1. 關(guān)系;聯(lián)系 A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
e.g. There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats... 沒(méi)有證據表明瘋牛病與最近確診的貓類(lèi)腦病有關(guān)聯(lián)。 e.g. The police say he had no connection with the security forces... 警方說(shuō)他與安全部隊沒(méi)有關(guān)系。
2. (電線(xiàn)或管道的)連接部分,接頭 A connection is a joint where two wires or pipes are joined together.
e.g. Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections. 檢查所有的暖氣片,看有沒(méi)有小裂縫,尤其是管道連接處附近。
3. (公路、鐵路或空中的)交通連接,交通線(xiàn) If a place has good road, rail, or air connections, many places can be directly reached from there by car, train, or plane.
e.g. Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country. 福岡與國內其他城市之間有非常便捷的空運和鐵路運輸系統。
4. 聯(lián)運;轉車(chē);轉機 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.
connection
e.g. My flight was late and I missed the connection. 航班晚點(diǎn),我沒(méi)趕上轉機。
5. 關(guān)系;人脈 Your connections are the people who you know or are related to, especially when they are in a position to help you.
e.g. She used her connections to full advantage. 她充分利用了自己的人脈。
6. 關(guān)于;與…有關(guān) If you write or talk to someone in connection with something, you write or talk to them about that thing.
e.g. I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter... 關(guān)于邁克爾·肖爾的來(lái)信,現復信如下。 e.g. 13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder. 有13名男子因謀殺案受到盤(pán)問(wèn)。
7. 關(guān)于這/那一點(diǎn);在這/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.
e.g. 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周年紀念日,我們?yōu)榇嗽谶@里舉行盛大的紀念活動(dòng)。
connection英英釋義
noun
1. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
e.g. the joining of hands around the table there was a connection via the internet
Synonym: joiningconnexion
2. shifting from one form of transportation to another
e.g. the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
Synonym: connexion
3. an instrumentality that connects
e.g. he soldered the connection he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
Synonym: connexionconnectorconnecterconnective
4. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
e.g. conditioning is a form of learning by association
Synonym: associationconnexion
5. a supplier (especially of narcotics)
6. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
e.g. he has powerful connections
7. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
e.g. there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
Synonym: connexionconnectedness
8. a connecting shape
Synonym: connexionlink
9. the state of being connected
e.g. the connection between church and state is inescapable