connection是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the state of being related to someone or something else -- （與某人或某事的）聯繫

  • The connection between smoking and heart disease is well known. 吸煙和心臟病之間的聯繫已為人們所熟知。

  • They're sisters? I knew their surname was the same, but I never made (= thought of) the connection. 她們是姐妹，是不是？我知道她們同姓，可從沒想過她們是一家。

  • They want to talk to you in connection with an unpaid tax bill. 他們想和你談談一張未付稅單的事。

• 1 the act of joining or being joined to something else, or the part or process that makes this possible -- （事物間的）連接，聯結；連接物

  • The electricity company guarantees connection within 24 hours. 電力公司保證24小時內通電。

  • No wonder your charger isn't working. There's a loose connection (= a connecting wire has become loose) in the plug. 難怪你的充電器不充電，插頭接線松了。

  • He only got the job because of his connections! 他是因為人事關係才得到了這份工作！

  • He has important connections in Washington. 他在華盛頓認識一些很有權勢的人。

• 2 the way that two people can speak to each other by phone -- （電話）接通（品質）

  • Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection. 對不起，請重複一遍，好嗎？通話效果太差了。

• 3 a bus, train, plane, etc. that arrives at a time that allows passengers to get on after getting off another one, so that they can continue their journey -- （供中轉旅客換乘的）接駁交通工具（如公車、火車、飛機等）

  • If the flight is late, we'll miss our connection. 如果航班晚點，我們會錯過轉機。