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| ball and chain n | (ball chained to prisoner's leg) | SCSimplified Chinese 铁球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 铁链 tiě liàn |
| ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) | SCSimplified Chinese 束缚 shù fù
TCTraditional Chinese 束縛 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 累赘 shù fù，léi zhuì |
| ball and chain n | slang (wife) | SCSimplified Chinese 妻子 qī zǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 妻子 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老婆 qī zǐ ，lǎo pó
TCTraditional Chinese 老婆 |
bike chain,
bicycle chain n | informal (roller chain on bicycle) | SCSimplified Chinese 自行车链条 zì xíng chē liàn tiáo |
| | The cyclist had to pull over because her bike chain had come off. |
| branched chain n | (atoms: chain with side chains) | SCSimplified Chinese 分支链 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 侧链 |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) | SCSimplified Chinese 链条传动 liàn tiáo chuán dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 鏈條傳動 |
| | 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 n | (prisoners chained together to work) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 letter | (ongoing letter) | SCSimplified Chinese 连环信 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 连锁信件 |
chain mail,
chainmail n | (type of armor) (一种盔甲) | SCSimplified Chinese 锁子甲 suǒ zi jiǎ
TCTraditional Chinese 鎖子甲 |
| | The knight wore a bronze helmet and a suit of chain mail armour. |
| chain of command n | (hierarchy) | SCSimplified Chinese 指挥系统 zhǐ huī xì tǒng
TCTraditional Chinese 指揮系統 |
| | Orders travel along the chain of command from the headquarters to the soldiers in the field. |
| chain of events n | (series of occurrences) | SCSimplified Chinese 一连串事件 |
| chain reaction n | (sequence of cause and effect) | SCSimplified Chinese 连锁反应 lián suǒ fǎn yìng
TCTraditional Chinese 連鎖反應 |
| | 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 n | figurative (person: smokes heavily) | SCSimplified Chinese 烟瘾很大的人 yān yǐn hěn dà de rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老烟枪 yān yǐn hěn dà de rén，lǎo yān qiāng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吸烟过度的人 yān yǐn hěn dà de rén，xī yān guò dù de rén |
| | I would class myself as a heavy smoker rather than a chain smoker. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker n | (person: lights cigarette with previous) | SCSimplified Chinese 一根接一根抽烟的人 yì gēn jiē yì gēn chōu yān de rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 连续抽烟的人 yì gēn jiē yì gēn chōu yān de rén，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 n | (lighting cigarette with previous) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续抽烟 lián xù chōu yān
TCTraditional Chinese 連續抽煙 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一根接一根地抽烟 lián xù chōu yān，yì gēn jiē yì gēn de chōu yān |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| chain smoking n | figurative (smoking heavily) | SCSimplified Chinese 过度吸烟 guò dù xī yān
TCTraditional Chinese 過度吸煙 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大量吸烟 guò dù xī yān，dà liàng xī yān |
| | The first step to improve your cardiac health, Mr. Johnson, is to cut out the chain smoking. |
| chain-smoking adj | (lights cigarette with previous) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续抽烟的 lián xù chōu yān de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一根接一根抽烟的 lián xù chōu yān de，yì gēn jiē yì gēn chōu yān de |
| chain-smoking adj | figurative (smokes heavily) | SCSimplified Chinese 吸烟过度的 xī yān guò dù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 烟瘾很大的 xī yān guò dù de，yān yǐn hěn dà de |
| | He was a typical fast-talking, chain-smoking, streetwise hustler. |
| chain stitch n | (ornamental embroidery stitch) | SCSimplified Chinese 链状绣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 链状针法 |
| chain stitch n | (crochet stitch) | SCSimplified Chinese 链式缝法 |
| chain stitch n | (machine stitch) | SCSimplified Chinese 链式缝纫 |
| chain stitch vi | (sew or crochet using chain stitch) | SCSimplified Chinese 锁针 |
| chain stitch [sth] vtr | (use the chain stitch) | SCSimplified Chinese 用锁针编织 |
| chain store n | (shop with many branches) | SCSimplified Chinese 连锁商店 lián suǒ shāng diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 連鎖商店 |
| | Chain stores have been the death of independent retailers. |
