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Word family  noun link linkage verb link

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link1 /lɪŋk/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL verb  1  be linked CONNECTED WITHif two things are linked, they are related in some way 有联系，有关联 Police think the murders are linked. 警方认为这些谋杀案互有关联。be linked to/with something Some birth defects are linked to smoking during pregnancy. 有些先天缺陷与孕期吸烟有关。be closely/directly/strongly etc linked Our economy is inextricably linked with America’s. 我们的经济和美国经济有着密不可分的关系。2  CONNECTED WITHmake connection 联系 [transitive] to make a connection between two or more things or people 把…联系起来 A love of nature links the two poets. 对大自然的热爱把两位诗人联系在一起。link something/somebody to/with something Exactly how do we link words to objects? 我们到底如何把词语和所指物体联系起来？link somebody/something together Strong family ties still linked them together. 牢固的家庭纽带依然把他们联系在一起。3  join 连接 [transitive] to physically join two or more things, people, or places 连接〔两个或两个以上的人、物或地点〕 SYN connectlink something/somebody to/with something The pipe must be linked to the cold water supply. 这条水管必须和冷水供应系统连接。link somebody/something together The climbers were linked together by ropes. 登山者用绳子连在一起。link something and something A long bridge links Venice and the mainland. 一座长桥把威尼斯和大陆连接了起来。 He walked with her, linking arms (=putting his arm around her arm). 他与她挽臂同行。4  CONNECTED WITHshow connection 表示有联系 [transitive] to show or say that there is a connection between two people, situations, or things 说明…和…有联系link something/somebody to/with something He denied reports linking him to Colombian drug dealers. 有报道称他和哥伦比亚毒贩有联系，对此他矢口否认。5  make STH depend on STH 使某事物取决于另一事物 [transitive] to make one thing or situation depend on another thing or situation 使挂钩，使联系起来link something to something Pay increases will now be linked to performance. 今后加薪将与业绩挂钩。 → index-linked6  JOIN something TOGETHERconnect equipment [transitive] (also link up) to connect computers, broadcast systems etc, so that electronic messages can be sent between them 连接〔计算机、广播系统等〕link something to/with something Local terminals are linked to the central computer. 区域终端和中央计算机连接。n7  Internet [intransitive] to set up a link to a website or webpage How can I find out who has linked to my blog?8 link in phrasal verb British English a) to connect with another idea, statement, type of work etc, especially in a way that is useful 有关联 SYN tie in with This point links in with our earlier discussion. 这一点和我们之前的讨论有关联。b) to happen at the same time as something else 和…同时发生 SYN tie in with The Minister’s visit was scheduled to link in with the meeting in Harare. 部长的访问和在哈拉雷的会议安排在同一时间。9 link up phrasal verb a) JOIN something TOGETHERto connect with something or to make a connection between things, especially so that they can work together 连接〔尤指使某事物同步运作〕 with The train links up with the ferry at Dover. 这趟列车与多佛尔的渡船联运。link something ↔ up (with something) The next stage is to link the film up with the soundtrack. 下一步是将电影和音轨匹配起来。b) to connect computers, broadcast systems etc so that electronic messages can be sent between them 连接〔计算机、广播系统等〕link something ↔ up (to/with something) All these PCs are linked up to the network. 这些个人电脑都与网络连接。 The Internet allows people from all over the world to link up for chat sessions. 因特网能把世界各地的人连接起来聊天。c) to join with someone so that you can do something together 联手，联合 with We linked up with the ‘Daily Express’ to help run the campaign. 我们和《每日快报》联手协助开展这场宣传活动。 → linkup→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

link• The Channel Tunnel has linked Britain with mainland Europe for the first time.• The Brooklyn Bridge links Brooklyn and Manhattan.• Batangas and Puerto Galera are linked by a ferry service which runs twice daily.• Smoking takes place in a smoke house which is linked by a pipe to a firebox.• The two TV stations are linked by satellite.• A private television circuit will link Clinton with his questioners.• Nigel Clough was instructed to link in attack with Shearer.• State and Campus Networks State and campus networks link into regional networks.• Interstate 5 links San Diego and Los Angeles.• The health department has linked several cases of food poisoning with contaminated shellfish.• Police are linking the availability of alcohol and a recent rise in the number of teenage arrests.• For centuries farmers have linked the behavior of animals and plants to changes in the weather.• There's a fault in the wire that links the printer with the computer.• They are planning a new high-speed railway to link the two capitals.• There is an underwater telephone cable linking the two islands.• An intense concern for human rights links the two poets.• Busy traffic very soon humanized these inland seas, linking their coasts, their civilizations and their history.• The college provides technology to all faculty members and students to link them to the Internet.• All the PCs in the office are linked to a main server.• GISs allow geographically oriented information about disease distribution and occurrence to be visually and analytically linked to images of the environment.• It is also linked to Lotus, so that information needs can be addressed in different formats.• This is closely linked to their passivity: it does not occur to them that they could make changes in their world.• His name has been linked with several famous actresses since he and his wife separated last year.link somebody/something together• The institution links Jews from all communities and all nations together.linking arms• He walked between us, linking arms.• They were just having a peaceful protest, sitting there and linking arms: no threats or fear of violence.• They stood together for a moment in the doorway, linking arms proudly.• The two-minute video shows the protesters casually entering the office before linking arms through the tubes.link something to something• Congress may link a country's trade status to its human rights policy.link something to/with something• All of our computer workstations are linked to a main server.• The study links the gene to an increased risk of cancer.• He was charged after investigators linked him to more than $100 million in cash in European banks.

