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词组 chain
释义 chain
chainn. [tʃeɪn] (chains)
双解释义
1. C 链,锁链  (length of) connected metal links or rings, used for hauling or supporting weights or for fastening or restraining things
2. C 一系列的事物  series of connected things
3. C 联号,连锁店或旅馆  group of shops or hotels owned by the same company
4. P 束缚  thing that confines or restrains
基本要点
1. chain的基本意思是“链子,链条”,是可数名词,由其环环相扣的形状而引申为“一系列,一连串”“连锁店”,由其“锁链”的作用而引申可表示“束缚”。
2. chain作“束缚”解时,常用复数。
词汇搭配
动词+~
 break a ~ 打碎铁链
 fasten a ~ 系紧锁链
 pull the ~ 冲洗厕所
 shake off one's ~s 摆脱锁链
 tighten a ~ 拉紧锁链
形容词+~
 clanking ~ 叮当作响的铁链
 strong ~ 坚固的锁链
名词+~
 anchor ~ 锚链
 bicycle ~ 自行车链
 department-store ~ 联营百货商店
 engineer's ~ 工程师的测链
 family ~s 家庭约束
 gold ~ 金链
 hotel ~ 连锁旅馆
 human ~ 一长列人
 iron ~ 铁链
 mountain ~ 山峦
 restaurant ~ 联营餐馆
 the island ~s 岛屿群
 tire ~ 轮胎防滑链
 watch ~ 表链
~+名词
 ~ reaction 连锁反应
 ~ store 连锁店
介词+~
 in ~s 被镣铐锁着的,被囚禁
 link in a ~ 链子上的一只链环
 put sb in ~s 给某人扣镣铐
 keep a dog on a ~ 用链子把狗拴住
~+介词
 a ~ of events 一连串的事件
 a ~ of misfortunes 一连串的灾祸
 put ~s on 给…上防滑链
 a ~ on sb's mind 思想上的束缚
句型例句
 She had a silver peace symbol hanging from a chain around her neck. 她有一个银制的和平标志挂在项链上。
 She wore a gold chain round her neck. 她脖子上挂着一根金项链。
 The criminals were paraded in chains through the crowded streets. 罪犯带着镣铐被押着列队游街示众。
 Penologists condemn the practice of using chain gangs. 罪犯教育学家谴责那种把囚犯用铁链拴在一起做苦役的做法。
 Man is born free yet, everywhere he is in chains. 人生来是自由的,然而他却无处不受束缚。
 There are so many chain stores around that the shops in one town are often exactly the same as the shops in another. 到处都是连锁店,所以各个城镇的商店常常完全一样。
 With whispers and chain letters they spread the word. 他们又是窃窃私语,又是写连锁信,把消息传出去。
 If you are a chain smoker you may get lung cancer. 如果你一支接一支地抽烟,有可能得肺癌的。
 One link broken, the whole chain is broken. 一环脱,全链断。
 Each link that makes up a chain is equally important. 链子上面的每一环都同等重要,缺一不可。
 The chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一环薄弱全局垮。
常用短语
 ♣ a chain reaction
 连锁反应 series of events each of which causes the next
 It will trigger off a chain reaction. 那将引起连锁反应。
 The Government fears the strike may produce a chain reaction in other industries. 政府害怕罢工可能在其他行业产生连锁反应。
词语辨异
 ♣ a chain of, a series of
 这二者都有“一连串”的意思,但意义有所不同。a series of只表示数量,而a chain of含“前因后果”的意味。例如:
It awakens a series of associations of ideas.
它唤起一系列的联想。
Their acts set off a chain of revolts throughout the country.
他们的行为在全国引发了一系列叛乱。

 ♣ 下面两个短语意思不同:
a man in chains
上镣铐的人
a chainman
测链员

chainv. [tʃeɪn] (chains; chained; chain-ing)
双解释义
1. vt.用铁链锁住  make fast with a chain or chains
2. vt.束缚  bind down
基本要点
1. chain的基本意思是“用链条拴〔锁〕住”,引申则可表示“束缚”。
2. chain是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
词汇搭配
~+名词
 ~ one's attention to sb 全神贯注于某人
 ~ the dog 用铁链把狗拴起来
 ~ the door 把门用铁链锁好
 ~ the prisoners 把囚犯用铁链锁住
~+副词
 ~ firmly 紧紧地拴住
 ~ secularly 受世俗的束缚
 ~ stoutly 拴得结实
 ~ tightly 紧紧地拴住
 ~ off 用锁链拦断
~+介词
 ~ sb to a decision 使某人受一决定的限制
句型例句
用作及物动词
▲ S+~+n./pron.
 She chained the door. 她把门用铁链锁好。
 They chained the prisoners. 他们把囚犯用铁链锁住。
 He chained the dog for the night. 晚上他用铁链把狗拴起来。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
 That one was soon chained, and the two men left. 那人被锁住后,这两个人就走了。
常用短语
 ♣ chain down (v.+adv.)
 拴住,束缚 make fast with a chain or chains
▲ chain sb/sth ⇔ down
 I didn't want to chain you down, feel free to use your own ideas. 我不想束缚你的手脚,你可以充分利用自己的智谋。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
 Don't worry about the heavy load; it's chained down. 别担心装载量大,已经用链子拴住了。
 I feel chained down with a wife, a house and children. 我觉得受妻子家室之累。
 ♣ chain to (v.+prep.)
 〈非正〉拴住,束缚  confine with a chain
▲ chain sb/sth to sb/sth
 She chained the wolf securely to the post. 她用铁链把那只狼牢牢地锁在那根柱子上。
 He chained his bicycle to the post. 他把自行车用铁链锁在那根柱子上。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
 In former times, prisoners were chained to one another. 在古代,囚犯们被相互拴着。
 My mother always complained of being chained to the house. 妈妈总是抱怨自己被束缚在这栋房子里。
 Mother is chained to housework. 母亲被家务活束缚住了。
 Too many women feel chained to the kitchen sink. 许多妇女觉得自己被拴在了厨房的洗涤槽上。
 With a sick husband, she was chained to the house all day. 由于丈夫生病,她整天被拴在家里。
 Through all that lovely summer, I remained chained to my desk. 在那风光盈人的夏天,我一直被牵制在书桌旁。
 ♣ chain up (v.+adv.)
 拴住 confine with a chain
▲ chain sb/sth ⇔ up
 His father chained him up. 他父亲把他锁起来。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
 Of course the dog makes such a noise; the poor creature is chained up all day. 难怪这狗汪汪叫个不停,这可怜的小家伙已被拴了一天了。
补充资料
 [同义词] n. link, series, string
 [词源] 古法语chaeine<拉丁语catena(链)
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