join1 /dʒɔɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb1 group/organization 團體/組織 [transitiveT]JOIN AN ORGANIZATION to become a member of an organization, society, or group 成爲…的一員,加入,加盟When did you join the Labour Party? 你何時加入工黨的?
I decided to join the army. 我決定去參軍。
You can enjoy a sport without joining a club or belonging to a team. 不加盟俱樂部或球隊也可以享受體育運動的樂趣。
2 activity 活動 [transitiveT] to begin to take part in an activity that other people are involved in 參與,加入〔某項活動〕Many sacrificed their weekend to join the hunt for the missing girl. 許多人犧牲周末時間,加入了尋找失蹤女孩的行動。
the benefits of joining our pension scheme 參加我們的退休金計劃的好處
Church leaders have joined the campaign to end foxhunting. 教會領袖參與了禁止獵狐的運動。
3 go to SB 去某人那裏 [transitiveT]MEET to go somewhere in order to be with someone or do something with them 加入,和…一道She joined her aunt in the sitting room. 她到客廳去陪她姑媽了。
The immigrants were soon joined by their wives and children. 這些移民的妻子和子女很快就來與他們團聚了。
Don’t say ‘join with’ someone.
Join is always followed by an object in this sense
: I’ll join you later.不要說join with 某人,用於此義時join 後總是直接跟賓語: I’ll join you later. 我稍後會加入你們。
4 WITHdo STH together 一起做某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to do something together with someone else, or as a group 參與,加入join somebody for somethingI invited them to join us for a glass of wine. 我邀請他們和我們一起喝杯酒。
join (with) somebody in doing somethingI’m sure you’ll all join me in thanking today’s speaker. 我相信大家會和我一起來感謝今天的演講者。
join (with) somebody to do somethingParents have joined with health experts to produce a video for bereaved families. 家長們和醫療專家一起爲痛失親人的家庭制作錄像。
join togetherThree police forces have joined together to buy a helicopter. 三支警察部隊共同出資購買一架直升機。
5 connect 連接 a) [transitiveT]JOIN something TOGETHER to connect or fasten things together 連接,接合;聯結Join the two pieces of wood with strong glue. 用強力膠水把兩塊木頭黏合起來。
join something to somethingThe island is joined to the mainland by a causeway. 一條堤道將這座島嶼與大陸相連。
b) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]JOIN something TOGETHER if two roads, rivers etc join, they come together and become connected at a particular point 〔道路、河流等〕結合,匯合;匯入Finally, we arrived at Dartmouth, where the River Dart joins the sea. 最後我們到達達特茅斯,達特河就在那裏匯入大海。
the point where the two roads join 兩條道路的匯合點
6 join a queue British EnglishBrE, join a line American EnglishAmEWAIT to go and stand at the end of a line of people 排入隊伍He went in and joined the queue for the toilets. 他走進去排隊上廁所。
7 join hands if people join hands, they hold each other’s hands 手拉手They joined hands and danced round and round. 他們手拉手轉着圈跳舞。
8 join the club spokenAGREE used to say that you and a lot of other people are in the same situation 彼此彼此〔指你和其他許多人的境況一樣〕‘I’m having difficulty knowing what today’s debate is about.’ ‘Join the club, Geoffrey.’ “我聽不懂今天的辯論在講些什麽。” “彼此彼此,喬弗裏。
join the club• He needs six points tonight in Orlando to join the club.• If you're confused, join the club!• If you have, then join the club.• Well, they can join the club.• ButIdid not come to Mitford to join the club and sit by the pool.• Scholar also revealed details of Venables's contract when he joined the club as manager from Barcelona.• When she had finally confirmed that Patricia Hoskin had never joined the club, Blanche made an excuse and left.• To join the club simply send your name and address to us at the address below.
9. join battle formalFIGHT to begin fighting 開始交戰 10. be joined in marriage/holy matrimony formalMARRY to be married 結婚,結成夫婦 11. be joined at the hip informal if two people are joined at the hip, they are always together and are very friendly – often used to show disapproval 〔兩個人要好得〕形影不離〔常含貶義〕 12 join in (something) phrasal verbphr v TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto take part in something that a group of people are doing or that someone else does 參加〔活動〕;加入進來In the evening there was a barbecue, with the whole village joining in the fun. 晚上有燒烤活動,全村人歡聚一堂。
He stared at them without joining in the conversation. 他盯着他們看,沒有參與交談。
He laughed loudly, and Mattie joined in. 他大聲笑了起來,馬蒂也跟着笑了。
13 join up phrasal verbphr v b) British EnglishBrE to connect things, or to become connected (使)連接join something ↔ upThe dots are joined up by a line. 這些點由一條線連接起來。
join up• Most of the boys went to town to join up.• My dad joined up at the beginning of the war.• When her brothers joined up in 1914, she took over the running of the business. 14 join up with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v WITHto combine with or meet other people in order to do something 與〔某人〕結夥〔幹某事〕,聯合Three months ago, they joined up with another big company that sells arms. 三個月前,他們和另一家出售武器的大公司聯手。
→ join/combine forces at force1(9), → if you can't beat 'em, join 'em at beat1(23)n THESAURUS – Meaning 5: to join things togetherjoin to make two things come together and stay in that position. Join is used about fixing two things together permanently, so that they form a single thingDoctors used a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together.
attach to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position. Attach is often used when you can separate the two things laterShe attached the photo to the letter with a paper clip.
The boards are attached with nails.
On the wall, attached with adhesive tape, was a New York City subway map.
connect (also connect up) to join pieces of equipment together, especially with a wire or pipe, so that electricity, gas, water etc can pass from one to anotherHave you connected up the speakers to the stereo?
The hoses that connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.