| 单词 | connection |
| 释义 | connection —connectional, adj. /keuh nek"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or state of connecting. 2. the state of being connected: the connection between cause and effect. 3. anything that connects; connecting part; link; bond: an electrical connection. 4. association; relationship: the connection between crime and poverty; no connection with any other firm of the same name. 5. a circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle. 6. association with or development of something observed, imagined, discussed, etc.: to make a connection between the smell of smoke and the presence of fire; I have a few thoughts in connection with your last remarks. 7. contextual relation; context, as of a word. 8. the meeting of trains, planes, etc., for transfer of passengers: There are good connections between buses in Chicago. 9. Often, connections. a transfer by a passenger from one conveyance to another: to miss connections. 10. a specific vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., boarded in making connections: My connection for Hartford is the 10:58. 11. a relative, esp. by marriage or distant blood relationship. 12. Slang. a person who sells drugs directly to addicts. 13. a source of supply for goods, material, etc., that is scarce, difficult, or illegal to obtain: a connection to obtain guns and ammunition for the rebels. 14. a group of persons connected as by political or religious ties. 15. Usually, connections. associates, relations, acquaintances, or friends, esp. representing or having some influence or power: European connections; good connections in Congress. 16. a religious denomination: the Methodist connection. 17. a channel of communication: a bad telephone connection. 18. sexual intercourse. Also, Brit., connexion. [1350-1400; var. sp. of connexion; ME conneccioun, connexioun ( < MF) < L connexion- (s. of connexio), equiv. to connex(us) (ptp. of connectere to CONNECT) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. junction, conjunction, union. 3. tie, coupling, yoke. 5. affiliation, alliance. 11. relation. |
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