chains
US
・UK
A2
v.t.Transitive VerbTo feel to be bound or tied to
Work chains me to my desk
n. pl.Noun (plural)Series of (metals) connected links or rings
These chains are too weak to prevent thieves from stealing my bicycle
v.t.Transitive VerbTo connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
That family chains their pet dog every morning before they leave the house
v.t.Transitive VerbTo connect or link together in a series.
The company chains its success to innovative marketing strategies.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A series of usually metal links or rings connected to each other.
The prisoner was bound by heavy chains.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that restricts or confines; bonds.
The chains of poverty kept them from improving their lives.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A unit of length equal to 66 feet, used in land measurement.
The land was measured in chains.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A piece of jewelry worn around the neck, wrist, or ankle.
She wore several gold chains around her neck.
Video subtitles
The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
- including forming and deforming continents, raising up island chains, and building mountain ranges.
including forming and deforming continents, raising up island chains, and building mountain ranges.
- We now know that plate tectonics shapes our planet in many ways, including forming and deforming continents, raising up island chains,
We now know that plate tectonics shapes our planet in many ways, including forming and deforming continents, raising up island chains,
How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of
- Shein has not been fully transparent about its supply chains.
Shein has not been fully transparent about its supply chains.
- about its supply chains.
about its supply chains.
What McDonald's is serving up at its new CosMc's chain
- Yeah, I think you could look at Starbucks, Dutch Bros, and some of these other beverage-led concepts that McDonald's has said they've really never had beverages that could compete with some of these coffee-oriented chains that serve all these kinds of iced beverages with flavors and syrups that have become really popular on TikTok with younger consumers.
Yeah, I think you could look at Starbucks, Dutch Bros, and some of these other beverage-led concepts that McDonald's has said they've really never had beverages that could compete with some of these coffee-oriented chains that serve all these kinds of iced beverages with flavors and syrups that have become really popular on TikTok with younger consumers.
- Yeah, I think you could look at Starbucks, Dutch Bros, some of these other beverage-led concepts that McDonald's has said, you know, they've really never had beverages that could compete with some of these coffee-oriented chains that serve all these kind of ice beverages with flavors and syrups that have become really popular on TikTok with younger consumers.
Yeah, I think you could look at Starbucks, Dutch Bros, some of these other beverage-led concepts that McDonald's has said, you know, they've really never had beverages that could compete with some of these coffee-oriented chains that serve all these kind of ice beverages with flavors and syrups that have become really popular on TikTok with younger consumers.
Taiwan's Election Frontrunner Vows To Keep Peace With Beijing
- This is also part of the restructuring of global supply chains.
This is also part of the restructuring of global supply chains.
- This is also part of the restructuring of global supply chains.
This is also part of the restructuring of global supply chains.
The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ
- The company is crucial to global supply chains, so the impact of an invasion of Taiwan could be disastrous.
The company is crucial to global supply chains, so the impact of an invasion of Taiwan could be disastrous.
- The company is crucial to global supply chains, so the impact of an invasion of Taiwan could be disastrous.
The company is crucial to global supply chains, so the impact of an invasion of Taiwan could be disastrous.
The rise of realistic fake designer bags
- And they're also getting better organized within themselves; the labor chains are better organized, the technology is better organized.
And they're also getting better organized within themselves; the labor chains are better organized, the technology is better organized.
- The labor chains are better organized.
The labor chains are better organized.
What Are The Fattest Countries In The World?
- With the unexpected and rapid growth of UAE's prosperity came Western fast food chains and an increase in junk food, resulting in the country having an obesity rate that is double the world average and 19% of its population suffering from diabetes.
With the unexpected and rapid growth of UAE's prosperity came Western fast food chains and an increase in junk food, resulting in the country having an obesity rate that is double the world average and 19% of its population suffering from diabetes.
- With the unexpected and rapid growth of UAE's prosperity came Western fast food chains and an increase in junk food,
With the unexpected and rapid growth of UAE's prosperity came Western fast food chains and an increase in junk food,
How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas
- It shows two long chains of molecules spiralling around each other in a double helix, like a twisted ladder.
It shows two long chains of molecules spiralling around each other in a double helix, like a twisted ladder.
The world's only float-through McDonalds
- That's the point of fast food chains.
That's the point of fast food chains.
Baltimore bridge collapse: BBC News Review
- on the world's supply chains.
on the world's supply chains.