connect

verb

连接 join

1. （使）连接；联结
   to join together two or more things; to be joined together
   1. The towns are connected by train and bus services.
      这些城镇由火车和公共汽车连接起来。
   2. The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary.
      修建这条运河是为了将设菲尔德和亨伯河河口连接起来。
   3. a connecting door (= one that connects two rooms)
      连通两间房的门
   4. The rooms on this floor connect.
      这层楼的房间是相通的。

电；燃气；水 electricity/gas/water

2. 使…连接；接通
   to join sth to the main supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. or to another piece of equipment
   1. First connect the printer to the computer.
      首先把打印机与计算机接通。
   2. We're waiting for the telephone to be connected.
      我们等待着接通电话。

互联网 Internet

3. （使计算机）连接（到互联网或计算机网络）
   to join a computer to the Internet or a computer network
   1. Click ‘Continue’ to connect to the Internet.
      点击 Continue 连接到互联网。

联系 link

4. 与…有联系（或关联）
   to have a link with sb/sth
   1. They are connected by marriage.
      他们已联姻。
   2. The two subjects are closely connected .
      这两门学科紧密相连。
   3. jobs connected with the environment
      与大自然环境有关的工作
5. 注意到…有关联；把…联系起来
   to notice or make a link between people, things, events, etc.
   1. There was nothing to connect him with the crime.
      他与那起犯罪毫无关联。
   2. I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before.
      听到有人把他们牵扯在一起我很吃惊；我以前从未把他们联起来想过。

火车；公共汽车；飞机 of train/bus/plane

6. 衔接；联运
   to arrive just before another one leaves so that passengers can change from one to the other
   1. His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York.
      他飞往阿姆斯特丹的班机与下午飞往纽约的一趟航班相衔接。
   2. There's a connecting flight at noon.
      中午有一趟相衔接的航班。

电话线 telephone lines

7. 为（某人）接通电话；连接
   to join telephone lines so that people can speak to each other
   1. Hold on please, I'm trying to connect you.
      请别挂电话，我在尽力给您接通。

建立关系 form relationship

8. （与某人）建立良好关系，沟通
   to form a good relationship with sb so that you like and understand each other
   1. They met a couple of times but they didn't really connect.
      尽管他们见了几次面，但仍未真正建立起良好的关系。

击 hit

9. 打（某人）；击中（某物）
   to hit sb/sth
   1. The blow connected and she felt a surge of pain.
      她遭到沉重的一击，感到一阵疼痛。

1. V-RECIP-ERG (使)连接
   If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
   1. You can connect the machine to your hi-fi...
      你可以把机器连在高保真音响上。
   2. The traditional method is to enter the exchanges at night and connect the wires...
      传统的办法是晚上进入电话局，把线连上。
   3. Two cables connect to each corner of the plate.
      两条电缆连到金属板的每个角上。
   4. ...a television camera connected to the radio telescope.
      连接射电望远镜的电视摄影机
2. VERB 使连接，使接通(电源、水源等)
   If a piece of equipment or a place is connected to a source of power or water, it is joined to that source so that it has power or water.
   1. These appliances should not be connected to power supplies...
      这些家用电器不应该接通电源。
   2. Ischia was now connected to the mainland water supply.
      伊斯基亚这时已经通上了大陆的水。
   3. Connect up means the same as connect .
      connect up同 connect
   4. The shower is easy to install — it needs only to be connected up to the hot and cold water supply...
      淋浴器很容易安装——只要接上冷热水就行。
   5. They turned the barricade into a potential death trap by connecting it up to the mains.
      他们给路障接上电源，让它变成了一个潜在的死亡陷阱。
3. VERB （接线员）给…接通电话
   If a telephone operator connects you, he or she enables you to speak to another person by telephone.
   1. To call the police, an ambulance or the fire brigade dial 999 and the operator will connect you...
      呼叫警察、救护车或消防队，请拨打999，接线员会为您接通电话。
   2. He asked to be connected to the central switchboard.
      他请求接到总机。
4. V-RECIP-ERG (使)相连;(使)相通
   If two things or places connect or if something connects them, they are joined and people or things can pass between them.
   1. ...the long hallway that connects the rooms...
      连接各个房间的长过道
   2. The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries with the uterus...
      输卵管连接着卵巢和子宫。
   3. His workshop connected with a small building in the garden...
      他的工作间连着花园里的一栋小楼。
   4. The two rooms have connecting doors.
      这两间屋子有门相通。
5. V-RECIP (火车或飞机等)联运，衔接
   If one train or plane, for example, connects with another, it arrives at a time which allows passengers to change to the other one in order to continue their journey.
   1. ...a train connecting with a ferry to Ireland...
      与开往爱尔兰的渡船联运的火车
   2. My connecting plane didn't depart for another six hours.
      我搭乘的联运航班又过了6个小时才起飞。
6. V-ERG (使)换乘(飞机或火车)
   If you connect to a particular plane or train, or if another plane or train connects you to it, you change to that plane or train from another one in order to continue your journey.
   1. ...business travellers wanting to connect to a long-haul flight...
      想换乘长途航班的商务旅行者
   2. That will connect you with time to spare for the seven o'clock Concorde.
      那样时间会有富余，你可以换乘7点的“协和”式客机。
7. VERB 把…联系起来
   If you connect a person or thing with something, you realize that there is a link or relationship between them.
   1. I hoped he would not connect me with that now-embarrassing review I'd written seven years earlier...
      我希望他不会把我和我7年前写的那篇现在看来令人难堪的评论联系起来。
   2. I wouldn't have connected the two things.
      我就不会把这两件事联系起来。
8. VERB 使…有联系
   Something that connects a person or thing with something else shows or provides a link or relationship between them.
   1. A search of Brady's house revealed nothing that could connect him with the robberies...
      对布雷迪住所的搜查没有发现任何能证明他与这些抢劫案有关的东西。
   2. What connects them?
      他们之间有什么联系？
9. V-RECIP (与…)有同感，产生共鸣
   If you connect with someone, you feel a sense of agreement and familiarity with them because you have the same kind of ideas.
   1. If you stand on stage and share your view of the world, people will connect with you.
      如果你站在舞台上，分享自己对世界的看法，人们会与你产生共鸣的。

