chain-link

IPA/ˌtʃeɪn.lɪŋk ˈfens/
IPA/ˌtʃeɪn.lɪŋk ˈfens/

chain-link — 名詞

1. a strong outdoor barrier made from diamond-shaped metal wire woven together to c

1.名詞B1
釋義

菱形網

菱形金屬網狀圍籬

a strong outdoor barrier made from diamond-shaped metal wire woven together to create a see-through mesh — commonly used around playgrounds, sports fields, gardens, construction sites, and animal enclosures to mark off an area or keep people and animals inside or out

例句

The workers put up a chain-link fence around the construction site to keep people out.

工人在建築工地周圍架起了鐵絲網圍籬，防止民眾進入。

collocation: chain-link fence around [place]

Tariq sent the tennis ball flying over the chain-link fence into the next court.

Tariq 一記強力抽球，把網球打過了菱形網圍籬飛到隔壁球場。

tall chain-link fence around a sports court

同義詞
  • wire fencing

    a broader term that includes chain-link but also other wire fence types such as welded wire or hog wire

  • mesh fencing

    emphasises the net-like quality of chain-link; may also refer to plastic or rubber mesh in non-metal contexts

  • woven wire fence

    more formal or agricultural term that describes how the wires are interlaced

反義詞
  • solid fence

    a fence that blocks vision entirely (e.g. wooden privacy fence or brick wall), whereas chain-link is see-through

文法句型

chain-link + noun (e.g. chain-link fence / chain-link gate)

用法筆記

Frequently used attributively before nouns like 'fence', 'gate', or 'enclosure'. The full compound 'chain-link fence' is much more common than 'chain-link' alone.

常見錯誤

❌We need to fix the chain.' (meaning the fence).
✅We need to fix the chain-link fence.
💡'chain-link' is not short for 'chain'; it is a compound adjective describing a type of wire fencing.
❌There is a chain and link fence around the park.
✅There is a chain-link fence around the park.
💡'chain-link' is a single hyphenated compound, not two separate words.