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TOEFL BNC: 1669 COCA: 1421

connection

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Related topics: Electrical, Transport
con·nec·tion /kəˈnekʃən/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
1  relationship 關系 [countableC]CONNECTED WITH the way in which two facts, ideas, events etc are related to each other, and one is affected or caused by the other 〔兩個事實、觀點、事件等之間的〕聯系，關聯 SYN link
connection between
the causal connection between smoking and cancer
吸煙與癌症間的因果關系
There is a connection between pollution and the death of trees.
污染和樹木枯死之間有關系。
connection with
Mr O'Hara had no known connection with terrorist activity.
從已知情況來看，奧哈拉先生與恐怖活動沒有關系。
connection to
Williams apparently has no connection to the case.
威廉斯顯然和此案沒有關系。
Police have so far failed to establish a connection between the two murders.
到目前爲止警方尚未確定兩宗兇殺案之間有關聯。
The evidence was there in the file but no one made the connection.
證據就在檔案裏，但沒有人把它們聯系起來。
Students often see little connection between school and the rest of their lives.
學生往往看不到上學和今後生活的聯系。
He demonstrated the close connection between social conditions and health.
他證明了社會條件和健康之間的密切聯系。
2  joining 連接 [countableC, uncountableU]JOIN something TOGETHER when two or more things are joined together or when something is joined to a larger system or network 連接，接通
a digital telephone connection via satellite
通過衛星的數字電話連接
They’re offering free Internet connection.
他們提供免費的因特網連接。
connection to
The socket allows connection to a PC.
這個插口能和個人計算機連接。
There’s a £25 connection charge (=money you pay to be connected to a service such as telephones, electricity etc).
接通費是25英鎊。
3  in connection with something ABOUTconcerning or involving something 關於某事；與某事有關
arrest/charge/question etc somebody in connection with a crime
Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack.
兩名男子因涉嫌此次襲擊而被逮捕。
visits made to Spain in connection with her business
與她的生意有關的幾次西班牙之行
his work in connection with refugees
他與難民有關的工作
Examples from the Corpus
in connection with something• Six men have been arrested in connection with the violence.• Renteria also was arrested in connection with the thefts.• Dale was acquitted of federal charges in connection with the affair.• McCurry also said Morris did not have a security clearance in connection with his work for Clinton.• Elmer Lee Nance, a 63-year-old drifter, was arrested last fall in connection with the murder.• They're investigating safety matters in connection with the astronauts' experiences.• It took the police just weeks to arrest five men in connection with the shootings.• But lawyers said those defendants were acting primarily to help wives and other relatives in trouble in connection with the espionage.• This time it was in connection with the death of his old nemesis, 92-year-old Alger Hiss.
4  electrical wire 電線 [countableC]TEE a wire or piece of metal joining two parts of a machine or electrical system 〔機器或電源的〕接頭
an electrical connection
電源插頭
There’s a loose connection (=wires which are not joined correctly).
有個接頭鬆了。
5  train/flight etc 火車/航班等 [countableC]TT 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 journey 聯運火車[公共汽車，飛機等]
connection to
If this train gets delayed we’ll miss our connection to Paris.
如果這輛火車晚點，我們就會趕不上去巴黎的聯運火車。
6  road/railway etc 公路/鐵路等 [countableC]TT a road, railway etc that joins two places and allows people to travel between them 〔公路、鐵路等連接兩地的〕交通線
Cheshunt has good rail connections to London.
切森特有便利的鐵路交通線通往倫敦。
7  PEOPLE 人們connections [plural]
a) KNOW somebodypeople who you know who can help you, especially because they are in positions of power 〔能夠提供幫助的〕人際關系，人脈
connections in high places
在高層的人脈關系
We have good connections in the advertising industry.
我們在廣告行業有很好的人脈關系。
b) FAMILYpeople who are related to you, but not very closely 〔較遠的〕親戚
He is English, but has Irish connections.
他是英格蘭人，但是也有愛爾蘭的親戚。
the network of family connections in Italy
在意大利的家庭關系網
Examples from the Corpus
family connections• It seemed odd to consider such a connection after so many years of feeling those family connections severed.
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have 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.
adjectives
a direct connection
Many people see a direct connection between these events.
a close/strong connection
the close connection between maths and physics
an 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.
Examples from the Corpus
connection• Students need to realize that there is a connection between education and their future.• Now for them to find out there was a connection between you and Mahoney means they find out what sort of connection.• People like him have severed all connection with the old rules.• Sheldon revealed the close connection between poverty and bad health.• Carefully check all the electrical connections.• Shirley used her connections in the country music industry to get a recording contract.• I felt an immediate connection with Luisa as soon as I met her.• There must be a loose connection somewhere - the phone isn't working.• There must be a loose connection somewhere that's stopping it from working.• When holding their baby, they experienced an overwhelming feeling of loving connection.• Whilst doing this Marvell can live in his own world which has no connection with anything external or real at all.• None the less we are twinned with a small town in Hampshire with which we have no real connection.• By the end of the decade, direct satellite connections for the Internet may be available.• I believe Joe's family has Spanish connections.• Intelligent people tend to have strong connections between the neurons in their brains.• Check the connections to make sure all the wires are in the correct places.• The two incidents might have something to do with each other, but I can't see the connection.• The attorney general's office did not say who they were or what connection they allegedly may have had with the escape.
the close connection• This suggests again the close connection between property regulations and marriage patterns.• The returns on research expenditure and the close connection between research and increased yields are irrefutable.
loose connection• He claimed it was merely a loose connection.• However, both arguments are spurious, for there is a very loose connection between tense and time.
From Longman Business Dictionary
connectioncon·nec·tion /kəˈnekʃən/ (also connexion British EnglishBrE) noun
1[countableC]TELECOMMUNICATIONS something that joins you to a system, for example the telephone network or the Internet
Do you have a broadband connection?
I keep getting an error message saying that someone has unplugged the phone connection.
2[countableC usually plural] someone you know who can help you or be useful to you in business or in your career
She has a lot of business connections in the advertising industry.
3TRAVEL [countableC] a train, bus, plane etc that you need to catch after getting off another one, in order to continue your journey
I missed my connection and had to wait three hours for the next plane.
4TRANSPORTTRAVEL connections [plural] roads, railways etc that people can use to go from a place to other places
The city has good road and rail connections with other parts of Europe.
5in connection with something/somebody formal concerning something or someone
Several people were arrested in connection with the affair.
TOEFL BNC: 1669 COCA: 1421
connection

