chain

[US]/tʃeɪn/
[UK]/tʃeɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 链, 锁链一系列的事物连锁店或旅馆
vt. 用铁链锁住束缚
Word Forms
过去式chained
复数chains
第三人称单数chains
过去分词chained
现在分词chaining

Phrases & Collocations

supply chain

供应链

chain reaction

连锁反应

food chain

食物链

supply chain management

供应连锁管理

value chain

价值链

industrial chain

产业链;工业链锁

markov chain

n. [统]马尔可夫链

chain store

连锁商店

polymerase chain reaction

聚合酶链反应

in chains

在囚禁中;上着镣铐

side chain

侧链;侧锁

long chain

长链

key chain

钥匙扣;钥匙链

chain link

链连

chain length

[化]链长

production chain

生产链;流水线

cold chain

(新鲜食品的)低温运输系统

retail chain

连锁店;零售联营

chain wheel

链轮;滑轮

chain transfer

链转移;链传递

Example Sentences

a chain of proof.

一连串证据。

the ball and chain of debt.

债务牵累。

the chain of command;

指令串;

the arcuate sweep of the chain of islands.

岛链的弓形部分。

owns a chain of restaurants.

拥有连锁餐厅

Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.

浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。

a chain of volcanic islands

一列火山岛

the action would initiate a chain of events.

这一行动将引发一连串事件。

The dog was chained (up) to the wall.

这只狗被用一条链子拴在墙上。

threw off the chains of slavery.

摆脱奴隶制的束缚

chained the dog to a tree.

把狗用链条拴在树上

He chained the prisoners.

他把囚犯用铁链锁住。

a door chain; a door handle.

门链;门把手

the flagship of a newspaper chain; the flagship of a line of reference books.

多家报社中的佼佼者;参考书系列中的王牌

the α and β chains of haemoglobin.

α 和 β 链血红蛋白。

Real-world Examples

Controlling quality, controlling the entire supply chain.

控制质量,控制整个供应链。

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

It is up to you to piece together the chain of events.

要靠你把事件串起来了。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

I ripped my chains out of the wall?

要挣脱掉镣铐的吗?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

The government does not control that chain.

政府并没有控制那条供应链。

Source: CNN Listening Collection October 2021

That squirting flower really yanked my chain.

那个喷水的整人花真是伤我自尊心了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

This is my ball and chain, Patrick.

这是我爱人,帕特里克。

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

Are you pulling my chain right now? - 100%.

你是在逗我玩吗?- 100% 的逗你玩。

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

What is the longest mountain chain in the world?

世界上最长的山脉是哪座?

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

He notified his chain of command that morning.

他在那天早上通报了领导。

Source: NPR News June 2019 Compilation

Different hemoglobins have different combinations of these chains.

不同的血红蛋白是肽链的不同组合。

Source: Osmosis - Blood Cancer

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