chain

chain

1. 形容词和名词的不同含义

形容词：

1. 链式的，用链条相连的。

2. 连锁的，连锁经营的。

名词：

1. 链条，链子。

2. （连锁）商店。

3. 束缚，枷锁。

4. 一系列相互关联的事物。

2. 词语辨析

chain vs. rope:

chain指的是由一系列金属环节组成的物品，而rope指的是由纤维或线组成的绳索。

3. 词汇扩充

1. chain link: 链节

2. chain reaction: 连锁反应

3. chain store: 连锁店

4. chainmail: 锁子甲

5. chain smoker: 老烟枪

4. 近义词

1. link

2. series

3. string

4. connection

5. 反义词

1. unchain

2. detach

3. separate

6. 柯林斯词典

名词：

1. A chain is a row of metal rings which are joined together and used for fastening things together or securing them.

2. A chain is a group of shops, hotels, or restaurants, owned by the same company.

动词：

1. If you chain an object to something, you fasten it using a chain.

2. If someone is chained somewhere, their hands or feet are fastened to something so that they cannot move or escape.

3. If a road, gate, or entrance is chained, it is blocked by a chain or chains.

7. 牛津词典

名词：

1. A series of metal rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament.

2. A connected series of things.

3. A set of connected or related things.

动词：

1. Fasten or secure with a chain.

2. Control or restrict (someone) by or as if by a chain.

3. Block or secure with a chain or chains.

8. 用法

1. He locked up his bike with a chain.

2. The prisoners were chained together.

3. They chained the gate shut.

例句

1. He used a chain to secure his bicycle to the post.（他用一条链子将自行车锁在了柱子上。）
2. The store is part of a chain that has branches in several cities.（这家商店是一家在几个城市都有分店的连锁店的一部分。）
3. The dog was chained to a tree in the yard.（那只狗被拴在院子里的一棵树上。）
4. The writer experienced a chain of rejections before finally getting published.（这位作家在最终出版之前经历了一连串的拒绝。）
5. They locked the door with a heavy chain.（他们用一根沉重的链条锁住了门。）
6. The chain of events that led to the accident is still under investigation.（导致这次事故的一系列事件仍在调查中。）
7. She works for a chain of hotels.（她在一家连锁酒店工作。）
8. The prisoners were chained together as they were led to the transport.（囚犯们被锁链在一起，被带到了运输车辆。）
9. The main entrance was chained and locked.（主入口被用链子锁住了。）
10. They chain the bikes to the rack.（他们将自行车锁在了架子上。）
11. He works at a fast-food chain.（他在一家快餐连锁店工作。）
12. Chain your dog up outside the shop.（把你的狗拴在店外。）
13. I don't like being in a chain of command.（我不喜欢处于一个等级链中。）
14. The gate was chained shut.（大门被用链子锁住了。）
15. She wore a chain around her neck.（她戴着一条项链。）
16. They have a chain of hotels all over the world.（他们在世界各地都有一连串的酒店。）
17. He broke free from the chains of tradition.（他摆脱了传统的束缚。）
18. She pulled out a chain of handkerchiefs from her pocket.（她从口袋里掏出一串手帕。）
19. He wore a chain of office around his neck.（他戴着一条项链形式的官链。）
20. Their relationship is like a chain reaction.（他们的关系就像是连锁反应。）
21. The police are investigating a chain of burglaries in the area.（警方正在调查该地区一连串的入室盗窃案。）