attachment
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++at·tach·ment /əˈtætʃmənt/ ●●○ AWL noun 1 [countable, uncountable]LIKE somebody OR something a feeling that you like or love someone or something and that you would be unhappy without them 喜爱，爱慕，依恋attachment to/for a child’s attachment to its mother 孩子对母亲的依恋2 [countable]T a part that you can put onto a machine to make it do a particular job 附件，附属物，附加装置 The vacuum cleaner has various attachments. 这台真空吸尘器有各种附件。3 [uncountable]FAITHFUL belief in and loyalty towards a particular idea, organization etc 信仰，忠诚attachment to/for old people’s attachment to traditional customs 老人对传统习俗的坚持4 [countable] a document or file that is sent with an email message 〔电子邮件的〕附件 I’ll send the spreadsheet as an attachment. 我将把电子表格作为附件发送。5 [countable, uncountable] when you fasten or connect one thing to another, or the thing that you use to do this 连接；连接物 Hooks were fixed to the wall for the attachment of the ropes. 钩子固定在墙上以套挂绳索。 the attachments that secure your boots firmly to the skis 把靴子牢牢固定在滑雪板上的扣件6 on attachment WORK FOR somebodyworking for a particular organization, especially for a short period of time 〔尤指短期〕在…工作，挂职 He was sent on attachment to their offices in Hong Kong. 他被暂派到他们在香港的办事处工作。7. [countable, uncountable] law a situation in which part of the money someone earns or money that is owed to them is taken by a court of law and used to pay their debts 扣押财产8. [countable] technical a piece of paper fastened to a document such as an insurance agreement, which shows a special condition of the agreement 〔保险合同等的〕附加条款Examples from the Corpus
attachment• This is not excessive if all attachments are included and a comprehensive review of literature is included.• I'm sending the document as an attachment. Please let me know if you have trouble reading it.• If these six parasites find an attachment, there will be dismemberment.• But-this is crucial-it remains an attachment.• But in terms of the idea of attachment objects can be very varied.• This vacuum cleaner comes with a range of attachments.• The service you get is fairly standard, with no apparent limits imposed on storage space or attachment size.• a romantic attachment• On the contrary she seemed rather to welcome Lesley-Jane's attachment.• The group who were the most uncompromising in their attachment to divine and hereditary right were the Nonjurors.attachment to/for• This means the physical components of computers, including the minicomputers, microcomputers and integrated systems and attachments to the computers.• Printed alloy instruction labels for attachment to manufactured products.• But, in the absence of anyone more suitable, he transferred his attachment to the unlikely figure of yours truly.• His attachment to classical principle was not so great as to deter him from practical innovation.• Many workers have little attachment to their companies.• Sentimental attachment to some geographic part of the world is not part of the system.• These allow soil attachment to occur normally but to the coating rather than the substrate.• I had a strong attachment to him.attachment to/for• This means the physical components of computers, including the minicomputers, microcomputers and integrated systems and attachments to the computers.• Printed alloy instruction labels for attachment to manufactured products.• But, in the absence of anyone more suitable, he transferred his attachment to the unlikely figure of yours truly.• His attachment to classical principle was not so great as to deter him from practical innovation.• Sentimental attachment to some geographic part of the world is not part of the system.• No one troubled to pin a fellow down until he showed signs of a serious attachment to a well-bred girl.• These allow soil attachment to occur normally but to the coating rather than the substrate.• I had a strong attachment to him.From Longman Business Dictionaryattachmentat‧tach‧ment /əˈtætʃmənt/ noun1[countable, uncountable]LAW when part of someone’s earnings or money that is owed to them is taken by a court and used to pay their debtsOrganizations can apply to have an attachment of earnings made on someone who owes them money.2[countable] a piece of paper fastened to a document such as an insurance agreement, which shows a special condition of the agreement3[countable]COMPUTING a document which is sent as part of an EMAIL messageYou can send me the spreadsheet as an attachment.at·tach·ment nounChineseSyllable
Business Corpus a you that someone like or love feeling
attachment
at‧tach‧ment AC /əˈtætʃmənt/
noun
attachment to/for
a child’s attachment to its mother
2. [countable] a part that you can put onto a machine to make it do a particular job:
The vacuum cleaner has various attachments.
