | CHAIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤heavy沉重的鏈子➤thin細鏈子▸➤gold, silver金鏈子；銀鏈子◇She wore a long gold chain around her neck.她脖子上戴着一條長長的金項鏈。➤rusty生銹的鏈條▸➤bicycle自行車鏈條➤key鑰匙鏈▸➤daisy, paper雛菊花環；紙環... OF CHAIN➤length一段鏈條VERB + CHAIN➤pull, pull at, yank, yank at拉鏈子；猛拉鏈子CHAIN + VERB➤clank鏈子叮噹響CHAIN + NOUN➤mail (= protective covering made of chains) 鎖子甲PREPOSITION➤in chains用鏈條鎖着◇The prisoner was led away in chains.犯人戴着鐐銬給帶走了。➤off sb's/the chain解開⋯（套着的）鏈條◇Let the dog off its chain.給那隻狗解開鏈子吧。➤on a/the chain戴着鏈條◇They kept the dog on a chain all day long.他們整天都用鏈子拴着狗。PHRASES➤a chain of office (BrE) （標誌職務的）鏈徽◇The mayor was wearing his chain of office.市長戴着標誌他職務的鏈徽。➤a chain on the door門鏈閂◇Put the chain on the door before you go to bed.睡覺前要上好門鏈閂。➤a link in the chain鏈條上的一環◇Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain.我們的供貨商是鏈條上最薄弱的環節。
chain

noun²

 2number of things in a line一系列ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHAIN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤island, mountain島群；山脈▸➤human人鏈VERB + CHAIN➤form形成一串◇The people formed a human chain to pass the supplies up the beach.人們排成一列把供給品送上岸。PREPOSITION➤chain of一系列⋯◇a chain of volcanic islands一個火山島群
chain

noun³

 3group of shops/stores, etc. owned by the same company連鎖店ADJECTIVE | CHAIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, large, major大型連鎖店▸➤small小型連鎖店▸➤fast-food, grocery, hotel, restaurant, retail, supermarket, etc.連鎖快餐店、雜貨店、酒店、飯店、零售店、超市等CHAIN + NOUN➤store連鎖商店PREPOSITION➤chain of連鎖⋯店◇a chain of department stores連鎖百貨店PHRASES➤part of a chain連鎖分店◇This hotel is part of a large chain.這家酒店是大型連鎖店的一部份。
chain

noun⁴

 4number of connected events or situations接二連三的事件ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHAIN | CHAIN + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤long一長串關聯的事件▸➤complex一連串複雜的事件◇the complex chain of events that led to the war導致那場戰爭的一系列錯綜複雜的事件➤unbroken不間斷的系列◇He is the latest in an unbroken chain of entertainers.他是不斷湧現的演藝人員中最新的一位。➤causal偶然的關聯▸➤food, supply食物鏈◇efforts to ensure that dioxins do not enter the food chain為確保二噁英不進入食物鏈的努力VERB + CHAIN➤break斷開連鎖CHAIN + NOUN➤reaction連鎖反應➤letter連鎖信PHRASES➤a chain of command (= a system by which instructions are passed from one person to another) 指揮系統▸➤a chain of events一連串事件
BNC: 1835 COCA: 1805
chain verb
⇨ restrainchain noun
⇨ series
BNC: 1835 COCA: 1805

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