watch chain

IPA/wˈɒtʃ tʃˈeɪn/
IPA/wˈɑːtʃ tʃˈeɪn/

watch chain — 名詞

1. a metal chain, often silver or gold, attached to a pocket watch so it can hang f

1.名詞C1
釋義

懷錶鏈

掛在懷錶上的金屬鏈

a metal chain, often silver or gold, attached to a pocket watch so it can hang from clothing

例句

At the museum, a gold watch chain hung from the mayor's old vest.

在博物館裡,一條金色懷錶鏈垂在市長那件舊背心前。

watch chain hanging from clothing

Grandfather clipped his watch chain to a button before boarding the train.

祖父上火車前,把懷錶鏈扣在鈕扣上。

clip a watch chain to a button

常見搭配
  • gold watch chain
  • broken watch chain
  • watch chain on a vest
  • clip a watch chain to a buttonhole
同義詞
  • pocket-watch chain

    a fuller form that makes the object explicit when the context has not yet mentioned the watch

  • fob chain

    a more old-fashioned term often used in antique or historical contexts

  • Albert chain

    a narrower British term for a particular style worn across a vest

文法句型

a gold watch chain

clip a watch chain to a buttonhole

repair a watch chain

用法筆記

Usually refers to the chain of a pocket watch worn on clothing such as a vest or jacket. In modern English it often appears in historical writing, museums, or antique sales rather than everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

The pocket watch hung from a watch necklace.
The pocket watch hung from a watch chain.
The usual term for this metal chain is 'watch chain', not 'watch necklace'.
He fixed the watch chain on his wrist.
He fixed the watch chain to his vest.
A watch chain belongs to a pocket watch and clothing, not to the wrist like a watch strap.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • carefully clipped

常用片語

  • clip a watch chain to a buttonhole
  • repair a watch chain
  • wear a watch chain across a vest

介系詞搭配