connection
英[kəˈnekʃn]
美[kə'nɛkʃən]
- n. 连接；关系；连接件
英英释意
- 1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it);
- "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
- 2. the state of being connected;
- "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
- 3. an instrumentality that connects;
- "he soldered the connection"
- "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
- 4. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship);
- "he has powerful connections"
- 5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;
- "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
- 6. a connecting shape
- 7. a supplier (especially of narcotics)
- 8. shifting from one form of transportation to another;
- "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
- 9. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication);
- "the joining of hands around the table"
- "there was a connection via the internet"