n.[C]

1. 鏈，鏈條；項圈
   The dog was fastened to a post by a chain.

   那條狗被鏈條拴在柱子上。

2. 一連串，一系列；連鎖，連續[（+of）]
   The traffic accident led to a chain of events.

   交通事故引起了一連串的事件。

3. 連鎖店，聯號（chain store）
4. 拘禁；束縛；枷鎖，鐐銬[P1]
5. 【測】測鏈
6. 【紡】經紗
7. 【電】電路

vt.

1. 用鎖鏈拴住；拘禁；束縛[O]
   He chained his dog to a post.

   他把狗拴在柱子上。

n.

1. a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening, pulling, etc., or in jewellery.
   ▸a restricting force or factor.
2. a sequence of items of the same type forming a line.
   ▸a series of connected things:

   a chain of events.
   ▸a group of hotels, shops, or restaurants owned by the same company.
   ▸a part of a molecule consisting of a number of atoms bonded together in a linear sequence.
3. a jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods.
   ▸the length of this (66 ft).
4. (chains) a structure projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds.

v.

[名]

1. ①鐵鏈。
2. ②連鎖；連鎖組織。
   체인 가맹점.

   連鎖加盟店。

3. ③自行車鏈條。