connect
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they connect | |
| he / she / it connects | |
| past simple connected | |
| past participle connected | |
| -ing form connecting |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to join together two or more things; to be joined together （使）连接；联结 - connect A and B
The towns are connected by train and bus services. 这些城镇由火车和公共汽车连接起来。 - connect A to B
The island is connected to the mainland by a bridge. 这座岛屿通过一座桥与大陆相连。 - connect A with B
The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary. 修建这条运河是为了将设菲尔德和亨伯河河口连接起来。 The rooms on this floor connect. 这层楼的房间是相通的。 a connecting door (= one that connects two rooms) 连通两间房的门
Extra ExamplesA corridor connects his office with the main building. 一条走廊把他的办公室同主楼连在一起。 The canal was built to connect the city with the port. 修筑这条运河是为了将该城市和港口连接起来。 The two bedrooms connect. 这两间卧室是相通的。 There is a connecting door between the two bedrooms. 两间卧室由一扇门连通起来。 There were buses that connected the two villages not only to each other but also with the city. 有公共汽车把这两个村庄连接起来，不仅相互连接，而且还与城市连接。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- connect A and B
- [transitive]
to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. or to another piece of equipment 使…连接；接通 - connect something
We're waiting for the broadband to be connected. 我们在等宽带接入。 - connect something to something
First connect the printer to the computer. 首先把打印机与计算机接通。
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringa2Connect the machine to the power supply. 把机器连接到电源上。 Downstairs toilets were connected directly to the drains. 楼下的马桶直接同下水道连在一起。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- connect something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to join a computer or a mobile device to the internet or to a computer network （使计算机或移动设备）连接（到互联网或计算机网络） The device can be hooked up to a mobile phone to connect wirelessly. 该设备可以连接到手机上进行无线连接。 - connect to something
Click ‘Continue’ to connect to the internet. 点击 Continue 连接到互联网。 laptops that connect wirelessly to the Net 与网络无线连接的手提电脑 - connect something
The system harnesses the processing power of many computers connected by a high-speed network. 该系统利用由高速网络连接的许多计算机的处理能力。 - connect something to something
Simply connect your device to the camera's Wi-Fi signal. 只需将您的设备连接到摄像头的无线信号。 Many guests leave their laptops connected to the hotel network when they're not in their rooms. 许多客人不在房间时，会将笔记本电脑连接到酒店网络。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- [transitive]
to notice or make a link between people, things, events, etc. 注意到…有关联；把…联系起来 - connect A and B
I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. 听到有人把他们牵扯在一起让我很吃惊；我以前从未把他们联起来想过。 - connect A with/to B
There was nothing to connect him with the crime. 他与那起犯罪毫无关联。 He made a statement connecting the terrorist group to the attack. 他发表声明将恐怖组织与袭击联系起来。
Extra ExamplesBad diet is closely connected with many common illnesses. 不良饮食习惯同很多常见疾病紧密相关。 I think Seb was connected to the murder. 我认为塞布与谋杀案有关。 I was feeling alive and connected to nature. 我感觉有了活力，像是置身大自然之中。 The entire family is connected to the Mafia. 整个家族与黑手党都有牵连。 The police were looking for evidence to connect him with the crime. 警方正在寻找他与这一犯罪有关联的证据。 Those details are only loosely connected to the plot. 那些细节与情节只存在松散的联系。 I found it hard to relate/connect the two ideas in my mind. 我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。 I've been applying for jobs connected with the environment. 我一直在申请与自然环境有关的工作。 The two factors are directly linked/connected. 这两个因素有直接联系。 The two subjects are closely connected. 这两门学科关系紧密。 They are connected by marriage. 他们是姻亲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- inextricably
- intimately
- …
- to
- with
- connect A and B
- [intransitive] connect (with something)
to arrive just before another one leaves so that passengers can change from one to the other 衔接；联运 - [transitive] connect somebody (to somebody/something)
to put somebody in contact by phone 为（某人）接通电话；连接 After a long wait I was connected to customer services. 经过长时间的等待，我接通了客户服务部。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- [intransitive] connect (with somebody)
to form a good relationship with somebody so that you like and understand each other （与某人）建立良好关系，沟通 - [intransitive] connect (with somebody/something) (informal)
to hit somebody/something 打（某人）；击中（某物）
join连接
electricity/gas/water电；煤气；水
internet互联网
link联系
of train/bus/plane火车；公共汽车；飞机
phone lines
form relationship建立关系
hit击
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘be united physically’; rare before the 18th cent.): from Latin connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’.