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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·nect /kəˈnekt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 1 join things 连接东西 [transitive]JOIN something TOGETHER to join two or more things together 联结，连接connect something to/with something The railway link would connect Felixstowe with Fishguard. 这条铁路线将连接费利克斯托和菲什加德。 Connect the speakers to the CD player. 将扬声器连接到激光唱机上。 We’d like two rooms with connecting doors (=doors that join the rooms). 我们想要两个有门相通的房间。2 relationship 关系 [transitive]CONNECTED WITH to realize or show that a fact, event, or person is related to something 联系，关联 I didn’t connect the two events in my mind. 我心里没把这两件事联系起来。connect somebody/something with something There is no evidence to connect them with the attack. 没有证据把他们和这次袭击联系在一起。3 electricity/telephone etc 电/电话等 [intransitive, transitive]JOIN something TOGETHER to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, or to a telephone or computer network 连接，接通 OPP disconnectconnect to Click here to connect to the Internet. 点击这里连接因特网。 Has the phone been connected yet? 电话接上了吗？ The power supply should be connected by a qualified electrician. 电源应该由有资格的电工来接通。4 transport 运输 [intransitive]TT if one train, flight etc connects with another, it arrives just before the other one leaves so that you can continue your journey 〔火车、航班等〕转接，衔接 I missed the connecting flight. 我错过了转接航班。connect with/to This train connects with the one to Glasgow. 这班火车与去格拉斯哥的那班衔接。 From Toronto you can connect to all other Air Canada destinations. 从多伦多可以转机到加拿大航空公司所有其他目的地。5 telephones 电话 [transitive]TCT to join two telephone lines so that two people can speak 给…接通电话 Please hold the line. I’m trying to connect you. 请不要挂断，我正在为您接通。6 hit STH 击打某物 [intransitive]HIT to succeed in hitting someone or something 击中 He swung at the ball, but didn’t connect. 他向球一棒挥去，却没有击中。7 understand people 理解他人 [intransitive] especially American EnglishRELATIONSHIP if people connect, they feel that they like each other and understand each other 〔融洽地〕沟通，相处connect with They valued her ability to empathize and connect with others. 他们欣赏她体恤和理解别人的能力。8 connect something ↔ up phrasal verb JOIN something TOGETHERto join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, to the telephone network, or to another piece of equipment 连接，接通 Is the washing machine connected up yet? 洗衣机接上电源了吗？ with The autopilot can be connected up with the flight recorder. 这台自动驾驶仪可以和飞行记录仪连接。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
connect• The two lakes are connected by a narrow canal.• It connected callers with Sexy Susie, offering a range of non-financial adult services.• In the first inning, Mitchell connected for his 19th home run of the season.• Regional networks evolved from networks that originally connected geographically proximate universities.• The government was planning a new railway connecting Marseille and Paris.• The Kathmandu-Lhasa Highway connects Nepal and Tibet.• The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco with Marin County.• The umbilical cord connects the baby to the placenta.• I'd probably know Phil by sight, but I just can't connect the face and the name.• Jennings has twisted the ligaments which connect the knee-cap and the lower part of the leg.• The hoses which connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.• Have you connected the speakers to the amplifier?• The scanner is connected to a computer that prints the name and price of each grocery item at the checkout.• Millions of people tried to connect to the site, but only thousands got in.• Home workers are connected with the office by the Internet.• It is the sensation connected with this muscle activity that we associate with having weight.• That meant people connected with us.• Please hold. I'll try to connect you.connecting doors• On the first floor there would be four equal open bays, with no connecting doors.• The Cabinet committee over, we went through the connecting doors to Number 10 itself and a meeting of the full Cabinet.connect somebody/something with something• They didn't connect Mrs. Jennings with the crime at first.connect with/to• They need to be able to connect with a strong male figure, identify with him.• The transition-scheme description is connected to descriptions in terms of biological variables by utilizing the fact of hierarchy.• It seemed likely that Stanley's stroke was connected with his lifestyle.• All the clients and all the servers are connected to one another by the Internet.• A hose pipe was connected to the exhaust. police said there were no suspicious circumstances.• It explains how to make sure that fathers are emotionally connected to their children when they are home and when they travel.• This means that lecturers and tutors will have to find ways of connecting with their students' outlooks.connect with• The 49 bus goes across the Dumbarton Bridge and #connects with CalTrain in Palo Alto.• They valued Deanna's ability to empathize and connect with others.Origin connect (1400-1500) Latin connectere, from com- ( → COM-) + nectere “to tie”con·nect verbChineseSyllable
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con‧nect S2 W2 /kəˈnekt/
verb
connect something to/with something
The railway link would connect Felixstowe with Fishguard.
