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chain /tʃeɪn/► SEE ALLa ball and chaina link in the chainyank sb’s chain●a ˌball and ˈchain (BrE) 1. a problem that prevents you from doing what you would like to do 累赘；限制；障碍◆The business never made any money and was regarded more as a ball and chain than anything else.这家公司从未赚到过钱，只不过是个累赘。2. (humorous) sb’s husband or wife 累赘，拖累（指老公或老婆）◆I must get home to the ball and chain!我必须回家看老婆去了！ ORIGIN In the past, prisoners had to wear a heavy metal ball on a chain around one leg so that they couldn’t escape. 旧时，囚犯脚上要戴系有沉重金属球的锁链，以防其逃跑。●a link in the ˈchainone of the stages in a process or a line of argument 链条中的一环；过程中的一个环节；辩论中的一环◆Many people believe that coming from a broken home may be one of the first links in the chain that eventually leads to a life of crime.很多人相信家庭破裂是使人走上犯罪之路的最初诱因之一。●yank sb’s ˈchain (NAmE, informal) tell sb sth which is not true, as a joke 拿某人开涮；跟某人开玩笑◆Did you mean what you said, or were you just yanking my chain?你是说真的呢，还是逗我玩？ NOTE Yank means pull something hard, quickly and suddenly. * yank意为“猛拉”。 |