connection

noun

联系 link

1. （两种事实、观念等的）联系，关联
   something that connects two facts, ideas, etc.
   1. Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease.
      科学家已证实胆固醇含量与心脏病之间有关联。
   2. a direct/close/strong connection with sth
      与某事有直接的 / 密切的 / 牢固的联系
   3. How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related) ?
      你怎么看出来有这种关系的？

连接 being connected

2. 联结；接通；连接
   the act of connecting or the state of being connected
   1. Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days.
      接通煤气延迟了三天。
   2. I'm having problems with my Internet connection.
      我的互联网连接有问题。

电力系统 in electrical system

3. 连接点；（尤指电力系统的）接头
   a point, especially in an electrical system, where two parts connect
   1. A faulty connection caused the machine to stop.
      线路接错导致机器停止运转。

火车；公共汽车；飞机 train/bus/plane

4. 转车；转机；联运
   a train, bus or plane at a station or an airport that a passenger can take soon after getting off another in order to continue their journey
   1. We arrived in good time for the connection to Paris.
      我们到达时有充分的时间接上去巴黎的联运。
5. 旅行交通工具
   a means of travelling to another place
   1. There are good bus and train connections between the resort and major cities.
      在度假胜地与主要城市之间有着便利的汽车和火车运输。

人；机构 person/organization

6. 有社交或业务关系的人（或机构）
   a person or an organization that you know and that can help or advise you in your social or professional life
   1. One of my business connections gave them my name.
      我生意上的一个关系户向他们提供了我的名字。

远亲 distant relatives

7. 亲戚；旁系亲属
   people who are your relatives, but not members of your close family
   1. She is British but also has German connections.
      她是英国人，但也有德国亲戚。

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 connexion


1. N-VAR 关系;联系
   A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
   1. There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats...
      没有证据表明疯牛病与最近确诊的猫类脑病有关联。
   2. The police say he had no connection with the security forces...
      警方说他与安全部队没有关系。
   3. He has denied any connection to the bombing.
      他否认与爆炸事件有任何关联。
2. N-COUNT (电线或管道的)连接部分，接头
   A connection is a joint where two wires or pipes are joined together.
   1. Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
      检查所有的暖气片，看有没有小裂缝，尤其是管道连接处附近。
3. N-COUNT (公路、铁路或空中的)交通连接，交通线
   If a place has good road, rail, or air connections, many places can be directly reached from there by car, train, or plane.
   1. Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country.
      福冈与国内其他城市之间有非常便捷的空运和铁路运输系统。
4. N-COUNT 联运;转车;转机
   If you get a connection at a station or airport, you catch a train, bus, or plane, after getting off another train, bus, or plane, in order to continue your journey.
   1. My flight was late and I missed the connection.
      航班晚点，我没赶上转机。
5. N-PLURAL 关系;人脉
   Your connections are the people who you know or are related to, especially when they are in a position to help you.
   1. She used her connections to full advantage.
      她充分利用了自己的人脉。
6. PREP-PHRASE 关于;与…有关
   If you write or talk to someone in connection with something, you write or talk to them about that thing.
   1. I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter...
      关于迈克尔·肖尔的来信，现复信如下。
   2. 13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.
      有13名男子因谋杀案受到盘问。
7. PHRASE 关于这/那一点;在这/那方面
   You say in this connection or in that connection to indicate that what you are talking about is related to what you have just mentioned.
   1. It is the 100th anniversary of his death. We here are having very great celebrations in this connection.
      今天是他逝世100周年纪念日，我们为此在这里举行盛大的纪念活动。

