chain
US /tʃen/
・UK /tʃeɪn/
A2
v.t.Transitive VerbTo feel to be bound or tied to
If you chain your bicycle to this tree, it will be here when you come back
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Series of events or things that are connected
This was the first event that led to a chain reaction
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Series of (metal) connected links or rings
This metal chain is strong enough to tow a car
v.t.Transitive VerbTo connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
We had to chain the dog to a post as it was trying to chase cars
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An ornamental chain worn around the neck.
She wore a delicate gold chain around her neck.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A unit of length equal to 66 feet.
The surveyor used a chain to measure the land.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A means of restraint or confinement.
The prisoner was held in chains.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A series of atoms bonded together.
This molecule has a long carbon chain.
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How to Describe Scary Places in English! ?️??
- And by the way, there is a chain across over here because they don't want people to drive their cars across it.
And by the way, there is a chain across over here because they don't want people to drive their cars across it.
- And, uh, by the way, there is a chain across over here because they don't want people to drive their cars across it.
And, uh, by the way, there is a chain across over here because they don't want people to drive their cars across it.
Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- And a disruption at any point in this loop can lead to the kind of high inflation we've experienced over the past few years, when supply chain interruptions created product shortages and some companies artificially drove up prices to increase their profits, which, along with some other causes, effectively turned this virtuous cycle into a vicious one.
And a disruption at any point in this loop can lead to the kind of high inflation we've experienced over the past few years, when supply chain interruptions created product shortages and some companies artificially drove up prices to increase their profits, which, along with some other causes, effectively turned this virtuous cycle into a vicious one.
- When supply chain interruptions created product shortages
When supply chain interruptions created product shortages
The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
- a complex force of plate tectonics created a chain of new islands in an area of the archipelago that's now called Wallacea.
a complex force of plate tectonics created a chain of new islands in an area of the archipelago that's now called Wallacea.
- And in between them, immediately east of the line, a complex force of plate tectonics created a chain of new islands in an area of the archipelago that's now called Wallacea.
And in between them, immediately east of the line, a complex force of plate tectonics created a chain of new islands in an area of the archipelago that's now called Wallacea.
Inside a Chinese EV Graveyard in Hangzhou | WSJ
- China has lithium ore, and the entire value chain is predominantly Chinese.
China has lithium ore, and the entire value chain is predominantly Chinese.
- and the entire value chain is predominantly Chinese.
and the entire value chain is predominantly Chinese.
How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
- By 2027, all EVs sold in the EU must include a battery passport that provides information about the battery's carbon footprint, supply chain, durability, resource efficiency, and
By 2027, all EVs sold in the EU must include a battery passport that provides information about the battery's carbon footprint, supply chain, durability, resource efficiency, and
- supply chain, durability, resource efficiency, and materials used.
supply chain, durability, resource efficiency, and materials used.
Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
- ensure that we are on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain. It is right
ensure that we are on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain. It is right
- workers' unions to make sure that we're on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain.
workers' unions to make sure that we're on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain.
How I Tricked My Brain Into Stopping Cravings
- The restaurant's slowness had added an unintentional speed bump in my behavior chain.
The restaurant's slowness had added an unintentional speed bump in my behavior chain.
- This last slippery slope is the slipperiest of them all because it required me to move up the habit chain and address the craving directly.
This last slippery slope is the slipperiest of them all because it required me to move up the habit chain and address the craving directly.
How solar energy got so cheap
- The most important policy on this whole chain, if I had to pick one, it would be the German feed-in tariff.
The most important policy on this whole chain, if I had to pick one, it would be the German feed-in tariff.
- on this whole chain, if I had to pick one
on this whole chain, if I had to pick one
How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of
- A congressional report found that Shein uses a tax exemption to cut costs, and the company released a report that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.
A congressional report found that Shein uses a tax exemption to cut costs, and the company released a report that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.
- that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.
that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.
The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ
- Here's what the U.S. is doing to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.
Here's what the U.S. is doing to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.
- to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.
to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.