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link2 ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun [countable]  1  CONNECTED WITHa way in which two things or ideas are related to each other 〔两个事物或观点之间的〕联系，关联link between something (and something) the link between drug use and crime 吸毒和犯罪之间的联系 There are a number of links between the two theories. 这两种理论之间有一些联系。2  CONNECTED WITHa relationship or connection between two or more people, countries, organizations etc 〔人、国家、组织等之间的〕联系，关系link between the close link between teacher and student 师生之间的紧密关系link with The company has strong links with big investors. 公司与大投资者之间关系牢固。forge/establish links Organizers of the project hope that international links will be forged. 这个项目的筹划者希望能建立起国际间的联系。3  a person or thing that makes possible a relationship or connection with someone or something else 起联系作用的人[事物]link with For elderly people, TV is a vital link with the outside world. 对于老年人来说，电视是他们与外界保持联系的一个重要媒介。4  rail/road/telephone etc link JOIN something TOGETHERsomething that makes communication or travel between two places possible 铁路/公路/电话线等线路 The office has direct computer links to over 100 firms. 这个办事处与一百多家公司的电脑直接相连。5. DTone of the rings in a chain 〔链状物上的〕环，圈6. link in the chain DO something/TAKE ACTIONone of the stages involved in a process 过程中的一个环节7. the links a piece of ground near the sea where golf is played 〔海边的〕高尔夫球场 SYN golf links8  a special word or picture in an Internet document that you click on to move quickly to another part of the same document or to another document 〔因特网文件中的〕链接 → hyperlink Send an email to the above address to report a broken link (=a link that is not working properly). 如发现链接失败，请发送电子邮件至上述地址告知。 → cuff link, missing link, → weak/weakest link at weak(15)

Examples from the Corpus

link• Some scientists believe there may be a link between caffeine and heart disease.• Police are investigating the scene to determine if there are any links with last week's bombing.• The material causal links may not always be readily perceivable, but they are there all the same.• They were the only link with the people in the field.• He is our link to the outside world.• The two TV stations are joined by a satellite link.• Good telecommunications links can bring them closer to western markets, giving their skilled workers less incentive to emigrate.• a telephone link between the two presidents• Certainly that link is strong and clear in the Old Testament Scriptures.• It is the verb to bring down that forges the link between the otherwise still nouns and pronoun in the sentence.• Rebels bombed the Beira railroad, a vital link between the capital and the port.• With such fundamental changes involved, a business can only be as strong as its weakest link.• Six devices have been sent to people with links to pest control, farming and hunting in the past fortnight.link between something (and something)• Are there any links between the increases in the two types of reporting?• As yet links between gender and ethnicity are little understood.• Childless, they were free, not constrained - constraining - links between birth and death.• Increasingly, links between different network services are being made available by the service providers.• Like Cockburn, Hoggett stresses the links between changes in the organization of local government and those of capitalist management.• Scientists isolate variables to test; in hermeneutics the links between texts are all important.• Through these people, we find that links between deaf people and Royalty and the Aristocracy were quite strong.• Two-time winners are not the only links between the old list and the new.link between• the link between drug use and crimenLink trademark  n1.in the UK, a system by which people can get money from their bank or building society accounts by using a special plastic card (a Link card) in a cash machineFrom Longman Business Dictionarylinklink1 /lɪŋk/ noun [countable]1something that joins two places and allows easy travel or communication between themMongolia has plans to extend itsroad, air andrail links with China and Russia.We can set up a video link between here and the office in New York.2an agreement between two companies, countries etc to work together on a particular projectlink with/betweenThe store has a link with a co-operative that produces coffee in Jamaica.links between firms and research establishments in the area3TELECOMMUNICATIONSa system which connects computers, telephone NETWORKs etclink with/toEvery organisation with computer links to the internet must employ its own monitors.4 (also hot link)COMPUTING a word or picture in a website or computer document that will take you to another page or document if you click on itSYN hyperlinkThe page includes links to other sites for more information.linklink2 verb1[intransitive, transitive] to put something such as a road between two places, joining them together and making travel and communication easier between thema train line linking Dallas, Houston and San Antoniolink something with somethingthe English Channel tunnel project linking Britain with France2[intransitive, transitive] if two or more companies or countries are linked, they agree to work togetherThe two countries are linked by a monetary and currency pact.3[transitive]FINANCE if investments, exchange rates etc are linked, they change at the same ratebe linked to somethingThe 90,000 term-life policies were sold to many borrowers, but weren’t specifically linked to their loans.the system ofinflation-linked pay raises4[transitive]COMPUTING to connect computers, telephone NETWORKs etca network that currently links 14 business centersbe linked to/with somethingAnyone linked to the system could access the information. → link up→ See Verb tableOrigin link2 1. (1300-1400) Old Norse hlekkr2. (1700-1800) links “rising ground, sand hills” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English hlincas