noun¹

 1relationship between two things聯繫ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONNECTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤clear, close, direct, intimate, strong明顯的聯繫；密切的關係；直接的聯繫；親密的關係；牢固的關係◇There is a close connection between family background and academic achievement.家庭背景與學術成就之間有密切的關係。➤tenuous脆弱的關係▸➤obvious明顯的關係▸➤causal因果關係➤emotional, spiritual情感／精神聯繫◇a deep physical and spiritual connection with nature與大自然在物質和精神方面的緊密聯繫◇The way you establish a real emotional connection with someone is by sharing your inner worlds.分享內心世界是與他人建立真正情感聯繫的方式。➤deep深厚的感情◇His deepest connection is with his father, Frank Sr.與他感情最深厚的人是他的父親老弗蘭克。VERB + CONNECTION➤have有聯繫◇His death had no connection with drugs.他的死與毒品無關。➤discover, establish, find, form, make, see發現聯繫；建立聯繫；找到關聯；形成關聯；使產生關聯；看到聯繫◇Researchers have now established a connection between air pollution and asthma.研究人員現在已經確定了空氣污染與哮喘之間有聯繫。◇She did not make the connection between her diet and her poor health.她沒有把她的飲食同她身體狀況不佳聯繫起來。◇You can form strong connections when you work with people who share a mutual interest.與興趣愛好相同的人一起工作會建立牢固的關係。➤draw, trace描述／探查關係◇Kierkegaard draws a connection between anxiety and free will.克爾凱郭爾描述出焦慮和自由意志之間的聯繫。➤forge建立聯繫◇a government initiative to forge new connections with industry與產業建立新的聯繫的政府倡議➤feel感到聯繫◇We need to feel a connection to nature.我們需要感覺到與大自然的聯繫。➤explore探究關係◇This essay explores the connections between technology and nature.該論文探討技術與自然之間的關係。➤maintain保持聯繫◇He maintained his southern connection through summer visits with his relatives.他通過暑期拜訪親戚保持與南方的聯繫。➤strengthen加強聯繫◇This helps companies strengthen their connections to their customers.這有助於公司加強與客戶的聯繫。➤share共有關聯◇He and John seem to share a connection.他和約翰似乎有同一個關係戶。➤break, sever中斷聯繫；斷絕交往◇She wanted to sever all her connections with the company.她想斷絕和那家公司的所有聯繫。➤re-establish重新建立關係◇Anna helped Rachel re-establish her connection with her brother.安娜幫助蕾切爾和她弟弟重新取得了聯繫。➤deny否認有聯繫◇He denied any connection to the scam.他否認與該騙局有關。PREPOSITION➤in connection with關於⋯◇I am writing in connection with your recent job application.我寫此信與你最近求職一事有關。➤connection among⋯之間的關係◇a set of connections among brain regions大腦各個區域間的一系列關聯◇They helped establish connections among labs from Honolulu to Paris.他們幫助建立了從火奴魯魯到巴黎的實驗室之間的聯繫。➤connection between⋯之間的關係◇the connection between crime and alcohol犯罪和酗酒之間的關係➤connection to, connection with與⋯的關係◇What is your connection with the school?你跟這所學校是什麼關係？PHRASES➤in that/this connection (= for reasons connected with sth recently mentioned) 在那方面；關於這一點
connection

