| 单词 | chain |
| 释义 | chain (once / 136 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n A chain is a long series of connected metal links. Chains are strong and flexible, so they're useful for pulling a heavy load or securing a dangerous animal. The chain that anchors a ship to a dock or secures a warehouse door is just a larger version of the gold chain you wear around your neck — both are made of loops of metal. More figurative types of chains include things that hold you back, like the chains of your responsibility to your family, or connected occurrences — like a chain of events that leads to you meeting your best friend. WORD FAMILYchain: catenate, catenulate, chained, chaining, chainlike, chains, enchain, unchain+/catenate: catenated/enchain: enchained, enchaining, enchains/unchain: unchained, unchaining, unchains USAGE EXAMPLESThe fast-food chain’s plan to open a restaurant in a Vatican-owned building was met with derision when it was announced in October. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “He’s just been wearing that chain all year. It’s just been growing on me,” Talib said after the Broncos’ 24-6 victory. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The family restaurant chain Hanaya decided to pull eel dishes from its summer menu. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament Hypo|Hyper anchor chain, anchor rope the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel bicycle chaina chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle chatelainea chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc. fob, watch chain, watch guardshort chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest paper chaina chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room pull chaina chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) snow chain, tire chainchain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow ligament any connection or unifying bond 2n (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) Syn|Hypo|Hyper chemical chain closed chain, ring (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop long chain, long-chain molecule(chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule open chaina chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring branched chainan open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it heterocycle, heterocyclic ringa ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon straight chainan open chain of atoms with no side chains building block, unit a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else 3n a necklace made by a stringing objects together Syn|Hyper strand, string necklace jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women) 4v connect or arrange into a chain by linking Hypo|Hyper concatenate combine two strings to form a single one arrange, set up put into a proper or systematic order 5v fasten or secure with chains 2Ant|Hyper unchain remove the chains from fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 1n a series of things depending on each other as if linked together the chain of command Syn|Hypo|Hyper concatenation catena a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) daisy chain(figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences series similar things placed in order or happening one after another 2n a linked or connected series of objects a chain of daisies Hyper necklace jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women) 3n a series of hills or mountains Syn|Exp|Hyper chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains Adirondack Mountains a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area Admiralty Rangemountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land Alaska Rangea mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley Allegheny Mountainsthe western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia the Alpsa large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction Altai Mountainsa mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China Andesa mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast Apenninesa mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula Appalachian Mountainsa mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States Atlas Mountainsa mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia Australian Alpsa range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range Balkan Mountain Rangethe major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula Berkshire Hillsa low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area Black Hillsmountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore Blue Ridge Mountainsa range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia Cantabrian Mountainsa range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay Carpathian Mountainsa mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area Cascade Mountainsa mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range Catskill Mountainsa range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas Caucasus Mountainsthe mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia Coast Mountainsa string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California Cumberland Mountainsthe southwestern part of the Appalachians Dolomite Alpsan eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone Great Dividing Rangea mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia Great Smoky Mountainspart of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee Green Mountainsa range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont Guadalupe Mountainsa mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains Himalaya Mountainsa mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain Hindu Kush Mountainsa mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas Karakoram Rangea mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak Kuenlun Mountainsa mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles Mesabi Rangea range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887 Mount Carmela mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast Nan Linga mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west Ozark Mountainsan area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma Pamir Mountainsa mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China Pyreneesa chain of mountains between France and Spain Rhodope Mountainsa mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria Rocky Mountainsthe chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide Sacramento Mountainsmountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande San Juan Mountainsa mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains Sayan Mountainsa range of mountains in southern Siberia to the west of Lake Baikal; contain important mineral deposits Selkirk Mountainsa range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia sierraa range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline) Sierra Madre Occidentala mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline Sierra Madre Orientala mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico Sierra Nevada Mountainsa mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney Sierra Nevadaa mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada St. Elias Mountainsa range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory Taconic Mountainsa range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont Teton Rangea mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton Tien Shana major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles Transylvanian Alpsa range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending across central Romania Tyrolean Alpsa popular tourist area in the Tyrol Ural Mountainsa mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth 4n (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership 3Hypo|Hyper apparel chain a chain of clothing stores discount chaina chain of discount stores restaurant chaina chain of restaurants retail chaina chain of retail stores business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it n anything that acts as a restraint 4Hyper constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion n a unit of length Hypo|Hyper Gunter's chain a unit of length (22 yards) engineer's chaina unit of length (100 ft) nautical chaina nautical unit of length (15 ft) linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length Chain (once / 5758 pages) n WORD FAMILY Chain USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials say “Operation Chain Link” was conducted Dec. 1-3 by multiple law enforcement agencies. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) In Chain Bridge and Langley, for example, Comstock earned the support of 53 percent and 56 percent of the votes, respectively. Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) I mean, I’m pretty sure the first time I heard Jesus and Mary Chain was because of “Some Kind of Wonderful.” Salon(Nov 26, 2016) n British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) Syn|Exp Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain biochemist someone with special training in biochemistry |
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