chain [sth] up,
chain up [sth] vtr + adv | (secure with a chain) | SCSimplified Chinese 锁住... |
chain [sb/sth] up,
chain up [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (restrain with a chain) | SCSimplified Chinese 拴住... |
| chain up vi + adv | US (vehicle: snow chains) | SCSimplified Chinese 装上雪地链 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 装上防滑链 |
| chain-up adj | US (for snow chains) | SCSimplified Chinese 上防滑链的 |
| | This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| chain-link fence n | (wire enclosure) | SCSimplified Chinese 铁丝网围栏 tiě sī wǎng wéi lán |
| | Private tennis courts are usually surrounded with chain-link fences. |
| chain-smoke⇒ vi | (light cigarette with previous) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续不断地抽香烟 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一支接一支地抽烟 |
| chain-smoke [sth]⇒ vtr | (light with previous) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续不断地抽 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一支接一支地抽 |
| | She chain-smoked three cigarettes as she waited anxiously outside. |
| chain-smoke⇒ vi | figurative (smoke heavily) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续抽烟 lián xù chōu yān
TCTraditional Chinese 連續抽煙 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不停抽烟 |
chainsaw,
chain saw n | (motorized cutting tool) | SCSimplified Chinese 电锯 diàn jù |
| | The cat and dog ran when they heard the sound of the chainsaw. |
| | 听到电锯的声音，狗和猫都跑了。 |
chainsaw [sth],
chain-saw [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut with a chainsaw) | SCSimplified Chinese 用电锯割 yòng diàn jù gē
TCTraditional Chinese 用電鋸割 |
| | The crew chainsawed the downed tree branches into small pieces. |
| | 工作人员用电锯将掉落的树枝切成小块。 |
| daisy chain n | (flowers linked together) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese 雏菊花环 chú jú huā huán
TCTraditional Chinese 雛菊花環 |
| | The girls made a daisy chain from flowers they picked in the meadow. |
| daisy chain n | figurative (devices, actions: linked) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 链，环，（相互联系的）一系列，（有内在联系的）一连串 liàn，huán，xiāng hù lián xì de yí xì liè，yǒu nèi zài lián xì de yì lián chuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 鍊，環 |
| daisy-chain n as adj | figurative (linked, repeating) | SCSimplified Chinese 环环相扣的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 相互关联的 xiāng hù guān lián de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| door chain n | (metal security device for a door) | SCSimplified Chinese 门链 |
| | Don't depend on a door chain as your only lock. |
| food chain n | (hierarchy of organisms) | SCSimplified Chinese 食物链 shí wù liàn
TCTraditional Chinese 食物鏈 |
| | Plankton are at the bottom of the marine food chain. |
| island chain n | (archipelago: group of islands) | SCSimplified Chinese 列岛 liè dǎo |
| | The Hawaiian Islands are an excellent example of an island chain. |
key chain,
keychain n | (fob for attaching keys) | SCSimplified Chinese 钥匙链 yào shi liàn
TCTraditional Chinese 鑰匙鏈 |
| | I got my dad a souvenir key chain from Paris. |
| mountain chain | (geology) | SCSimplified Chinese 山脉 shān mài
TCTraditional Chinese 山脈 |
| off the chain adj | UK, slang (wildly entertaining) | SCSimplified Chinese 狂野的 kuáng yě de |
| pain chain n | informal, figurative (vicious circle or cycle) | SCSimplified Chinese 恶性循环 è xìng xún huán
TCTraditional Chinese 惡性循環 |
| pain chain n | (tedious procedure or process) | SCSimplified Chinese 冗长乏味的过程 |
| retail chain n | (shop with multiple branches) | SCSimplified Chinese 连锁店
TCTraditional Chinese 連鎖店 |
| roller chain n | (engineering: chain with rollers) (工程学) | SCSimplified Chinese 滚子链 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 滚链 |
| straight-chain n | (chemistry: unbranched chain of organic molecules) | SCSimplified Chinese 直链 |
| supply chain n | (process of manufacture and sale) | SCSimplified Chinese 供应链 gōng yìng liàn
TCTraditional Chinese 供應鏈 |
| | All it takes is a truckers' strike to break the supply chain. |
| | 只需卡车司机们罢工，就能破坏掉整条供应链。 |
| tire chain | (machinery) | SCSimplified Chinese 轮胎防滑链 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 车轮防滑链 |
| value chain n | (business: series of activities that add value to final product) (指商业) | SCSimplified Chinese 价值链 |
| watch chain n | (metal chain of a pocket watch) | SCSimplified Chinese 怀表链 huái biǎo liàn
TCTraditional Chinese 懷錶鍊 |