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单词 chain
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chainnoun

uk​/tʃeɪn/us​/tʃeɪn/

chain noun (CONNECTED THINGS)

B2 [ C ] a set of connected or related things:

She has built up a chain of 180 bookshops across the country.
His resignation was followed by a remarkable chain of events.

More examples

  • The supermarket chain announced that it was cutting the cost of all its fresh and frozen meat.
  • Jonson has run the gamut of hotel work, from porter to owner of a large chain of hotels.
  • The Rockies are a mountain chain in the western USA.
  • As part of the centenary celebrations a chain of beacons was lit across the region.
  • They are not only the world's biggest fast-food chain, but also the industry's trendsetter.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Groups and collections of things

  • agglomeration
  • Aladdin's cave
  • anthology
  • assemblage
  • bank
  • basket
  • cache
  • ensemble
  • feast
  • generation
  • glory box
  • grab bag
  • group
  • package
  • pool
  • sheaf
  • sheaves
  • subgroup
  • vintage
  • wad

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chain noun (RINGS)

A2 [ C or U ] (a length of) rings usually made of metal that are connected together and used for fastening, pulling, supporting, or limiting freedom, or as jewellery:

The gates were locked with a padlock and a heavy steel chain.
Put the chain on the door if you are alone in the house.
Mary was wearing a beautiful silver chain around her neck.
in chains

tied with chains:

The hostages were kept in chains for 23 hours a day.

[ plural ] a fact or situation that limits a person's freedom:

At last the country has freed itself from the chains of the authoritarian regime.

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Cords, ropes, cables & string

  • bell pull
  • bungee
  • cable
  • catgut
  • cord
  • drawstring
  • gut
  • halter
  • harness
  • iron
  • lasso
  • leash
  • lifeline
  • rein
  • string
  • stringy
  • tether
  • tow rope
  • twine
  • wireless

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Fastening and tying
Limiting and restricting

chain noun (HOUSE SALE)

[ C ] UK a situation in which someone selling a house cannot complete the sale because the person who wants to buy it needs to sell their house first:

Some sellers refuse to exchange contracts with buyers who are in a chain.

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Mortgages & real estate

  • brick
  • endowment policy
  • estate agency
  • Fannie Mae
  • Freddie Mac
  • freeholder
  • holding
  • home buyer
  • housebuyer
  • landholding
  • leaseholder
  • lessee
  • lessor
  • negative equity
  • open house
  • owner-occupied
  • rateable value
  • real estate agent
  • repayment
  • title deed

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chainverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]

uk​/tʃeɪn/us​/tʃeɪn/

to fasten someone or something using a chain:

It's so cruel to keep a pony chained up like that all the time.
They chained themselves to lampposts in protest at the judge's decision.
figurative I don't want a job where I'm chained to a desk for eight hours a day.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Fastening and tying

  • attach
  • be locked together idiom
  • board sth up
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bow 1
  • buckle
  • buckle up
  • ligature
  • mount
  • nail
  • put sth up
  • reef knot
  • rivet
  • rope
  • screw
  • tie
  • truss
  • tying
  • yoke

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chainnoun [ C ]

us​/tʃeɪn/

chain noun [ C ] (CONNECTED RINGS)

a length of metal rings that are connected together and used for fastening or supporting, and in machinery:

She looped the chain around her bike and locked it to the fence.

A chain is also a length of connected rings worn as jewelry:

Mary wore a silver chain around her neck.

chain noun [ C ] (RELATED THINGS)

a set of connected or related things:

a mountain chain
a chain of supermarkets
That set in motion a chain of events that changed her life forever.

chainverb [ T ]

us​/tʃeɪn/

chain verb [ T ] (ATTACH)

to tie or connect together with a chain:

An old bicycle was chained to a post near the front door.

If you are chained to something, you work for long periods with it:

I had no intention of spending my day chained to the stove.

chainnoun [ C ]

uk​/tʃeɪn/us​

COMMERCE a group of similar businesses, such as restaurants or hotels, which are all owned and controlled by the same organization:

hotel/supermarket/fast-food chain The well-known fast-food chain has expanded to over 20,000 restaurants in 17 countries.
chain restaurants/stores/retailers
a chain of supermarkets/bookstores/department stores

a system of people, processes, or organizations that work together in a particular order:

This unit examines the stages in the chain of production of tea, from the leaves in Sri Lanka to the cup in the UK.
chain of command/power/authority Employee complaints were taken all the way up the corporate chain of command.

UK PROPERTY a situation in which someone cannot complete the sale of their house because the person who wants to buy it needs to sell their house first:

Some house sellers refuse to exchange contracts with buyers who are in a chain

See also

distribution chain
production chain
supply chain
value chain
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