chain

a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

一系列的（通常是金属的）环或链环，彼此连接以形成一个柔韧的韧带

a necklace made by a stringing objects together

把物体串在一起做成的项链

a string of beads

一串珠子

a strand of pearls

一串珍珠

string

strand

anything that acts as a restraint

任何能起到约束作用的东西

a linked or connected series of objects

一系列相连的物体

a chain of daisies

一串雏菊

(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

（商业）同一所有权下的若干类似机构（商店、餐馆、银行、旅馆或剧院）

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

一系列相互依赖的东西，好像连在一起似的

the chain of command

指挥系统

a complicated concatenation of circumstances

复杂的情况串联

concatenation

(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

（化学）一系列相连的原子（通常在有机分子中）

chemical chain

a series of hills or mountains

一系列的山或山

the valley was between two ranges of hills

山谷位于两个山脉之间

the plains lay just beyond the mountain range

平原就在山脉那边

range

mountain range

range of mountains

mountain chain

chain of mountains

a unit of length

长度单位

fasten or secure with chains

用链条固定

Chain the chairs together

把椅子拴在一起

connect or arrange into a chain by linking

通过连接或排列成一条链