connection

connection

[kə'nekʃən]

n.联系, 关系, 连接, 亲戚

例句与用法：

The train was late and I missed my connection.

列车误点了，我没能赶上联运。

What is the connection between the two ideas?

这两个概念之间有何联系？

词形变化：

形容词: connectional |

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n.

1. 连接; 联络; 衔接[C][U][(+with/between)]

The connection of our telephone took several hours.

我们用了好几个小时才接通了电话。

2. 关系, 关联[C][U][(+with/between)]

Trade connections existed between the two countries before the war.

战前两国之间有过贸易往来。

3. 接驳转运的火车(或船, 飞机等)[C]

The train was late and I missed my connection.

火车晚点了, 我未能转上车。

4. 亲属, 姻亲; 社会关系[C][P1]

He is a distant connection of my wife's.

他是我妻子的一个远亲。

5. (业务上的)客户; (可资利用的)熟人[C][P1]

She's just a business connection.

她只是我的一个客户。

6. 亲属关系; 业务往来[C][U]

The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms.

这家公司与几家日本商号有业务往来。