Connect the speakers to the CD player.
We’d like two rooms with connecting doors (=doors that join the rooms).
2. RELATIONSHIP [transitive] to realize or show that a fact, event, or person is related to something:
I didn’t connect the two events in my mind.
connect somebody/something with something
There is no evidence to connect them with the attack.
3. ELECTRICITY/TELEPHONE ETC [intransitive and transitive] to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, or to a telephone or computer network
OPP disconnect
connect to
Click here to connect to the Internet.
Has the phone been connected yet?
The power supply should be connected by a qualified electrician.
4. TRANSPORT [intransitive] if one train, flight etc connects with another, it arrives just before the other one leaves so that you can continue your journey:
I missed the connecting flight.
connect with/to
This train connects with the one to Glasgow.
From Toronto you can connect to all other Air Canada destinations.
5. TELEPHONES [transitive] to join two telephone lines so that two people can speak:
Please hold the line. I’m trying to connect you.
6. HIT SOMETHING [intransitive] to succeed in hitting someone or something:
He swung at the ball, but didn’t connect.
7. UNDERSTAND PEOPLE [intransitive] especially American English if people connect, they feel that they like each other and understand each other
connect with
They valued her ability to empathize and connect with others.
connect something ↔ up phrasal verb
to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, to the telephone network, or to another piece of equipment:
Is the washing machine connected up yet?
connect something ↔ up with
The autopilot can be connected up with the flight recorder.
■ to join things together
▪join to make two things come together and stay in that position. Join is used about fixing two things together permanently, so that they form a single thing: Doctors used a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together.
▪attach to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position. Attach is often used when you can separate the two things later: She attached the photo to the letter with a paper clip. | The boards are attached with nails. | On the wall, attached with adhesive tape, was a New York City subway map.
▪connect (also connect up ) to join pieces of equipment together, especially with a wire or pipe, so that electricity, gas, water etc can pass from one to another: Have you connected up the speakers to the stereo? | The hoses that connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.
▪link (also link up ) to connect machines, systems, computers etc, so that electronic signals can pass from one to another: All the office PCs are linked to the main server.
con‧nect S2 W2 /kəˈnekt/
verb Word Family: noun: connection, connectedness, connector; verb: connect ≠ disconnect; adjective: connected ≠ disconnected ≠ unconnected
Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: connectere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + nectere 'to tie'
1. JOIN THINGS [transitive] to join two or more things togetherLanguage: Latin
Origin: connectere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + nectere 'to tie'
connect something to/with something
2. RELATIONSHIP [transitive] to realize or show that a fact, event, or person is related to something:
connect somebody/something with something
3. ELECTRICITY/TELEPHONE ETC [intransitive and transitive] to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, or to a telephone or computer network
OPP disconnect
connect to
4. TRANSPORT [intransitive] if one train, flight etc connects with another, it arrives just before the other one leaves so that you can continue your journey:
connect with/to
5. TELEPHONES [transitive] to join two telephone lines so that two people can speak:
6. HIT SOMETHING [intransitive] to succeed in hitting someone or something:
7. UNDERSTAND PEOPLE [intransitive] especially American English if people connect, they feel that they like each other and understand each other
connect with
connect something ↔ up phrasal verb
to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, to the telephone network, or to another piece of equipment:
connect something ↔ up with
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