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chain
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chain1 /tʃeɪn/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
1 
joined rings 链条 [countableC, uncountableU]D a series of metal rings which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things, supporting weights, decoration etc 链子，链条 → link
joined rings 链条 [countableC, uncountableU]D a series of metal rings which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things, supporting weights, decoration etc 链子，链条 → linkpull the chain British EnglishBrE (=flush the toilet) 冲马桶
a bicycle chain (=that makes the wheels turn) 自行车的链条
, jewellery →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle, jewellery, plug2 connected events 关联的事件 [countableC]SERIES a connected series of events or actions, especially which lead to a final result 一连串，一系列〔事件或行动〕
The salesmen are just one link in the chain (=part of a process) of distribution.
→ chain of command, food chain 销售员只是整个经销过程中的一个环节。
3 shops/hotels 商店/酒店 [countableC]BBC a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person 连锁店，连锁集团 → chain store
4 connected line 连接线 [countableC]SGLINE people or things which are connected or next to each other forming a line 连成一行的人[物]
5 prisoners 囚犯PRISONER [countableC usually plural]SCJ metal chains fastened to the legs and arms of a prisoner, to prevent them from escaping 〔锁住囚犯四肢的〕镣铐，锁链
ball and chain (=a chain attached to someone’s ankle at one end with a heavy metal ball at the other) 〔系在犯人脚踝上的用沉重的铁球和铁链做的〕球镣
6. buying a house 购房 [countableC usually singular] British EnglishBrEBUY a number of people buying houses, where each person must complete the sale of their own house before they can buy the next person’s house 〔一些人先卖旧房再买新房的〕链式购房法，连环购房链
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person
types of chain
a big/major/large chain
It is one of Europe’s biggest clothing chains.
a hotel chain
Hilton is an international hotel chain.
a supermarket chain
Many people buy all their food at one of the major supermarket chains.
a retail chain (=one whose business is buying and selling goods)
Large retail chains usually want to expand and build more stores.
a department store/video store/food store etc chain
Morgan was the owner of a computer store chain.
a restaurant chain
the Pizza Hut restaurant chain
a grocery chain
These are two of Florida’s largest grocery chains.
a fast-food chain
the fast-food chain, Burger King
a national/nationwide chain
phrasesHe was head of a national chain of grocery stores.
be part of a chain
The hotel is part of the MacDonald chain.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: people or things which are connected or next to each other forming a line
types of chain
a mountain chain
The town of Besançon lies at the end of the Jura mountain chain.
an island chain
the island chain from Asia to Australasia
a human chain (=a large number of people who form a line, a circle etc to do something)
Riot police formed human chains to block demonstrators.
a chain of atoms/molecules etc technical:
verbsMost fabrics are made of long chains of molecules.
form a chain
They formed a human chain passing buckets of water to the fire.
Examples from the Corpus
chain• He came to the defense of his younger brother, Von, by swinging a chain at his attacker.• The gates were held shut with a chain and a padlock.• The coffee chain has rolled out the concept in a number of markets across the country.• A mugger tore Sylvia's gold chain from her neck.• It's the largest mountain chain in North America.• Lewis's, a provincial chain of department stores which employed 3,400 people, is in the hands of the receivers.• Hundreds of smaller chains and stores went out of business, many hurt by price wars waged by appliance chains.• For this reason any purchaser will wish to see that all documents in the chain of title are properly stamped.• He opened the door, allowing it to reach only the length of the chain.• Hanging from hooks on the wall were sets of wire-pulling devices, complete with chain winch and gripper.
chain of office• The Mayor was struggling to free his chain of office from the overhanging branch of a fragile alder.
chain of events• And so began a chain of events, of misunderstandings, laughter, anger, and bitter recrimination.• Paris awarded it to Aphrodite, beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War9.• What the defendant has done is to set in motion a chain of events.• A chain of events was established.• Both the anorexic and the mystic are impervious to this simple chain of events.• The modern history of the Catholic Church has been immensely affected by that chain of events.• A professional photographer will capture the chain of events, from the bride leaving her home to the cutting of the cake.• The 6 month trial focused on the chain of events leading to the murder.• The chain of events which had begun before I ever met her was slowly reaching its end.
mountain/island chain• The edge of the overriding plate is crumpled and uplifted to form a mountain chain parallel to the trench.• During that time continents, oceans, and mountain chains have moved horizontally and vertically through large distances.• They are crude and narrow compared to the Dwarf mines of the other mountain chains and prone to collapsing unexpectedly.• Sibley lives in a remote corner of a remote mountain chain in the wilds of Arizona.• Throughout the world, researchers found similar island chains, isolated yet volcanically active.• Some crossed the island chain through Sumatra, Java and as far east as Bali.• The Ryukyus should be retained as an integral part of the island chain.• The whole mountain chain originated from this cleft as lava surged up and spilled down on both sides.
in chains• Engrams, particularly in the prenatal area, are in chains.• Better to starve, if necessary, in a plastic suburban mall than go back to South Chicago in chains.• In this, of course, he was helped by Jacob Marley, his dead partner doomed to roam through eternity in chains.• Words as well as engrams exist in chains.• She is being held in chains in the city jail and the possibility of bail has already been ruled out.• Those who survived the battle Lie in the hulks in chains.• I had seen the march of feudal armies, the victors returning in triumph, captive princes led past in chains.• He is swathed in chains, from which hang trophies - namely the heads of his victims, hanging by their hair.
chain2 verb
1 FASTEN/DO UP[transitiveT] to fasten someone or something to something else using a chain, especially in order to prevent them from escaping or being stolen 〔尤指为防逃跑或被盗而用链条〕拴住，束缚
chain somebody/something to something
2 be chained to something KEEP somebody IN A PLACEto have your freedom restricted because of something you must do 受到某事的束缚
Examples from the Corpus
be chained to something• He was chained to a rock and his liver, though continually devoured by an eagle, never diminished.• How would you like to be chained to a stick and peddled up and down the street like a stuffed doll?• After his trial the Quaker was chained to a wheelbarrow and twice beaten by a Negro slave until he collapsed.• A few people thought that in the United States Negroes were chained to posts in the street.• Generator stolen: Thieves stole a £1,000 generator which was chained to scaffolding at Bondgate, Darlington on Monday afternoon.• A young man was chained to the back of the cart for pretending to be a priest.• They were chained to the wagon of taxes and services.
Examples from the Corpus
chain• Like that to chain her up and keep all the food away.• Have these people been in a time-machine or chained in dimly-lit rooms in Beirut?• The gates were chained shut.• Fettered and chained, with a mat of coarse brown hair, with sly, utterly mad eyes, but Human.
chain somebody/something to something• I chained my bicycle to a tree.
From Longman Business Dictionary
chainchain /tʃeɪn/ noun [countableC]
1a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person
Britain’s leading supermarket chain
chain of
a chain of travel agents.
2a series of people or organizations involved in different stages of the same activity
→ distribution chain → value chain(1200-1300) Old French chaeine, from Latin catena
chain1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2chain2 verb
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