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link¹ S3 W2 AC /lɪŋk/ verb1. be linked if two things are linked, they are related in some way:
    Police think the murders are linked.
    be linked to/with something
    Some birth defects are linked to smoking during pregnancy.
    be closely/directly/strongly etc linked
    Our economy is inextricably linked with America’s.
2.  MAKE CONNECTION  [transitive] to make a connection between two or more things or people:
    A love of nature links the two poets.
    link something/somebody to/with something
    Exactly how do we link words to objects?
    link somebody/something together
    Strong family ties still linked them together.
3.  JOIN  [transitive] to physically join two or more things, people, or places
   SYN  connect
    link something/somebody to/with something
    The pipe must be linked to the cold water supply.
    link somebody/something together
    The climbers were linked together by ropes.
    link something and something
    A long bridge links Venice and the mainland.
    He walked with her, linking arms (=putting his arm around her arm).
4.  SHOW CONNECTION  [transitive] to show or say that there is a connection between two people, situations, or things
    link something/somebody to/with something
    He denied reports linking him to Colombian drug dealers.
5.  MAKE SOMETHING DEPEND ON SOMETHING  [transitive] to make one thing or situation depend on another thing or situation
    link something to something
    Pay increases will now be linked to performance. ⇨ index-linked
6. [transitive] (also link up) to connect computers, broadcast systems etc, so that electronic messages can be sent between them
    link something to/with something
    Local terminals are linked to the central computer.
     
link in phrasal verb British English
  1. to connect with another idea, statement, type of work etc, especially in a way that is useful
   SYN  tie in
    link in with
    This point links in with our earlier discussion.
  2. to happen at the same time as something else
   SYN  tie in
    link in with
    The Minister’s visit was scheduled to link in with the meeting in Harare.
link up phrasal verb
  1. to connect with something or to make a connection between things, especially so that they can work together
    link up with
    The train links up with the ferry at Dover.
    link something ↔ up (with something)
    The next stage is to link the film up with the soundtrack.
  2. to connect computers, broadcast systems etc so that electronic messages can be sent between them
    link something ↔ up (to/with something)
    All these PCs are linked up to the network.
    The Internet allows people from all over the world to link up for chat sessions.
  3. to join with someone so that you can do something together
    link up with
    We linked up with the Daily Express to help run the campaign.
  ⇨ linkup
     

THESAURUS

■ 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.

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link² S3 W2 AC noun [countable]1. a way in which two things or ideas are related to each other
    link between something (and something)
    the link between drug use and crime
    There are a number of links between the two theories.
2. a relationship or connection between two or more people, countries, organizations etc
    link between
    the close link between teacher and student
    link with
    The company has strong links with big investors.
    forge/establish links
    Organizers of the project hope that international links will be forged.
3. a person or thing that makes possible a relationship or connection with someone or something else
    link with
    For elderly people, TV is a vital link with the outside world.
4. rail/road/telephone etc link something that makes communication or travel between two places possible:
    The office has direct computer links to over 100 firms.
5. one of the rings in a chain
6. link in the chain one of the stages involved in a process
7. the links a piece of ground near the sea where golf is played
   SYN  golf links
8. a special word or picture in an Internet document that you click on to move quickly to another part of the same document or to another document ⇨ hyperlink:
    Send an email to the above address to report a broken link (=a link that is not working properly).
⇨ cuff link, missing link, ⇨ weak/weakest link at weak(15)

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in the UK, a system by which people can get money from their bank or building society accounts by using a special plastic card (a Link card ) in a cash machine