connection /kəˈnɛkʃən/ noun plural connections
plural connections
Learner's definition of CONNECTION
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[count] : something that joins or connects two or more things連接;連接物;連接部分 2
[noncount] : the act of connecting two or more things or the state of being connected聯結;連接;接通 3 [count]
a : a situation in which two or more things have the same cause, origin, goal, etc.聯系;關聯 -
connections between thought and language思維與語言之間的聯系
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Investigators found no connection between the two fires.調查人員發現這兩起火災沒有關聯。
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The school has no connection with the museum.這所學校與博物館沒有關聯。
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Evidence suggests there's a connection between the languages.有證據顯示這些語言之間存在關聯。
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I'm not sure I see the connection.我不確定是否弄清了這種關聯性。
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Our family feels a deep connection to the land.我們家和這塊土地有很深的淵源。
b : a situation in which one thing causes another因果關系 4 [count]
a : something that allows you to become connected to a system, network, etc., through a telephone, computer, or other device(通過電話、計算機或其他裝置連接到系統、網絡等的)連接 -
a high-speed Internet connection高速網絡連接
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The company provides telephone connections for most of the city's residents.公司爲城市大部分居民提供電話連接服務。
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I can't hear you very well. We must have a bad connection. [=a problem with the way our phones are connected]我聽不太清你的聲音,電話連接肯定有了問題。
b : a place where two parts or wires meet and touch連接處;接頭 5
[count] : a train, bus, or airplane that you get onto after getting off another train, bus, or airplane as part of the same journey(轉乘的)交通工具 -
We fly out of Oslo and then have a connection [=connecting flight] in London.我們乘飛機從奧斯陸起飛,然後在倫敦轉機。
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We don't have a direct flight to Boston. We have to make a connection in Chicago.我們沒有直達波士頓的航班,必須在芝加哥轉機。
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a : a relationship between people who are part of the same family, who do business together, etc.親屬關系;業務往來 -
He has no connection with his former law firm.他與他以前的法律事務所沒有業務往來。
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They are proud of their connection to the royal family.他們以與王室沾親而自豪。
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Family connections can make getting a job much easier.有親戚關系找工作會容易得多。
b : a shared feeling of affection and understanding融洽;喜愛 -
We didn't know each other for very long, but we had a real connection.我們認識時間並不長,但關系很融洽。
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They're working hard to make an emotional connection with their adopted children.他們正努力與他們收養的孩子們建立感情。
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a performer's connection with the audience表演者和觀衆的互動
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a : a powerful person who you know and who can help you(可以利用的)熟人,社會關系—
usually plural通常用複數 b informal : a person who sells something illegal出售違禁品的人
in connection with
: in relation to (something) : for reasons that relate to (something)與…有關—
used especially in journalism尤用於新聞報道
make a/the connection
: to understand that there is a relationship between two or more things發現(或看出)聯系