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in chains

/cheyn/US // tʃeɪn //UK // (tʃeɪn) //

枷锁,链条上的,枷锁中,链条上的人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
    • : Often chains. something that binds or restrains; bond: the chain of timidity; the chains of loyalty.
    • : chains, shackles or fetters: to place a prisoner in chains.bondage; servitude: to live one's life in chains.Nautical. the area outboard at the foot of the shrouds of a mast: the customary position of the leadsman in taking soundings.tire chain.
    • : a series of things connected or following in succession: a chain of events.
    • : a range of mountains.
    • : a number of similar establishments, as banks, theaters, or hotels, under one ownership or management.
    • : Chemistry. two or more atoms of the same element, usually carbon, attached as in a chain.Compare ring.
    • : Surveying, Civil Engineering. a distance-measuring device consisting of a chain of 100 links of equal length, having a total length either of 66 feet or of 100 feet .a unit of length equal to either of these.a graduated steel tape used for distance measurements. Abbreviation: ch
    • : Mathematics. totally ordered set.
    • : Football. a chain 10 yards in length for determining whether a first down has been earned.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to fasten or secure with a chain: to chain a dog to a post.
    • : to confine or restrain: His work chained him to his desk.
    • : Surveying. to measure with a chain or tape.
    • : Computers. to link together, especially so that items can be run in sequence.
    • : to make, as in crocheting.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to form or make a chain.

Phrases

  • chain reaction
  • chain smoker
  • ball and chain
  • pull someone's chain

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inconfined

Examples

  • Police did not immediately identify the security guard or say whether he worked for a private company contracted by the restaurant chain.

  • Disruptions to one link of that supply chain, say steel manufacturing in Turkey, ripple throughout.

  • It’s really bringing automation that replaces the factory fixed tooling, supply chains, hundreds of thousands of parts, manual labor and slow iteration speed, with something that I believe is needed for the future on Earth, too.

  • They also saw that even though new C2C retail models, like social commerce, are gaining popularity, the beauty industry’s supply chain hasn’t kept up.

  • Other chains might have edgier marketing or more innovative menus.

  • You expect soldiers of all ranks to understand the need to respect the chain of command, regardless of personal feelings.

  • Say what you want about Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), the chain has done something special.

  • After the scanning takes place, KSM is led down a long corridor flanked by chain-link fences.

  • Elderly women played Triple Double Diamond and Tiki Magic while they chain-smoked.

  • So while mourning the closing of De Robertis, consider that we might someday mourn the bankruptcy of whatever chain replaces it.

  • She stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?

  • Then he closed the spring with a snap, and she let him pass the chain over her hand once more.

  • From the ceiling, which was divided into compartments painted in dark red and blue, hung a heavy lamp by a chain of gilded silver.

  • An amount of slack in the chain caused the balls to knock on passing this roller before entering the pump bottom.

  • The large size of the rag-wheel gave the rapidly revolving chain and balls a great speed.