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鏈子

I. chain [tʃeın] N

1. chain:

chain
链子 liànzi
an anchor chain
锚链

2. chain:

chain
一连串 yīliánchuàn
chain
一系列 yīxìliè
a chain of mountains
山脉；山系

3. chain [常作复数]:

chain
枷锁 jiāsuǒ
chain
囚禁 qiújìn
the chains of poverty
贫穷的束缚

II. chain [tʃeın] VB trans

1. chain:

chain
用链子拴住 yòng liànzi shuānzhu

2. chain:

chain
束缚 shùfù
He is chained to his work.
他为工作所束缚。

chain reaction N

chain reaction
连锁反应 liánsuǒ fǎnyìng

chain-smoke VB intr, trans

chain-smoke
一支接一支地抽(烟) yīzhī jiē yīzhī de chōu
▶ chain-smoker N

chain store N

chain store
连锁店 liánsuǒdiàn
chain store
联号 liánhào

food chain N

food chain
食物链 shíwùliàn
Present
Ichain
youchain
he/she/itchains
wechain
youchain
theychain
Past
Ichained
youchained
he/she/itchained
wechained
youchained
theychained
Present Perfect
Ihavechained
youhavechained
he/she/ithaschained
wehavechained
youhavechained
theyhavechained
Past Perfect
Ihadchained
youhadchained
he/she/ithadchained
wehadchained
youhadchained
theyhadchained
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the chains of poverty
贫穷的束缚

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

A key participant in the food chain, it is an important predator of many small rodents, rabbits, and birds.
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It was an apex predator (meaning that it was at the top of its food chain), preying upon abundant ceratopsids and hadrosaurs.
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Gar are a main predator in the aquatic food chain in lakes and rivers.
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Man was no longer at the top of the food chain.
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Species on the food chain can amass body concentrations of mercury up to ten times higher than the species they consume.
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