chain
n. 链, 枷锁, 束缚 vt. 用铁练锁住, 束缚, 囚禁
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教材释义与例句
链；束缚；枷锁
a series of metal rings which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things, supporting weights, decoration etc
束缚；囚禁；用铁链锁住
to fasten someone or something to something else using a chain, especially in order to prevent them from escaping or being stolen
释义与例句
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A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
链
链子
链条
He wore a gold chain around the neck.
The anchor is connected to the boat with a 100-metre long chain.
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2.
A series of interconnected things.
连锁
环节
a chain of mountains
a chain of ideas, one leading to the next
This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
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A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
连锁
That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
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A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
化学side chain
When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.
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A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
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A long measuring tape.
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A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.
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A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
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A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
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An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.
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A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
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That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
the chains of habit
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Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
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A livery collar, a chain of office.
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The warp threads of a web.
商务 工程
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To fasten something with a chain.
及物You should chain your bicycle to the railings to protect it from being stolen.
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To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
比喻Sometimes I feel like I'm chained to this computer.
She's been chained to her principles since she was 18, it's unlikely you can convince her otherwise.
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To link multiple items together.
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To secure someone with fetters.
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To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
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To obligate.
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To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
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To be chained to another data item.
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To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
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To load and automatically run (a program).
罕用 及物 计算机 工程 数学
词汇关系
同义词 6
上位词 10
下位词 10
部分词 8
整体词 5
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词源
From Middle English cheyne, chaine, from Old French chaine, chaene (“chain”), from Latin catēna (“chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to braid, twist; hut, shed”). Doublet of catena. Displaced native Middle English rakil and rakent (from Old English racente (“chain”)); see rackan.
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