| 单词 | connect |
| 释义 | connect v. 1. a tr. (often foll. by to, with) join (one thing with another) (connected the hose to the tap). b tr. join (two things) (a track connected the two villages). c intr. be joined or joinable (the two parts do not connect). 2. tr. (often foll. by with) associate mentally or practically (did not connect the two ideas; never connected her with the theatre). 3. intr. (foll. by with) (of a train etc.) be synchronized at its destination with another train etc., so that passengers can transfer (the train connects with the boat). 4. tr. put into communication by telephone. 5. a tr. (usu. in passive; foll. by with) unite or associate with others in relationships etc. (am connected with the royal family). b intr. form a logical sequence; be meaningful. 6. intr. colloq. hit or strike effectively. Phrases and idioms connecting-rod the rod between the piston and the crankpin etc. in an internal-combustion engine or between the wheels of a locomotive. Derivatives connectable adj. connector n. Etymology: L connectere connex- (as com-, nectere bind) |
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