| 单词 | be chained to something |
| 释义 | be chained to something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe chained to somethingbe chained to somethingKEEP somebody IN A PLACEto have your freedom restricted because of something you must doShe felt chained to the kitchen sink.I don’t want a job where I’m chained to a desk all day. → chainExamples from the Corpusbe chained to something• He was chained to a rock and his liver, though continually devoured by an eagle, never diminished.• How would you like to be chained to a stick and peddled up and down the street like a stuffed doll?• Generator stolen: Thieves stole a £1,000 generator which was chained to scaffolding at Bondgate, Darlington on Monday afternoon.• A young man was chained to the back of the cart for pretending to be a priest.• They were chained to the wagon of taxes and services. |
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