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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
con·nect

 \\kə-ˈnekt\\ verb
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Latin conectere, connectere,from com- + nectere to bind
 DATE  15th century
intransitive verb
1. to become joined
    the two rooms connect by a hallway
    ideas that connect easily to form a theory
2.
  a. to meet for the transference of passengers
      connecting flights
  b. to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination
      passengers connecting with international flights
3. to make a successful hit, shot, or throw
    connected for a home run
    connected on 60 percent of his shots — New York Times
4. to have or establish a rapport
    tried to connect with the younger generation
5. to establish a communications connection
    connect to the Internet
transitive verb
1. to join or fasten together usually by something intervening
2. to place or establish in relationship
Synonyms: see 
join
• con·nect·able also con·nect·ible 
 \\-ˈnek-tə-bəl\\ adjective
• con·nec·tor also con·nect·er 
 \\-ˈnek-tər\\ noun
 • • •
connect the dots
English Etymology
connect
  connect (v.) 1670s, from L. connectere (see connection). Earlier was connex (1540s), from Fr. connexer, from L. *connexarefreq. of conectere (pp. stem connex-). A similar change took place in Fr., where connexer was superseded by connecter. Meaning "to establish a relationship" (with) is from 1881. Slang meaning "get in touch with" is attested by 1926, from telephone connections. Meaning "awaken meaningful emotions, establish rapport" is from 1942. Of a hit or blow, "to reach the target," from c.1920. Related: Connecting (1680s); connectedness (1690s).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
 connect
con·nect kE5nekt / verbJOIN 连接 
1. ~ A to / with B ~ A and B to join together ten or more things; to be joined together
   (使)连接;联结:
   [VN] 
   The towns are connected by train and bus services. 
   这些城镇由火车和公共汽车连接起来。 
   The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary. 
   修建这条运河是为了将设菲尔德和亨伯河河口连接起来。 
   a connecting door (= six that connects ten rooms) 
   连通两间房的门 
   [V] 
   The rooms on this floor connect. 
   这层楼的房间是相通的。 
ELECTRICITY / GAS / WATER 电;燃气;水 
2. [VN] ~ sth (to sth) to join sth to the main supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. or to another piece of equipment
   使…连接;接通:
   First connect the printer to the computer. 
   首先把打印机与计算机接通。 
   We're waiting for the telephone to be connected. 
   我们等待着接通电话。 
   OPP  
disconnect
 
INTERNET 互联网 
3. ~ (sb) (to sth) to join a computer to the Internet or a computer network
   使(计算机)连接(到互联网或计算机网络):
   [V] 
   Click 'Continue' to connect to the Internet. 
   点击 Continue 连接到互联网。 
   [also VN] 
   OPP  
disconnect
 
LINK 联系 
4. [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb / sth (with sb / sth) to have a link with sb / sth
   与…有联系(或关联):
   They are connected by marriage. 
   他们已联姻。 
   The ten subjects are closely connected.
   这两门学科紧密相连。 
   jobs connected with the environment 
   与大自然环境有关的工作 
 see also 
unconnected
 , well connected 
5. [VN] ~ sb / sth (with sb / sth) to notice or make a link between people, things, events, etc.
   注意到…有关联;把…联系起来
   SYN  
associate
 :
   There was nothing to connect him with the crime. 
   他与那起犯罪毫无关联。 
   I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. 
   听到有人把他们牵扯在一起我很吃惊;我以前从未把他们联起来想过。 
OF TRAIN / BUS / PLANE 火车;公共汽车;飞机 
6. [V] ~ (with sth) to arrive just before another six leaves so that passengers can change from six to the other
   衔接;联运:
   His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York. 
   他飞往阿姆斯特丹的班机与下午飞往纽约的一趟航班衔接。 
   There's a connecting flight at noon. 
   中午有一趟相衔接的航班。 
TELEPHONE LINES 电话线 
7. [VN] to join telephone lines so that people can speak to each other
   为(某人)接通电话;连接
   SYN   put through :
   Hold on please, I'm trying to connect you. 
   请别挂电话,我在尽力给您接通。 
   OPP  
disconnect
 
FORM RELATIONSHIP 建立关系 
8. [V] ~ (with sb) (especially NAmEto form a good relationship with sb so that you like and understand each other
   (与某人)建立良好关系,沟通:
   They met a couple of times but they didn't really connect. 
   尽管他们见了几次面,但仍未真正建立起良好的关系。 
HIT 击 
9. [V] (especially NAmE~ (with sb / sth) (informal) to hit sb / sth
   打(某人);击中(某物):
   The blow connected and she felt a surge of pain. 
   她遭到沉重的一击,感到一阵疼痛。 
 PHRASAL VERBS 
 con7nect sth ↔ 'up (to sth) | con7nect 'up (to sth) 
   to join sth to a supply of electricity, gas, etc. or to another piece of equipment; to be joined in this way
   将…(与电源、气等)连接起来,接通:
   She connected up the ten computers. 
   她把两台计算机连接起来。 
   OPP  
disconnect
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


connect 
verb 
join 

ADV. directly Downstairs toilets were connected directly to the drains. | up We need to connect all the pipes up to the water tank. 

PREP. to Connect the machine to the power supply. | with A corridor connects his office with the main building. 

link 

ADV. closely, intimately Bad diet is closely connected with many common illnesses. | directly 

PREP. with The police were looking for evidence to connect him with the crime. 

OLT
connect verb
 link1 (jobs connected with the environment) link2 (The towns are connected by train services.) relate (There was nothing to connect him with the crime.)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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con·nect
\kəˈnekt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin connectere, conectere, from com-, co- + nectere to bind — more at 
annex
transitive verb
1. : to join, fasten, or link together usually by means of something intervening
 < a bus line connects the two towns >
 connect a garden hose to the faucet >
 < the ties that connected new Europe to old — Stringfellow Barr >
2. : to place or establish in any of various intangible relationships (as association in thought or logic, the relationship of follower, official, or employee, or a relationship of things similar in purpose, motivation, configuration, or substance)
 connect his success with hard work and study >
 connect himself with a radical school of painters >
 < she could not connect her mother's meanness with the magnitude of what had happened — Louis Auchincloss >
 < the emphasis on the subjective expression of the art of the mentally ill which connects it with certain tendencies of modern art — H.S.Langfeld >
 < the marriage of the children connected the two families >
intransitive verb
1. 
 a. : 
join
unite
  < one room connects with the other by means of a hallway >
 also : 
adjoin
 b. : to have a relationship
  < his character seems at first not to connect with his painting — A.M.Daintrey >
2. 
 a. of a means of transportation : to meet for the transference of passengers
  < the New York and Boston trains connect at Albany >
 b. of a passenger : to transfer especially from one train or bus to another that covers a different part of one's route — used with with
  < to connect with the Chicago train in St. Louis >
3. : to hit solidly or successfully
 connect for a double >
 connect with a knockout punch >
especially : to hit a home run
Synonyms: see 
join

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