chains
A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
His open shirt revealed a fat gold chain.
他敞开的衬衣里露出一条粗大的金链子。
A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line.
a chain of islands known as the Windward Islands.
被称为“向风群岛”的列岛。
A chain of shops, hotels, or other businesses is a number of them owned by the same person or company.
a large supermarket chain.
大型连锁超市。
If prisoners are in chains, they have thick rings of metal around their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping.
He'd spent four and a half years in windowless cells, much of the time in chains.
他在无窗的牢房里呆了4年半,大部分时间是镣铐加身。
A chain of events is a series of them happening one after another.
the bizarre chain of events that led to his departure in January 1938.
导致他1938年1月离去的一连串怪异事件。
chain up
Chain up means the same as chain.
They kept me chained up every night and released me each day.
他们每天晚上把我铐起来,白天再把我放开。
chains , chaining , chained
If a person or thing is chained to something, they are fastened to it with a chain.
The dogs were chained to a fence.
狗被拴在栅栏上。
We were sitting together in our cell, chained to the wall.
我们一起坐在牢房里,还被铐在墙上。