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bike chain,
bicycle chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (roller chain on bicycle) | 自行车链条
zì xíng chē liàn tiáo |
| | The cyclist had to pull over because her bike chain had come off. |
| chain drive nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mechanism: roller chain) | 链条传动
liàn tiáo chuán dòng |
| | My first motorcycle had a chain drive and I had to remember to check the tension. The chain drive on a bicycle transfers power from the pedals to turn the wheels. |
| chain gang nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (prisoners chained together to work) | 被铁链锁住一起干活的囚犯
bèi tiě liàn suǒ zhù yì qǐ gàn huó de qiú fàn |
| | The prisoners on the chain gang were sent to break up rocks in the quarry. |
| chain mail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (type of armour) (一种盔甲) | 锁子甲
suǒ zi jiǎ |
| | The knight wore a bronze helmet and a suit of chain mail armour. |
| chain of command nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hierarchy) | 指挥系统
zhǐ huī xì tǒng |
| | Orders travel along the chain of command from the headquarters to the soldiers in the field. |
| chain reaction nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sequence of cause and effect) | 连锁反应
lián suǒ fǎn yìng |
| | In the blinding snow, one car hit another and caused a chain reaction; the accident ended up involving six cars on Highway 40. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (person: smokes heavily) | 烟瘾很大的人
yān yǐn hěn dà de rén |
| | | 老烟枪
lǎo yān qiāng |
| | | 吸烟过度的人
xī yān guò dù de rén |
| | I would class myself as a heavy smoker rather than a chain smoker. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person: lights cigarette with previous) | 一根接一根抽烟的人
yì gēn jiē yì gēn chōu yān de rén |
| | | 连续抽烟的人
lián xù chōu yān de rén |
| | Chain smokers smoke non-stop all day from the moment they awake to the moment they go to bed. |
| chain smoking nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (lighting cigarette with previous one) | 连续抽烟
lián xù chōu yān |
| | | 一根接一根地抽烟
yì gēn jiē yì gēn de chōu yān |
| | The chain smoking private detective is a staple of film noir. |
| chain smoking nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (smoking heavily) | 过度吸烟
guò dù xī yān |
| | | 大量吸烟
dà liàng xī yān |
| | The first step to improve your cardiac health, Mr. Johnson, is to cut out the chain smoking. |
| chain-smoking adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (lights cigarette with previous) | 连续抽烟的
lián xù chōu yān de |
| | | 一根接一根抽烟的
yì gēn jiē yì gēn chōu yān de |
| chain-smoking adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (smokes heavily) | 吸烟过度的
xī yān guò dù de |
| | | 烟瘾很大的
yān yǐn hěn dà de |
| | He was a typical fast-talking, chain-smoking, streetwise hustler. |
| chain store nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (shop with many branches) | 连锁商店
lián suǒ shāng diàn |
| | Chain stores have been the death of independent retailers. |
| chain-up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (for snow chains) | 上防滑链的
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| | This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| chain-link fence nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (wire enclosure) | 铁丝网围栏
tiě sī wǎng wéi lán |
| | Private tennis courts are usually surrounded with chain-link fences. |
| chain-smoke⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (light cigarette with previous) | 连续不断地抽香烟
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| | | 一支接一支地抽烟
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| chain-smoke [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (light with previous) | 连续不断地抽
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| | | 一支接一支地抽
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| | She chain-smoked three cigarettes as she waited anxiously outside. |
| chain-smoke⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (smoke heavily) | 连续抽烟
lián xù chōu yān |
| | | 不停抽烟
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| daisy chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (flowers linked together) (本义) | 雏菊花环
chú jú huā huán |
| | The girls made a daisy chain from flowers they picked in the meadow. |
| daisy chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (devices, actions: linked) (比喻) | 链，环，（相互联系的）一系列，（有内在联系的）一连串
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| food chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hierarchy of organisms) | 食物链
shí wù liàn |
| | Plankton are at the bottom of the marine food chain. |
| island chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (archipelago: group of islands) | 列岛
liè dǎo |
| | The Hawaiian Islands are an excellent example of an island chain. |
key chain,
keychain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fob for attaching keys) | 钥匙链
yào shi liàn |
| | I got my dad a souvenir key chain from Paris. |
| off the chain adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | UK, slang (wildly entertaining) | 狂野的
kuáng yě de |
| retail chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (shop with multiple branches) | 连锁店
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| supply chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (process of manufacture and sale) | 供应链
gōng yìng liàn |
| | All it takes is a truckers' strike to break the supply chain. |
| value chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (business: series of activities that add value to final product) (指商业) | 价值链
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| watch chain nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (metal chain of a pocket watch) | 怀表链
huái biǎo liàn |