3. [uncountable] belief in and loyalty towards a particular idea, organization etc
attachment to/for
old people’s attachment to traditional customs
4. [countable] a document or file that is sent with an email message:
I’ll send the spreadsheet as an attachment.
5. [uncountable and countable] when you fasten or connect one thing to another, or the thing that you use to do this:
Hooks were fixed to the wall for the attachment of the ropes.
the attachments that secure your boots firmly to the skis
6. on attachment working for a particular organization, especially for a short period of time:
He was sent on attachment to their offices in Hong Kong.
7. [uncountable and countable] law a situation in which part of the money someone earns or money that is owed to them is taken by a court of law and used to pay their debts
8. [countable] technical a piece of paper fastened to a document such as an insurance agreement, which shows a special condition of the agreement
▪ email a message sent using the email system: Did you get my email? | There were about 20 emails in my inbox that morning.
▪message an email – used when it is obvious that you are talking about a message sent by email, rather than a message sent by some other method: I deleted your message by mistake.
▪attachment a document or file that is sent with an email: You can email the photo to me as an attachment.
▪spam unwanted email messages from advertisers: I was getting so much spam that I changed my email address.
▪phishing the activity of sending emails in order to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods: Yahoo announced new measures to protect users from phishing.
at‧tach‧ment AC /əˈtætʃmənt/
noun Word Family: noun: attachment, detachment; adjective: attached ≠ unattached ≠ detached, detachable; verb: attach ≠ detach
1. [uncountable and countable] a feeling that you like or love someone or something and that you would be unhappy without themattachment to/for
2. [countable] a part that you can put onto a machine to make it do a particular job:
3. [uncountable] belief in and loyalty towards a particular idea, organization etc
attachment to/for
4. [countable] a document or file that is sent with an email message:
5. [uncountable and countable] when you fasten or connect one thing to another, or the thing that you use to do this:
6. on attachment working for a particular organization, especially for a short period of time:
7. [uncountable and countable] law a situation in which part of the money someone earns or money that is owed to them is taken by a court of law and used to pay their debts
8. [countable] technical a piece of paper fastened to a document such as an insurance agreement, which shows a special condition of the agreement
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Email 电子邮件
receive/get/open an email收到／打开电邮 write/send/answer/forward/delete an email写／发送／回复／转发／删除电邮 check/read/access your email查收／阅读／读取电邮 block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email阻止／过滤垃圾／不请自来的电邮 exchange email addresses交换电邮地址 open/check your inbox打开／查看收件箱 junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox垃圾电邮塞满收件箱 have/set up an email account拥有／创建电邮账号 open/send/contain an attachment打开／发送／包含附件 sign up for/receive email alerts注册使用／收到电邮提醒
Connecting to the Internet 连接到互联网
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web使用／登录互联网 go online/on the Internet上网 have a high-speed/dial-up/broadband/wireless (Internet) connection有高速／拨号／宽带／无线网络连接 access/connect to/locate the server登录／连接到／定位服务器 use/open/close/launch a/your web browser使用／打开／关闭／开启网页浏览器 browse/surf/search/scour the Internet/the Web上网浏览／搜索 send/contain/spread/detect a (computer/email) virus发送／含有／传播／发现（电脑／电邮）病毒 update your anti-virus software升级杀毒软件 install/use/configure a firewall安装／使用／设置防火墙 accept/enable/block/delete cookies接受／启用／阻止／删除网站饼干
Using the Internet 使用互联网
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog访问／查看网站／互联网站点／某人的博客 create/design/launch a website/social networking site创建／设计／启用一个网站／社交网站 start/write/post/read a blog创建／写／发布／读博客 update your blog/a website更新博客／网站内容 be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room在／遇见某人在／进入网络聊天室 download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth下载／上传音乐／软件／一首歌／一个播客／一个文件／一个…的备份 share information/data/files共享信息／数据／文件 post a comment/message on a(n) website/online message board/web forum/Internet chat room在网站上／网络留言板上／网络论坛上／网络聊天室里发布评论／信息 stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet在互联网上流播视频／音频／音乐／内容 join/participate in/visit/provide a(n) (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum加入／访问／提供（网络）论坛 generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic产生／增加／监管网络流量