noun²

 2electrical connection, etc.電路連接ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONNECTION | CONNECTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤loose鬆掉的接頭▸➤electrical電路接頭➤phone, telephone電話接頭➤cellular, mobile移動通信連接➤always-on, broadband, cable, dial-up, DSL, ethernet, high-speed, Internet, wireless永遠在線／寬帶／電纜／撥號／數字用戶回路／以太網／高速／因特網／無線連接◇speedy, always-on Internet connections高速、永遠在線的因特網連接◇A fast cable connection is recommended.建議使用快速電纜連接。◇Each laptop has a wireless ethernet connection.每台筆記本電腦都有一個無線以太網接口。◇a high-speed network connection that makes accessing the Internet easy使訪問因特網輕鬆容易的高速網絡連接VERB + CONNECTION➤break斷開連接◇If you break the connection, the light won't come on.如果切斷連接，燈就不亮了。CONNECTION + NOUN➤charge, fee接入費PREPOSITION➤connection to與⋯的連接◇We're waiting for connection to the water mains.我們在等待與主水管的連接。
connection

noun³

 3bus/train/plane公交；火車；飛機ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONNECTION | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤good便捷的聯運➤tight緊湊的聯運▸➤bus, rail, train公共汽車聯運；鐵路聯運VERB + CONNECTION➤make趕上聯運▸➤miss沒趕上聯運PREPOSITION➤connection between⋯之間的交通◇There are good connections between the resort and major cities.該度假勝地與主要城市之間交通便利。
connection

noun⁴

 4person you know熟人ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONNECTION | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤good良好的關係▸➤aristocratic, business, family, personal, political, professional, social貴族／業務／家庭／私人／政治／職業／社會關係VERB + CONNECTION➤have有關係◇I have some good business connections in New York.我在紐約有一些可靠的生意關係。◇He has connections (= he knows people who would be able to help him).他有些關係會幫他。➤use利用關係◇She used her connections to get the job.她利用關係得到了這份工作。PREPOSITION➤through connection通過關係◇He got his job through connections.他通過關係找到了工作。
TOEFL BNC: 1669 COCA: 1421
connection noun
⇨ connection (an electrical connection) ⇨ family 2 (She's British but has German connections.) ⇨ relation (a connection between smoking and cancer) connection

noun

connection ♦︎ junction ♦︎ seam ♦︎ joint ♦︎ join ♦︎ linkThese words all mean the point or line where two things are joined together. 這些詞均表示連接點、接頭、接合處。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a connection / junction / seam / joint / join between sth and sth◆a loose connection / joint■ connection [countable] a point, especially in an electrical, telephone or computer system, where two parts connect 連接點；（尤指電力、電話或計算機系統的）接頭◆A faulty connection caused the machine to stop.線路接錯導致機器停止運轉。◆Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection.對不起，你能再說一遍嗎？電話信號很不好。▸ connect

verb

 [transitive] ◆First connect the printer to the computer.首先將打印機連接到電腦。◆We're waiting for the telephone to be connected.我們等着接通電話。 OPP disconnect ⇨ turn sth off ■ junction ˈdʒʌŋkʃn [countable] a place where two or more cables, etc. meet or are joined （電纜等的）主接點，匯合處，接合點◆The telephone junction box was opened and the phone line was disconnected.電話分線盒給打開，電話線路切斷了。◆The disease affects the junction between nerves and muscles.這種疾病會影響神經和肌肉的連接。■ seam [countable] a line where two things are joined together, especially a line of sewing joining two pieces of fabric or leather （尤指縫合織物或皮革的）線縫，接縫◆Finish the edges before sewing the shoulder seam.把衣服肩部縫上去之前先把邊緣部分處理好。■ joint [countable] a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner （尤指構成拐角的）接頭，接合處，接點◆The joint was sealed with waterproof tape.接合處用防水膠帶密封了。■ join [countable] a place where two things are fixed together 連接處；接合點◆The two pieces were stuck together so well that you could hardly see the join.這兩塊粘合得太好了，幾乎看不出接縫。   see also join ⇨ link verb 2 NOTE 辨析 Joint or join?A joint is part of the structure of sth; it is usually carefully made in a particular way and the two parts often meet at an angle to form a corner. A join is usually made from necessity, not design, for example because sth has broken, or in order to put two pieces of sth together to make a larger piece; the two parts often meet in a straight line. * joint是結構的一部分，通常是精心制作而成，兩部分連接起來常形成拐角。join通常出於有必要而做，而非因爲設計成這樣，如因東西破裂了，或爲了將某物的兩塊連成較大的一塊，接合的兩部分常連成直線。■ link [countable] one of the rings of a chain （鏈狀物的）環，節，圈◆The chain was too long so I removed a few of the links.鏈子太長，所以我取下了幾個環。
TOEFL BNC: 1669 COCA: 1421
connection
Connected with or related to something: connected, related, corresponding...
Relationships and membership of social groups: relationship, connection, association...
Booking on and travelling by transport: aboard, afloat, aisle seat...
Parts of roads and road systems: bend, black spot, bus lane...
Parts of railway and tram systems: artery, branch line, buffer...
General words relating to telecommunication: connect, connected, connection...
The process of joining or fastening things: combination, integration, assembly...
The place where parts join: joint, join, splice...
Friends and acquaintances: friend, acquaintance, companion...

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