释义 |
Noun: connection ku'nekshun- A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
"there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" - connexion [Brit], connectedness - The state of being connected
"the connection between church and state is inescapable" - link, connectedness - An instrumentality that connects
"he soldered the connection" - connexion [Brit], connector, connecter, connective - (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
"he has powerful connections" - The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- association, connexion [Brit] - A connecting shape
- connexion [Brit], link - A supplier (especially of narcotics)
- Shifting from one form of transportation to another
"the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" - connexion [Brit] - The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
"there was a connection via the internet" - joining, connexion [Brit]
Derived forms: connections See also: connect, connected, unconnected Type of: acquaintance, change of integrity, conveyance, form, friend, instrumentality, instrumentation, memory, provider, relation, remembering, shape, supplier, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation, unification, union Encyclopedia: Connection |