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。
〔例证〕
The road links all the new towns together.
这条路把所有的新城镇都连接起来了。
The police suspect that the two cases may be linked.
警方怀疑这两起案件可能有关联。
A love of nature links the two artists.
对大自然的热爱将这两位艺术家联系在一起。
We must link theory with practice.
我们必须理论联系实际。
The explosions were not thought to be linked in any way.
据信这些爆炸案之间没有任何联系。
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。
〔例证〕
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
巴拿马运河连接大西洋和太平洋。
These terminals are all connected to our mainframe computer.
这些终端设备都和我们的计算机主机相连。
I didn't connect the two people in my mind.
我心里没把这两个人联系起来。
He was connected in some way with that fraud scandal several years back.
他和数年前的那桩诈骗案有些牵连。
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。
〔例证〕
Join the two sections of pipe with strong glue.
用强力胶水把这两段管子黏合起来。
The path joins the road near the ocean.
这条小路在海边与公路汇合。
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。
〔例证〕
I don't understand how the two facts relate.
我不明白这两个事实有什么联系。
These two events were related to each other.
这两个事件互相关联。
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。
〔例证〕
The states united to form a new nation.
各州联合起来成立一个新的国家。
A common belief united the people.
一种共同的信仰将人们团结在一起。