connection
noun OPAL W
  /kəˈnekʃn/
  /kəˈnekʃn/
(also British English, old-fashioned connexion)
 Idioms - [countable] something that connects two facts, ideas, etc.(两种事实、想法等的)联系,关联 -  connection between A and B 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。 
-  connection with something a direct/close/strong connection with something与某事有直接的/密切的/牢固的联系 
- His resignation must have some connection with the recent scandal.他的辞职一定与最近的丑闻有某种联系。 
-  connection to something Consumers are more likely to buy something from a person or shop they feel a personal connection to.消费者更有可能从他们感觉有个人联系的人或商店购买东西。 
- 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? 
 - He denied any connection to the scam.他否认与该骗局有关。 
- He maintained his southern connection through summer visits with his relatives.他通过暑期拜访亲戚保持与南方的联系。 
- His death had no connection with drugs.他的死与毒品无关。 
- Kierkegaard draws a connection between anxiety and free will.克尔凯郭尔描述出焦虑和自由意志之间的联系。 
- Researchers have now established a connection between air pollution and asthma.研究人员现在已经确定了空气污染与哮喘之间有联系。 
- She did not make the connection between her diet and her poor health.她没有把她的饮食同她身体状况不佳联系起来。 
- She wanted to sever all her connections with the company.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。 
- There is a close connection between family background and academic achievement.家庭背景与学术成就之间有密切的关系。 
- This essay explores the connections between technology and nature.该论文探讨技术与自然之间的关系。 
- This helps companies strengthen their connections to their customers.这有助于公司加强与客户的联系。 
- We need to feel a connection to nature.我们需要感觉到与大自然的联系。 
- What is your connection with the school?你跟这所学校是什么关系? 
- a deep physical and spiritual connection with nature与大自然在物质和精神方面的紧密联系 
- a government initiative to forge new connections with industry与产业建立新的联系的政府倡议 
- a set of connections among brain regions大脑各个区域间的一系列关联 
- the connection between crime and alcohol犯罪和酗酒之间的关系 
- The union did not have a direct connection with any political party.那个工会与任何政党都没有直接联系。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- close
- direct
- …
 - have
- discover
- establish
- …
 - in connection with
- connection among
- connection between
- …
 - in that/this connection
 
-  connection between A and B Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease.
- [uncountable, countable] the act of connecting or the state of being connected联结;接通;连接 - a broadband/wireless/Wi-Fi/network connection宽带/无线/无线/网络连接 
- I'm having problems with my internet connection.我的互联网连接有问题。 
-  connection to something Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days.接通煤气延迟了三天。 
 Topics Phones, email and the internetb1- Unable to establish a connection to the internet.无法建立到互联网的连接。 
- Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection.对不起,你能再说一遍吗?电话信号很不好。 
- We're waiting for connection to the water mains.我们在等待与主水管的连接。 
- Each laptop has a wireless Ethernet connection.每台笔记本电脑都有一个无线以太网接口。 
- a high-speed network connection that makes accessing the internet easy使访问因特网轻松容易的高速网络连接 
- speedy, always-on internet connections高速、永远在线的因特网连接 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- electrical
- phone
- …
 - break
 - charge
- fee
 - connection to
 
- a broadband/wireless/Wi-Fi/network connection
- [countable] a point, especially in an electrical system, where two parts connect连接点;(尤指电力系统的)接头 - A faulty connection caused the machine to stop.线路接错导致机器停止运转。 
- If you break the connection, the light won't come on.如果切断连接,灯就不亮了。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- electrical
- phone
- …
 - break
 - charge
- fee
 - connection to
 
- A faulty connection caused the machine to stop.
- [countable] 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转车;转机;联运 - I missed the connection by five minutes.我错过了五分钟的连接。 
- We'll be lucky if we make our connection.如果我们能联系上,我们就很幸运了。 
-  connection to… We arrived in good time for the connection to Paris.我们到达后有充分的时间接上去巴黎的联运。 
 WordfinderTopics Transport by bus and trainb2, Transport by airb2- aisle
- buffet
- carriage
- connection
- locomotive
- luggage rack
- platform
- station
- track
- train
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- tight
- bus
- …
 - make
- miss
 - connection between
 
- I missed the connection by five minutes.
- [countable, usually plural] a means of travelling to another place旅行交通工具 - 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公共汽车和火车运输。 
- good connections with New York与纽约有良好的交通 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- tight
- bus
- …
 - make
- miss
 - connection between
 
- There are good bus and train connections between the resort and major cities.
- [countable, usually plural] a person or an organization that you know and that can help or advise you in your social or professional life有社交或业务关系的人(或机构) - 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。 
 - He got his job through connections.他通过关系找到了工作。 
- He has connections.他有些关系会帮他。 
- I have some good business connections in New York.我在纽约有一些可靠的生意关系。 
- She used her connections to get the job.她利用关系得到了这份工作。 
- They helped establish connections among labs from Honolulu to Paris.他们帮助建立了从火奴鲁鲁到巴黎的实验室之间的联系。 
- You can form strong connections when you work with people who share a mutual interest.与兴趣爱好相同的人一起工作会建立牢固的关系。 
- The way you establish a real emotional connection with someone is by sharing your inner worlds.分享内心世界是与他人建立真正情感联系的方式。 
- Anna helped Rachel re-establish her connection with her brother.安娜帮助蕾切尔和她弟弟重新取得了联系。 
- He and John seem to share a connection.他和约翰似乎有同一个关系户。 
- His deepest connection is with his father, Frank Sr.与他感情最深厚的人是他的父亲老弗兰克。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- aristocratic
- business
- …
 - have
- use
 - through connection
 
- One of my business connections gave them my name.
- connections[plural] people who are your relatives, but not members of your close family亲戚;旁系亲属 - She is British but also has German connections.她是英国人,但也有德国亲戚。 
- a network of family connections in Italy意大利的家庭关系网 
 
- She is British but also has German connections.
link联系 
being connected连接 
in electrical system电力系统 
train/bus/plane火车;公共汽车;飞机 
person/organization人;机构 
distant relatives远亲 
词源late Middle English: from Latin connexio(n-), from connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’. The spelling -ct (18th cent.) is from connect, on the pattern of pairs such as collect, collection.
Idioms 
in connection with somebody/something 
- for reasons connected with somebody/something与…有关(或相关) - 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。 
- 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。 
- I am writing in connection with your recent job application.我写此信与你最近求职一事有关。 
 
- A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of the teenager.
in this/that connection 
- (formal) for reasons connected with something recently mentioned由于这(或那)事;为此