1. You can connect the machine to your hi-fi
   你可以把机器连在高保真音响上。
2. These appliances should not be connected to power supplies
   这些家用电器不应该接通电源。
3. Ischia was now connected to the mainland water supply.
   伊斯基亚这时已经通上了大陆的水。
4. To call the police, an ambulance or the fire brigade dial 999 and the operator will connect you
   呼叫警察、救护车或消防队，请拨打999，接线员会为您接通电话。
5. He asked to be connected to the central switchboard.
   他请求接到总机。
6. The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries with the uterus
   输卵管连接着卵巢和子宫。
7. His workshop connected with a small building in the garden
   他的工作间连着花园里的一栋小楼。
8. The two rooms have connecting doors.
   这两间屋子有门相通。
9. My connecting plane didn't depart for another six hours.
   我搭乘的联运航班又过了6个小时才起飞。
10. That will connect you with time to spare for the seven o'clock Concorde.
    那样时间会有富余，你可以换乘7点的“协和”式客机。
11. I hoped he would not connect me with that now-embarrassing review I'd written seven years earlier
    我希望他不会把我和我7年前写的那篇现在看来令人难堪的评论联系起来。
12. I wouldn't have connected the two things.
    我就不会把这两件事联系起来。
13. A search of Brady's house revealed nothing that could connect him with the robberies
    对布雷迪住所的搜查没有发现任何能证明他与这些抢劫案有关的东西。
14. What connects them?
    他们之间有什么联系？
15. If you stand on stage and share your view of the world, people will connect with you.
    如果你站在舞台上，分享自己对世界的看法，人们会与你产生共鸣的。
16. One moment, please. I'll see if I can connect you again.
    请等一会儿，看我能不能再给你接通。
17. Where do the two railroads connect [ link up]?
    两条铁路在何处连接？
18. This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.
    这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。
19. The line is too short to connect.
    线太短，接不上。
20. Northbound and eastbound trains connect at new york.
    北上和东行的列车在纽约衔接。
21. You won't get any current until you connect up the cells.
    你必须先把电池连接起来，才会产生电流。
22. The Great Wall has great gateways which connect the main roads of North china.
    长城有许多关口，这些关口与华北的主要道路相连。
23. Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the tap.
    把软管接在龙头上，打开水龙头。
24. The bus and lorry services connect all these farms with the outside.
    客、货车运输把这些农场和外界连接起来。
25. Please connect me with Beijing university.
    请给我接北京大学。
26. People usually connect China with silk and good food.
    人们一提到中国，往往便联想到丝绸和美食。
27. Can you connect me with london?
    请接伦敦。
28. You will not get any current until you connect up the cells of the battery.
    你把电池组连接起来才能有电。
29. Suppose we connect a volt meter across a dry cell.
    假定我们在干电池两端接上伏特计。
30. An inescapable logic led me to connect these particular abuses to a whole deplorable system.
    按照逻辑，我必然会将这些个别弊端与整个可悲的制度联系在一起。

  link connect join relate unite【导航词义：联合，连接，联系】

  link v. 连接，联系

〔辨析〕指将具体的人、事物、地方等连接起来；也指使人或事物相关联。

  connect v. 连接，联系

〔辨析〕词义广泛，指连接有形的事物、接通电源、燃气、网络等；也指将某人或某事关联起来。

  join v. 连接，汇合

〔辨析〕常指将事物连接或固定在一起；也指道路，河流等汇合。

  relate v. 联系，使有联系

〔辨析〕指事物之间存在联系或把不同事物联系起来。

  unite v. （使）联合，（使）团结

〔辨析〕指人或机构联合起来以实现共同目标。

connect sth↔up (to sth)

connect up (to sth)

1. 将…（与电源、气等）连接起来，接通
   to join sth to a supply of electricity, gas, etc. or to another piece of equipment; to be joined in this way
   1. The towns are connected by train and bus services.
      这些城镇由火车和公共汽车连接起来。
   2. The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary.
      修建这条运河是为了将设菲尔德和亨伯河河口连接起来。
   3. a connecting door (= one that connects two rooms)
      连通两间房的门
   4. The rooms on this floor connect.
      这层楼的房间是相通的。

verb

1. make a logical or causal connection
   1. I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
   2. colligate these facts
   3. I cannot relate these events at all

   Synonym:    associatetie inrelatelinkcolligatelink up

2. join for the purpose of communication
   1. Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?

3. join by means of communication equipment
   1. The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area

4. land on or hit solidly
   1. The brick connected on her head, knocking her out

5. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
   1. Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
   2. Tie the ropes together
   3. Link arms

   Synonym:    linktielink up

6. hit or play a ball successfully
   1. The batter connected for a home run

7. plug into an outlet
   1. Please plug in the toaster!
   2. Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight

   Synonym:    plug inplug into

8. establish communication with someone
   1. did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?

   Synonym:    get in touchtouch base

9. establish a rapport or relationship
   1. The President of this university really connects with the faculty

10. be or become joined or united or linked
    1. The two streets connect to become a highway
    2. Our paths joined
    3. The travelers linked up again at the airport

    Synonym:    linklink upjoinunite

11. be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
    1. The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train
    2. The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours