chain: translation
noun
1 line of rings joined together
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ thin
▪ gold, silver
▪ She wore a long gold chain around her neck.
▪ rusty
▪ bicycle
▪ key
▪ daisy, paper
… OF CHAIN
▪ length
VERB + CHAIN
▪ pull, pull at, yank, yank at
CHAIN + VERB
▪ clank
CHAIN + NOUN
▪ mail (= protective covering made of chains)
PREPOSITION
▪ in chains
▪ The prisoner was led away in chains.
▪ off sb's/the chain
▪ Let the dog off its chain.
▪ on a/the chain
▪ They kept the dog on a chain all day long.
PHRASES
▪ a chain of office (BrE)
▪ The mayor was wearing his chain of office.
▪ a chain on the door
▪ Put the chain on the door before you go to bed.
▪ a link in the chain
▪ Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain.
2 number of things in a line
ADJECTIVE
▪ island, mountain
▪ human
VERB + CHAIN
▪ form
▪ The people formed a human chain to pass the supplies up the beach.
PREPOSITION
▪ chain of
▪ a chain of volcanic islands
3 group of shops/stores, etc.owned by the same company
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, large, major
▪ small
▪ fast-food, grocery (esp. AmE), hotel, restaurant, retail, supermarket, etc.
CHAIN + NOUN
▪ store
PREPOSITION
▪ chain of
▪ a chain of department stores
PHRASES
▪ part of a chain
▪ This hotel is part of a large chain.
4 number of connected events or situations
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ complex
▪ the complex chain of events that led to the war
▪ unbroken
▪ He is the latest in an unbroken chain of entertainers.
▪ causal
▪ food, supply
▪ efforts to ensure that dioxins do not enter the food chain
VERB + CHAIN
▪ break
CHAIN + NOUN
▪ reaction
▪ letter
PHRASES
▪ a chain of command (= a system by which instructions are passed from one person to another)
▪ a chain of events