[N-VAR 可变名词]关系;联系 A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
[usu N prep]
There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats...
没有证据表明疯牛病与最近确诊的猫类脑病有关联。
The police say he had no connection with the security forces...
警方说他与安全部队没有关系。
He has denied any connection to the bombing.
他否认与爆炸事件有任何关联。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](电线或管道的)连接部分,接头 A connection is a joint where two wires or pipes are joined together.
Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
检查所有的暖气片,看有没有小裂缝,尤其是管道连接处附近。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](公路、铁路或空中的)交通连接,交通线 If a place has good road, rail, or air connections, many places can be directly reached from there by car, train, or plane.
[usu n N]
Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country.
福冈与国内其他城市之间有非常便捷的空运和铁路运输系统。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]联运;转车;转机 If you get a connection at a station or airport, you catch a train, bus, or plane, after getting off another train, bus, or plane, in order to continue your journey.
[usu sing]
My flight was late and I missed the connection.
航班晚点,我没赶上转机。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]关系;人脉 Your connections are the people who you know or are related to, especially when they are in a position to help you.
She used her connections to full advantage.
她充分利用了自己的人脉。
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[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]关于;与…有关 If you write or talk to someone in connection with something, you write or talk to them about that thing.
[FORMAL 正式]
I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter...
关于迈克尔·肖尔的来信,现复信如下。
13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.
有13名男子因谋杀案受到盘问。
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[PHRASE 短语]关于这/那一点;在这/那方面 You say in this connection or in that connection to indicate that what you are talking about is related to what you have just mentioned.
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It is the 100th anniversary of his death. We here are having very great celebrations in this connection.
今天是他逝世100周年纪念日,我们为此在这里举行盛大的纪念活动。
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con·nec·tion★(BrE also,old-fashionedcon·nex·ion)/kəˈnekʃn; NAmEkəˈnekʃn/nounlink 联系1★[countable ]something that connects two facts, ideas, etc. (两种事实、想法等的)联系,关联SYN
link
connection(between A and B) ◆Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease.科学家已证实胆固醇含量与心脏病之间有关联。connection(with sth) ◆a direct/close/strong connectionwith sth 与某事有直接的╱密切的╱牢固的联系◆How did you make the connection(= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related)?你怎么看出来有这种关系的?being connected 连接2★[uncountable , countable ]connection(to sth) the act of connecting or the state of being connected 联结;接通;连接◆Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days.接通煤气延迟了三天。◆I'm having problems with my Internet connection.我的互联网连接有问题。in electrical system 电力系统3★[countable ]a point, especially in an electrical system, where two parts connect 连接点;(尤指电力系统的)接头◆A faulty connection caused the machine to stop.线路接错导致机器停止运转。train/bus/plane 火车;公共汽车;飞机4★[countable ]a train, bus or plane at a station or an airport that a passenger can take soon after getting off another in order to continue their journey 转车;转机;联运◆We arrived in good time for the connection to Paris.我们到达时有充分的时间接上去巴黎的联运。5[countable , usually plural ]a means of travelling to another place 旅行交通工具◆There are good bus and train connections between the resort and major cities.在度假胜地与主要城市之间有着便利的公车和火车运输。person/organization 人;机构6[countable , usually plural ]a person or an organization that you know and that can help or advise you in your social or professional life 有社交或业务关系的人(或机构)SYN
contact
◆One of my business connections gave them my name.我生意上的一个关系户向他们提供了我的名字。distant relatives 远亲7connections[plural ]people who are your relatives, but not members of your close family 亲戚;旁系亲属◆She is British but also has German connections.她是英国人,但也有德国亲戚。IDIOMS★in connection with sb/sthfor reasons connected with sb/sth 与…有关(或相关)◆A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of the teenager.一名男子因与该谋杀少年案有关而被捕。◆I am writing to you in connection with your recent job application.我写此信与你最近求职一事有关。in this/that connection( formal) for reasons connected with sth recently mentioned 由于这(或那)事;为此connectionconnectionscon·nec·tion/kəˈnekʃn; NAmEkəˈnekʃn/
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connectioncon‧nec‧tion /kəˈnekʃən/ ●●●S3W2 noun
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1relationship [countable] the way in which two facts, ideas, events etc are related to each other, and one is affected or caused by the otherSYN linkconnection between the causal connection between smoking and cancerThere is a connection between pollution and the death of trees.connection with Mr O'Hara had no known connection with terrorist activity.connection to Williams apparently has no connection to the case. Police have so far failed to establish a connection between the two murders. The evidence was there in the file but no one made the connection. Students often see little connection between school and the rest of their lives. He demonstrated the close connection between social conditions and health.2joining [countable, uncountable] when two or more things are joined together or when something is joined to a larger system or network: a digital telephone connection via satellite They’re offering free Internet connection.connection to The socket allows connection to a PC. There’s a £25 connection charge (=money you pay to be connected to a service such as telephones, electricity etc).3in connection with something concerning or involving somethingarrest/charge/question etc somebody in connection with a crime Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack. visits made to Spain in connection with her business his work in connection with refugees4electrical wire [countable] a wire or piece of metal joining two parts of a machine or electrical system: an electrical connection There’s a loose connection (=wires which are not joined correctly).5train/flight etc [countable] a train, bus, or plane which is arranged to leave at a time that allows passengers from an earlier train, bus, or plane to use it to continue their journeyconnection to If this train gets delayed we’ll miss our connection to Paris.6road/railway etc [countable] a road, railway etc that joins two places and allows people to travel between them: Cheshunt has good rail connections to London.7people connections [plural]a)people who you know who can help you, especially because they are in positions of power: connections in high places We have good connections in the advertising industry.b)people who are related to you, but not very closely: He is English, but has Irish connections. the network of family connections in ItalyCOLLOCATIONSverbshave a connection (with/to something)· A lot of social problems have a direct connection to alcohol or drug use.see a connection· It's easy to see a connection between stress and illness.make a connection· In learning to read, children make a connection between a written sign and a known sound or word.establish a connection (=show that there is one)· Scientists have attempted to establish a connection between these two theories.discover/find a connection· This is the first official investigation to find a connection.something suggests a connection· There is nothing to suggest a connection between the hospital food and the illness.break a connection (=stop it existing)· We must break the connection between money and politics.sever a connection (=break it)· We cannot sever our connection with the past.adjectivesa direct connection· Many people see a direct connection between these events.a close/strong connection· the close connection between maths and physicsan intimate connection (=a very close connection)· There is an intimate connection between political liberty and economic freedom.a causal connection (=that causes or is caused by something else)· Psychologists have established a causal connection between behaviour and rewards.a clear/obvious connection· There is an obvious connection between this painting and his earlier works.a loose connection (also a tenuous connection formal) (=one that is not strong, close, or obvious)· There seemed to be only a loose connection between the questions and the answers.
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