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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。

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