- [countable]
something that connects two facts, ideas, etc. （两种事实、想法等的）联系，关联 - connection between A and B
Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. 科学家已证实胆固醇含量与心脏病之间有关联。 - connection with something
a direct/close/strong connection with something 与某事有直接的／密切的／牢固的联系 His resignation must have some connection with the recent scandal. 他的辞职一定与最近的丑闻有某种联系。 - connection to something
Consumers are more likely to buy something from a person or shop they feel a personal connection to. 消费者更有可能从他们感觉有个人联系的人或商店购买东西。 How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related)? 你怎么看出来有这种关系的？
Extra ExamplesHe denied any connection to the scam. 他否认与该骗局有关。 He maintained his southern connection through summer visits with his relatives. 他通过暑期拜访亲戚保持与南方的联系。 His death had no connection with drugs. 他的死与毒品无关。 Kierkegaard draws a connection between anxiety and free will. 克尔凯郭尔描述出焦虑和自由意志之间的联系。 Researchers have now established a connection between air pollution and asthma. 研究人员现在已经确定了空气污染与哮喘之间有联系。 She did not make the connection between her diet and her poor health. 她没有把她的饮食同她身体状况不佳联系起来。 She wanted to sever all her connections with the company. 她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。 There is a close connection between family background and academic achievement. 家庭背景与学术成就之间有密切的关系。 This essay explores the connections between technology and nature. 该论文探讨技术与自然之间的关系。 This helps companies strengthen their connections to their customers. 这有助于公司加强与客户的联系。 We need to feel a connection to nature. 我们需要感觉到与大自然的联系。 What is your connection with the school? 你跟这所学校是什么关系？ a deep physical and spiritual connection with nature 与大自然在物质和精神方面的紧密联系 a government initiative to forge new connections with industry 与产业建立新的联系的政府倡议 a set of connections among brain regions 大脑各个区域间的一系列关联 the connection between crime and alcohol 犯罪和酗酒之间的关系 The union did not have a direct connection with any political party. 那个工会与任何政党都没有直接联系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- close
- direct
- …
- have
- discover
- establish
- …
- in connection with
- connection among
- connection between
- …
- in that/this connection
- connection between A and B
- [uncountable, countable]
the act of connecting or the state of being connected 联结；接通；连接 a broadband/wireless/Wi-Fi/network connection 宽带/无线/无线/网络连接 I'm having problems with my internet connection. 我的互联网连接有问题。 - connection to something
Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days. 接通煤气延迟了三天。
Extra ExamplesTopics Phones, email and the internetb1Unable to establish a connection to the internet. 无法建立到互联网的连接。 Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection. 对不起，你能再说一遍吗？电话信号很不好。 We're waiting for connection to the water mains. 我们在等待与主水管的连接。 Each laptop has a wireless Ethernet connection. 每台笔记本电脑都有一个无线以太网接口。 a high-speed network connection that makes accessing the internet easy 使访问因特网轻松容易的高速网络连接 speedy, always-on internet connections 高速、永远在线的因特网连接
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- electrical
- phone
- …
- break
- charge
- fee
- connection to
- [countable]
a point, especially in an electrical system, where two parts connect 连接点；（尤指电力系统的）接头 A faulty connection caused the machine to stop. 线路接错导致机器停止运转。 If you break the connection, the light won't come on. 如果切断连接，灯就不亮了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- electrical
- phone
- …
- break
- charge
- fee
- connection to
- [countable]
a train, bus or plane at a station or an airport that a passenger can take soon after getting off another in order to continue their journey 转车；转机；联运 I missed the connection by five minutes. 我错过了五分钟的连接。 We'll be lucky if we make our connection. 如果我们能联系上，我们就很幸运了。 - connection to…
We arrived in good time for the connection to Paris. 我们到达后有充分的时间接上去巴黎的联运。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- tight
- bus
- …
- make
- miss
- connection between
- [countable, usually plural]
a means of travelling to another place 旅行交通工具 There are good bus and train connections between the resort and major cities. 在度假胜地与主要城市之间有着便利的公共汽车和火车运输。 good connections with New York 与纽约有良好的交通
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- tight
- bus
- …
- make
- miss
- connection between
- [countable, usually plural]
a person or an organization that you know and that can help or advise you in your social or professional life 有社交或业务关系的人（或机构） Extra ExamplesHe got his job through connections. 他通过关系找到了工作。 He has connections. 他有些关系会帮他。 I have some good business connections in New York. 我在纽约有一些可靠的生意关系。 She used her connections to get the job. 她利用关系得到了这份工作。 They helped establish connections among labs from Honolulu to Paris. 他们帮助建立了从火奴鲁鲁到巴黎的实验室之间的联系。 You can form strong connections when you work with people who share a mutual interest. 与兴趣爱好相同的人一起工作会建立牢固的关系。 The way you establish a real emotional connection with someone is by sharing your inner worlds. 分享内心世界是与他人建立真正情感联系的方式。 Anna helped Rachel re-establish her connection with her brother. 安娜帮助蕾切尔和她弟弟重新取得了联系。 He and John seem to share a connection. 他和约翰似乎有同一个关系户。 His deepest connection is with his father, Frank Sr. 与他感情最深厚的人是他的父亲老弗兰克。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- aristocratic
- business
- …
- have
- use
- through connection
- connections[plural]
people who are your relatives, but not members of your close family 亲戚；旁系亲属 She is British but also has German connections. 她是英国人，但也有德国亲戚。 a network of family connections in Italy 意大利的家庭关系网
link联系
being connected连接
in electrical system电力系统
train/bus/plane火车；公共汽车；飞机
person/organization人；机构
distant relatives远亲
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin connexio(n-), from connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’. The spelling -ct (18th cent.) is from connect, on the pattern of pairs such as collect, collection.
Idioms
in connection with somebody/something
in this/that connection
- (formal)
for reasons connected with something recently mentioned 由于这（或那）事；为此