大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 chain


释义：

chain n. 链，链条；一连串，一系列；连锁商店；镣铐；测链；连环式（指一群房主先售后购的置屋方式）；<文>约束，束缚
v. 用锁链拴住；拘禁，束缚
[ 复数 chains 第三人称单数 chains 现在分词 chaining 过去式 chained 过去分词 chained ]

例句：



The mayor wore his chain of office.

市长佩戴着标志他职务的链徽。



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。



She had strung the shells on a silver chain.

她把贝壳串在一条银链子上。



Diana is a buyer for a chain of furniture shops.

戴安娜是一家连锁家具商店的采购员。



Insects are fairly low down (on) the food chain.

在食物链中，昆虫是相当低的一级生物。



The opened link is used to join the two ends of the chain.

这个开口环是用来连接链条两头的。



The hotel chain has recently installed a new booking system.

这家连锁旅馆最近安装了新的预订系统。



It set off a chain reaction in the international money markets.

这一事件在国际金融市场上引起了连锁反应。



The whole food chain is affected by the overuse of chemicals in agriculture.

整个食物链因农业中过度使用化学制品而受到影响。



The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.

华尔街股价暴跌在全球股票市场上引起了连锁反应。



This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health.

这会对农业和食物链造成威胁，由此而危及人的健康。



He is the owner of a restaurant chain that was cited for violations of child labour laws.

他是那个因违反童工法而被传讯的餐饮连锁店的业主。



The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them.

后果是打断食物链，使许多动物和捕食它们的动物饿死。



He started a fast food chain.

他开创了一家快餐连锁店。



He took over a grocery chain.

他接管了一家食品杂货连锁企业。



Chain across the ship's bow.

锚链越过船头。



What about their food chain?

他们的食物链怎么样？



Which food chain is correct?

哪项食物链是正确的？



Where are you on the food chain?

你在食物链的哪一层？



This is one of our chain stores.

这是我们的其中一家连锁店。



The chain isn't for you.

那链子不是给你的。



This is a silver chain.

这是一条银链。



The chain of supermarkets lost money.

连锁超市赔钱了。



What is the food chain?

食物链是什么？