1line of rings joined together鏈子ADJECTIVE | ... OF CHAIN | VERB + CHAIN | CHAIN + VERB | CHAIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤heavy沉重的鏈子➤thin細鏈子▸➤gold, silver金鏈子;銀鏈子◇She wore a long gold chain around her neck.她脖子上戴着一條長長的金項鏈。➤rusty生銹的鏈條▸➤bicycle自行車鏈條➤key鑰匙鏈▸➤daisy, paper雛菊花環;紙環... OF CHAIN➤length一段鏈條VERB + CHAIN➤pull, pull at, yank, yank at拉鏈子;猛拉鏈子CHAIN + VERB➤clank鏈子叮噹響CHAIN + NOUN➤mail (= protective covering made of chains)鎖子甲PREPOSITION➤in chains用鏈條鎖着◇The prisoner was led away in chains.犯人戴着鐐銬給帶走了。➤off sb's/the chain解開⋯(套着的)鏈條◇Let the dog off its chain.給那隻狗解開鏈子吧。➤on a/the chain戴着鏈條◇They kept the dog on a chain all day long.他們整天都用鏈子拴着狗。PHRASES➤a chain of office (BrE) (標誌職務的)鏈徽◇The mayor was wearing his chain of office.市長戴着標誌他職務的鏈徽。➤a chain on the door門鏈閂◇Put the chain on the door before you go to bed.睡覺前要上好門鏈閂。➤a link in the chain鏈條上的一環◇Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain.我們的供貨商是鏈條上最薄弱的環節。chain
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2number of things in a line一系列ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHAIN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤island, mountain島群;山脈▸➤human人鏈VERB + CHAIN➤form形成一串◇The people formed a human chain to pass the supplies up the beach.人們排成一列把供給品送上岸。PREPOSITION➤chain of一系列⋯◇a chain of volcanic islands一個火山島群chain
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3group of shops/stores, etc. owned by the same company連鎖店ADJECTIVE | CHAIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, large, major大型連鎖店▸➤small小型連鎖店▸➤fast-food, grocery, hotel, restaurant, retail, supermarket, etc.連鎖快餐店、雜貨店、酒店、飯店、零售店、超市等CHAIN + NOUN➤store連鎖商店PREPOSITION➤chain of連鎖⋯店◇a chain of department stores連鎖百貨店PHRASES➤part of a chain連鎖分店◇This hotel is part of a large chain.這家酒店是大型連鎖店的一部份。chain
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4number of connected events or situations接二連三的事件ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHAIN | CHAIN + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤long一長串關聯的事件▸➤complex一連串複雜的事件◇the complex chain of events that led to the war導致那場戰爭的一系列錯綜複雜的事件➤unbroken不間斷的系列◇He is the latest in an unbroken chain of entertainers.他是不斷湧現的演藝人員中最新的一位。➤causal偶然的關聯▸➤food, supply食物鏈◇efforts to ensure that dioxins do not enter the food chain為確保二噁英不進入食物鏈的努力VERB + CHAIN➤break斷開連鎖CHAIN + NOUN➤reaction連鎖反應➤letter連鎖信PHRASES➤a chain of command (= a system by which instructions are passed from one person to another)指揮系統▸➤a chain of events一連串事件
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