| [/kəˈnekʃn; kəˋnɛkʃən/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] connecting or being connected 连接; 联结:
How long will the connection of the telephone take? ie How long will it take to install a telephone and connect it to the exchange? 安装电话机与总机接通要多长时间?
(b) [C] ~ between sth and sth; ~ with/to sth point where two things are connected; thing that connects 连接点; 连接物:
There's a faulty connection in the fuse-box. 保险丝盒里接错了线. *
What is the connection between the two ideas, ie How are they linked? 这两个概念之间有什麽联系? *
Is there a connection between smoking and lung cancer? 吸烟跟肺癌是否有关? *
His dismissal has no connection with (ie is not due to) the quality of his work. 他被解雇一事与他的工作好坏无关. 用法:
2 [C] train, plane, etc timed to leave a station, airport, etc soon after the arrival of another, enabling passengers to change from one to the other （供中转旅客及时换乘的）联运交通工具（如火车、 飞机等）:
The train was late and I missed my connection. 列车误点了, 我没能赶上联运. 用法:
3 [C usu pl 通常作复数] person whom one knows socially or through business, esp one who has influence or high rank 熟人, 生意上的关系户（尤指有权有势的）:
I heard about it through one of my business connections. 我通过一个生意上的关系户知道了这件事. 用法:
4 connections [pl] relatives 亲属; 亲戚:
She is British but also has German connections. 她是英国人, 但也有一些德国亲戚. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) in connection with sb/sth with reference to sb/sth 与某人[某事物]有关:
I am writing to you in connection with your job application. 此信是有关你求职一事的. in this/that connection (fml 文) with reference to this/that 关於这[那]一点. |