chain

金属链metal rings

1.[c][u]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

相关连的事connected things

2.[c]一系列，一连串（人或事）a series of connected things or people

商店；旅馆of shops/hotels

3.[c]连锁商店（或旅馆）a group of shops/stores or hotels owned by the same company

限制restriction

4.[c][usupl]约束；束缚a thing that restricts sb's freedom or ability to do sth

1.[oftpass]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.连锁;连续,一系列,一连串;(山)脉

2.链子,链条;项圈;表链

3.【航】锚链;【电】电路,回路,通路;信道,波道;【测】测链;【化】链;【印,纺】经线

4.镣铐;羁绊,拘束

5.(同属一家业主的)联号

1.用链子拴住;束缚;连结

2.【测】用测链测量

1.a series of metal rings connected to each other, used for fastening, pulling, or lifting things; a series of small metal rings connected to each other that is worn as a decoration; the circle of connected metal parts that turns the wheels of a bicycle; a long series of heavy metal rings fastened like a rope to a prisoner’s arms and legs

2.a series of things of the same type that form a connected line; a group of people that form a line; a part of a molecule consisting of a series of atoms connected in a line

3.a long series of events, facts, or ideas that are all related to each other

4.a group of businesses such as stores, hotels, or restaurants that all belong to the same person or company

5.a situation in which you cannot sell your house until the person whose house you are buying has bought their new house. This situation can involve many people because the sale of each person’s house depends on the sale of the next.

6.conditions that limit your freedom, especially unpleasant responsibilities or bad conditions that you live in

1.to use a chain to fasten something so that it cannot be stolen, or to fasten someone so that they cannot escape