词组 | chain |
释义 | chain /tʃeɪn/ noun 1. a series of events, things, or people in which each one is connected to or follows the one beforephrasesa chain of events His resignation began the chain of events that led to her downfall.a chain of command (=a system in which orders or decisions are passed down) This decision can only be made be someone higher up the chain of command.a link in the chain As the least experienced member of the team, he was seen as the weak link in the chain.adjectivesa long chain This was just one of a long chain of events leading up to the war.an unbroken chain The farm had been handed down from father to son in an unbroken chain for six generations.an endless chain She sat smoking an endless chain of cigarettes.nouns + chainthe food chain (=things that eat and are eaten by other things) Predators such as lions are at the top of the food chain.the supply chain (=the way goods etc are sold and passed on) We can trace raw materials back through the supply chain to the producer.chain + nounsa chain reaction (=a series of related events, in which each one causes the next one) The failure of one bank could set off a chain reaction.2. a number of shops, hotels etc owned by the same company or personadjectives/nouns + chaina big/major/large chain It is one of Europe’s biggest clothing chains.a national/nationwide chain He was head of a national chain of grocery stores.an international/global chain It has expanded into a global chain with 258 stores in 15 countries.a hotel/restaurant chain Hilton is an international hotel chain.a supermarket chain Many people buy all their food at one of the major supermarket chains.a department store/video store/food store etc chain Morgan was the owner of a computer store chain.a grocery/fashion/fast-food etc chain These are two of Florida’s largest grocery chains.a retail chain formal (=a chain of shops that sell goods to the public) Large retail chains usually want to expand and build more stores.chain + nounsa chain store She buys all her clothes from chain stores.prepositionsa chain of stores/hotels/restaurants etc He owned a chain of jewellery stores.phrasesbe part of a chain The hotel is part of a chain.3. people or things which are connected or next to each other forming a lineadjectives/nouns + chaina mountain chain The town lies at the end of the Jura mountain chain.an island chain A huge earthquake shook an island chain north of Japan on Wednesday.a human chain (=a large number of people who form a line to do something) Riot police formed human chains to block demonstrators.a daisy chain (=a necklace of flowers) She sat on the grass making daisy chains.a long chain I could see a long chain of tiny lights.prepositionsa chain of things Most fabrics are made of long chains of molecules.verbsform a chain They formed a human chain and passed buckets of water along to put out the fire. |
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