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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++and /ənd, ən; strong ænd/ ●●● S1 W1 conjunction 1 AND/ALSOused to join two words, phrases etc referring to things that are related in some way 和，及，与，又，并 He’s gone to get some fish and chips. 他去买炸鱼薯条了。 The film starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine. 这部电影由杰克·莱蒙和雪莉·麦克莱恩主演。 We’ve dealt with items one, two, and eleven. 我们已经处理了第一项、第二项和第十一项。 He was tall, dark, and handsome. 他身材高大、皮肤黝黑，相貌英俊。 He plays the guitar and sings folk songs. 他弹吉他唱民歌。 She didn’t speak to anyone and nobody spoke to her. 她不跟别人说话，也没人跟她说话。2 AND/ALSOused to say that one action or event follows another 然后，接着 Sit down and tell me all about it. 坐下来把整件事说给我听。 She picked up the kitten and put it in the box. 她抱起小猫放在盒子里。 He knocked on the door and went in. 他敲敲门走了进去。 You’ll have to wait and see what happens. 你只能等着看接下去会发生什么事情。3 AND/ALSOused to say that something is caused by something else 那么，因此〔用于表示结果〕 I missed supper and I’m starving! 我没吃晚饭，现在饿极了！ She fell downstairs and broke her leg. 她从楼梯上摔下来，把腿摔断了。4 COUNT/CALCULATEused when adding numbers 加 Six and four is ten. 六加四等于十。5 PURPOSE especially British English used after verbs such as ‘go’, ‘come’, and ‘try’ to show what your intention is 为了〔用于go, come和try等之后表示目的〕 Shall we go and have a cup of coffee? 我们去喝杯咖啡好吗？ I’ll see if I can try and persuade her to come. 我看看能不能说服她来。6 INTRODUCE spoken used to introduce a statement, remark, question etc 那么，于是〔用于引出一个话题〕 And now I’d like to introduce our next speaker, Mrs Thompson. 现在我想介绍下一位演讲者汤普森夫人。 ‘She’s getting married in June.’ ‘And who’s the lucky man?’ “她6月份结婚。”“那么那个幸运的男人是谁？” RegisterIn written English, avoid starting a sentence with and: 在书面英语中，句首要避免用and And now we come onto the issue of homelessness. → We now come onto the issue of homelessness. 现在我们来谈谈无家可归这个问题。7 EMPHASIZEused between repeated words to emphasize what you are saying 越来越…，接连，又〔用于连接重复的词以示强调〕 More and more people are losing their jobs. 越来越多的人失业。 We waited for hours and hours! 我们等了一个又一个小时！ That was years and years ago. 那是多少年以前的事了。 We ran and ran. 我们跑啊跑。8 9 BETTERused between repeated plural nouns to say that some things of a particular kind are much better than others 各有不同〔用于重复的复数名词之间，表示有优劣之分〕n10. → and?
Examples from the Corpus
and• Maria finally turned around and confronted the man.• Try to eat less and get more exercise.• We had coffee and hot buttered rolls.• You need to know what rights you have and how to use them.• Do you want some cake and ice cream?• The movie starred Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves.• Tara picked up the book and put it on the shelf.• How much is fifteen and seven?• Come in and sit down.• Do you want a pen and some paper?• She took some medicine and threw up.• I'll have a gin and tonic.• This is a flexible and user-friendly system suitable for beginners and advanced users alike.• And where are you going on your vacation?nand?spoken used when you want someone to add something to what they have just said 那么？ 还有？ ‘I’m sorry.’ ‘And?’ ‘And I promise it won’t happen again.’ “对不起。”“还有呢？”“我保证这样的事再也不会发生了。”Origin and Old Englishand conjunction →REGISTER1and?LDOCE OnlineChinese
join two etc to used words, Corpus phrases
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and S1 W1 /ənd, ən; strong ænd/
conjunction
He’s gone to get some fish and chips.
The film starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine.
We’ve dealt with items one, two, and eleven.
He was tall, dark, and handsome.
He plays the guitar and sings folk songs.
She didn’t speak to anyone and nobody spoke to her.
2. used to say that one action or event follows another:
Sit down and tell me all about it.
She picked up the kitten and put it in the box.
He knocked on the door and went in.
You’ll have to wait and see what happens.
3. used to say that something is caused by something else:
I missed supper and I’m starving!
She fell downstairs and broke her leg.
4. used when adding numbers:
Six and four is ten.
5. especially British English used after verbs such as ‘go’, ‘come’, and ‘try’ to show what your intention is:
Shall we go and have a cup of coffee?
I’ll see if I can try and persuade her to come.
6. spoken used to introduce a statement, remark, question etc:
And now I’d like to introduce our next speaker, Mrs Thompson.
‘She’s getting married in June.’ ‘And who’s the lucky man?’
REGISTER
In written English, avoid starting a sentence with and:
▪ And now we come onto the issue of homelessness. ➔ We now come onto the issue of homelessness.
7. used between repeated words to emphasize what you are saying:
More and more people are losing their jobs.
We waited for hours and hours!
That was years and years ago.
We ran and ran.
8.
a. used before saying the part of a large number which is less than 100:
a hundred and four
five hundred and seventy-six
by the year two thousand and ten
b. used when saying a number which consists of a whole number followed by a fraction:
three and three-quarters
in about two and a half hours’ time
five and a quarter per cent
9. used between repeated plural nouns to say that some things of a particular kind are much better than others:
‘They said this guy was an expert.’ ‘Yes, but there are experts and experts.’
10. and? spoken used when you want someone to add something to what they have just said:
‘I’m sorry.’ ‘And?’ ‘And I promise it won’t happen again.’
and S1 W1 /ənd, ən; strong ænd/
conjunction Language: Old English
1. used to join two words, phrases etc referring to things that are related in some way: 2. used to say that one action or event follows another:
3. used to say that something is caused by something else:
4. used when adding numbers:
5. especially British English used after verbs such as ‘go’, ‘come’, and ‘try’ to show what your intention is:
6. spoken used to introduce a statement, remark, question etc:
REGISTER
In written English, avoid starting a sentence with and:
▪ And now we come onto the issue of homelessness. ➔ We now come onto the issue of homelessness.
7. used between repeated words to emphasize what you are saying:
8.
a. used before saying the part of a large number which is less than 100:
b. used when saying a number which consists of a whole number followed by a fraction:
9. used between repeated plural nouns to say that some things of a particular kind are much better than others:
10. and? spoken used when you want someone to add something to what they have just said:
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