connection
noun
kəˈnekʃən noun
1
RELATIONSHIP
关系
the way in which two facts, ideas, events etc are related to each other, and one is affected or caused by the other 〔两个事实、观点、事件等之间的〕联系，关联; C
2
[+ between ]
the causal connection between smoking and cancer
吸烟与癌症间的因果关系
There is a connection between pollution and the death of trees.
污染和树木枯死之间有关系。
[+ with ]
Mr O’Hara had no known connection with terrorist activity.
从已知情况来看，奥哈拉先生与恐怖活动没有关系。
[+ to ]
Williams apparently has no connection to the case.
威廉姆斯显然和此案没有关系。
Police have so far failed to establish a connection between the two murders.
到目前为止警方还未能将两宗凶杀案联系起来。
The evidence was there in the file but no one made the connection .
证据就在档案里，但没有人发现其中的关联。
Students often see little connection between school and the rest of their lives.
学生们往往认为上学与今后的生活没有什么联系。
He demonstrated the close connection between social conditions and health.
他证明了社会条件和健康之间的密切联系。
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JOINING
连接
when two or more things are joined together or when something is joined to a larger system or network 连接，接通 C,U
a digital telephone connection via satellite
通过卫星的数字电话连接
They’re offering free Internet connection.
他们提供免费的因特网连接。
[+ to ]
The socket allows connection to a PC.
这个插口能和个人计算机连接。
There’s a £25 connection charge (=money you pay to be connected to a service such as telephones, electricity etc) .
接通费是 25 英镑。
4
in connection with sth
concerning or involving something 关于某事; 与某事有关
arrest/charge/question etc sb in connection with a crime
Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack.
两名男子因涉嫌此次袭击而遭到逮捕。
visits made to Spain in connection with her business
与她的生意有关的几次西班牙之行
his work in connection with refugees
他与难民有关的工作
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ELECTRICAL WIRE
电线
a wire or piece of metal joining two parts of a machine or electrical system 接头 C
an electrical connection
电源插头
There’s a loose connection (=wires which are not joined correctly) .
有个接头松了。
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TRAIN/FLIGHT ETC
火车/航班等
a train, bus, or plane which is arranged to leave at a time which allows passengers from an earlier train, bus, or plane to use it to continue their journey 衔接火车 （公共汽车，飞机等） C
[+ to ]
If this train gets delayed we’ll miss our connection to Paris.
如果这辆火车晚点，我们就会赶不上去巴黎的衔接火车。
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ROAD/RAILWAY ETC
公路/铁路等
a road, railway etc that joins two places and allows people to travel between them 〔公路、铁路等连接两地的〕交通线 C
Cheshunt has good rail connections to London.
切森特有便利的铁路交通线通往伦敦。
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PEOPLE
人们
a. people who you know who can help you, especially because they are in positions of power b. people who are related to you, but not very closely 〔较远的〕亲戚 plural 复数
connections in high places
在高层的人脉关系
We have good connections in the advertising industry.
我们在广告行业有很好的人脉关系。
He is English, but has Irish connections.
他是英格兰人，但是也有爱尔兰的亲戚。
the network of family connections in Italy
在意大利的家庭关系网