conjunction

noun

/kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn/

Idioms

jump to other results

[countable] (grammar) a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, for example ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’ or ‘because’ see also coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunctionTopics Languageb1
[countable] (formal) a combination of events, etc., that causes a particular result
- The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise.
[countable, uncountable] (astronomy) the fact of stars, planets, etc. passing close together, as seen from the earth
- The theory is that there was a rare conjunction of certain bright planets that created the image of the so-called ‘Star of Bethlehem’.

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin conjunctio(n-), from the verb conjungere, from con- ‘together’ + jungere ‘to join’.

Idioms

in conjunction with somebody/something

(formal) together with somebody/something
- The police are working in conjunction with tax officers on the investigation.
- The software can be used in conjunction with any other application.

单词	conjunction
释义	conjunction noun /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn/ /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] (grammar) a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, for example ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’ or ‘because’ see also coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunctionTopics Languageb1 [countable] (formal) a combination of events, etc., that causes a particular result The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise. [countable, uncountable] (astronomy) the fact of stars, planets, etc. passing close together, as seen from the earth The theory is that there was a rare conjunction of certain bright planets that created the image of the so-called ‘Star of Bethlehem’. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin conjunctio(n-), from the verb conjungere, from con- ‘together’ + jungere ‘to join’. Idioms in conjunction with somebody/something (formal) together with somebody/something The police are working in conjunction with tax officers on the investigation. The software can be used in conjunction with any other application.
随便看	the Far East the-far-east the Farewell Address the-farewell-address the Farnborough Air Show the Farne Islands The Far Side the Far West the-far-west the Fastnet Race the Fast Show the Father of the House the FCC the-fcc the Federal Aviation Administration the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Federal Communications Commission the-federal-communications-commission the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation the Federal Housing Administration the-federal-housing-administration the Federal Insurance Contributions Act the-federal-insurance-contributions-act The Federalist Papers the-federalist-papers