1. There is a close connection between pain and tension
   疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。
2. Every connection that you make to the network is stamped with your IP address.
   你每次连接到网络都会留下你的IP地址。
3. There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats
   没有证据表明疯牛病与最近确诊的猫类脑病有关联。
4. The police say he had no connection with the security forces
   警方说他与安全部队没有关系。
5. He has denied any connection to the bombing.
   他否认与爆炸事件有任何关联。
6. Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
   检查所有的暖气片，看有没有小裂缝，尤其是管道连接处附近。
7. Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country.
   福冈与国内其他城市之间有非常便捷的空运和铁路运输系统。
8. My flight was late and I missed the connection.
   航班晚点，我没赶上转机。
9. She used her connections to full advantage.
   她充分利用了自己的人脉。
10. I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter
    关于迈克尔·肖尔的来信，现复信如下。
11. 13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.
    有13名男子因谋杀案受到盘问。
12. It is the 100th anniversary of his death. We here are having very great celebrations in this connection.
    今天是他逝世100周年纪念日，我们为此在这里举行盛大的纪念活动。
13. The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues.
    部长否认两者之间有直接的联系。
14. Was he hinting that there could be some connection between drugs and Ian's disappearance?
    他是不是在暗示毒品和伊恩的失踪有某种联系？
15. I have long hypothesized a connection between these factors.
    我一直以来就认为这些因素之间存在着某种关联。
16. The book explores the connection between American ethnic and regional literatures.
    这本书探讨了美国族裔文学与地区文学之间的关系。
17. Tourism is an industry that has a necessarily close connection with governments.
    旅游业是与政府有着必然的密切联系的产业。
18. Scientific work is differentiated from art by its necessary connection with the idea of progress.
    科学工作与艺术的区别在于它与人类进步有着必然联系。
19. A man is being questioned by police in connection with an attack on a disabled woman.
    警方正在询问一名涉嫌袭击一位残疾女性的男子。
20. 'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes. Rather.'
    “那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”
21. The bank shall be entitled to debit the amount of such liability and all costs incurred in connection with it to your account
    银行将有权把此类债务的数额以及随之产生的所有相关费用计入你的账户借方。
22. I said, 'Well what time'll I get to Leeds?' and he said such and such a time but I missed my connection
    我说：“那么我什么时候才能到利兹？”他说了一个时间，但是我没赶上联运车。
23. The police have taken him in for questioning in connection with the murder of a girl.
    警察把他带到警局讯问有关一个女孩被害案件的情况。
24. We must make greater efforts in this connection.
    为此我们必须作出更大的努力。
25. Viewed in connection with his mistakes, shouldn't this make one wide awake?
    联系到他的错误，岂不是可以发人深醒的吗？
26. The object of these experiments was to find the connection, if any, between the two phenomena.
    这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。
27. He exploits the connection to get a well-paid job.
    他拉关系、找门子以便找到一份报酬好的工作。
28. What is the connection between the two ideas?
    这两个意念之间有何联系？
29. The connection between the assumption and the question or alleged consequent is remote.
    这种假设与问题或被断言的结果之间远远联系不上。
30. Do you know that there's a connection between smoking and heart disease?
    你知道吸烟与心脏有关系吗？

  coherence connection link【导航词义：关联】

  coherence n. 连贯（性），条理（性）

〔辨析〕通常指文章的顺畅性，强调自然及逻辑上的衔接。

  connection n. 联系，关联

〔辨析〕指事物之间的关联、因果关系和相互影响。

  link n. 联系，关系

〔辨析〕指两个事物或观点之间的联系；也指人、国家、组织等之间的关系。

n.

in connection with sb/sth

• 与…有关（或相关）
  for reasons connected with sb/sth
  1. A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of the teenager.
     一名男子因与该谋杀少年案有关而被捕。
  2. I am writing to you in connection with your recent job application.
     我写此信与你最近求职一事有关。

in this/that connection

• 由于这（或那）事；为此
  for reasons connected with sth recently mentioned

noun

1. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
   1. the joining of hands around the table
   2. there was a connection via the internet

   Synonym:    joiningconnexion

2. shifting from one form of transportation to another
   1. the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta

   Synonym:    connexion

3. an instrumentality that connects
   1. he soldered the connection
   2. he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

   Synonym:    connexionconnectorconnecterconnective

4. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
   1. conditioning is a form of learning by association

   Synonym:    associationconnexion

5. a supplier (especially of narcotics)

6. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
   1. he has powerful connections

7. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
   1. there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare

   Synonym:    connexionconnectedness

8. a connecting shape

   Synonym:    connexionlink

9. the state of being connected
   1. the connection between church and state is inescapable

   Synonym:    linkconnectedness