chain
n.链，链条；一连串 vt.(用链条)拴住，束缚
释义2：
chain
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◙ noun1. a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads• 链子，链条 (chains)such a series of links, or a set of them, used to confine a prisoner• 枷锁，镣铐 »the drug dealer is being kept in chains. 这个毒品贩被套上了镣铐。 such a series of links worn as a decoration or badge of office• （作装饰或公职标志的）项链 (figurative)a force or factor which binds or restricts someone• [喻] 约束，束缚 »workers secured by the chains of the labour market. 被劳动力市场束缚的工人。2. a sequence of items of the same type forming a line• 一连串，一系列（同类物） »he kept the chain of buckets supplied with water. 他保留了一串水桶。 a sequence or series of connected elements• 一连串，一系列（相关元素）；连锁 »the action would initiate a chain of events. 这一行动将引发一连串事件。 a group of hotels or shops owned by the same company• （某公司下属的）连锁旅馆或商店，联号 »the agency is part of a nationwide chain. 这家代理行是全国连锁中的一个部分。 a part of a molecule consisting of a number of atoms (typically carbon) bonded together in a linear sequence• 分子链 a figure in a quadrille or similar dance, in which dancers meet and pass each other in a continuous sequence• 转链动作（方阵舞或类似舞蹈中的一组动作，舞者周而复始地相遇后互相擦肩而过） a connected series of mountains• 山链 »a mountain chain. 一条山链。3. a jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods• （由相连的金属棒组成的）测链 the length of such a measuring line (66 ft)• 测链的长度（66英尺）4. (chains)a structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds• 舷侧支索扣板（向帆船两舷水平方向突出，与桅杆并列的木板支承结构，用于加宽桅杆支索的基底）◙ verb1. [with obj.] fasten or secure with a chain• 用链条拴住 »she chained her bicycle to the railings. 她用链条把自行车拴在栏杆上。 confine with a chain• 用链条禁锢，拘禁，锁住 »he had been chained up. 他已上了枷锁。 »as an actuary you will not be chained to a desk. 作为保险业务精算师，你不会被拴在办公桌边的。【IDIOMS】
◘ pull (或 yank) someone's chain1. [US informal] tease someone, typically by leading them to believe something untrue• [美，非正式] 戏弄，揶揄某人（尤指使其相信不实之事）【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French chaine, chaeine, from Latin catena 'a chain'
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