n.[C]

1. 链，链条；项圈
   The dog was fastened to a post by a chain.

   那条狗被链条拴在柱子上。

2. 一连串，一系列；连锁，连续[（+of）]
   The traffic accident led to a chain of events.

   交通事故引起了一连串的事件。

3. 连锁店，联号（chain store）
4. 拘禁；束缚；枷锁，镣铐[P1]
5. 【测】测链
6. 【纺】经纱
7. 【电】电路

vt.

1. 用锁链拴住；拘禁；束缚[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.