connection

noun

1. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

e.g. the joining of hands around the table
there was a connection via the internet

Synonym: joiningconnexion

2. shifting from one form of transportation to another

e.g. the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta

Synonym: connexion

3. an instrumentality that connects

e.g. he soldered the connection
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

Synonym: connexionconnectorconnecterconnective

4. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

e.g. conditioning is a form of learning by association

Synonym: associationconnexion

5. a supplier (especially of narcotics)

6. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

e.g. he has powerful connections

7. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

e.g. there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare

Synonym: connexionconnectedness

8. a connecting shape

Synonym: connexionlink

9. the state of being connected

e.g. the connection between church and state is inescapable

Synonym: linkconnectedness

1. 关系;联系
A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.

e.g. There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats...
没有证据表明疯牛病与最近确诊的猫类脑病有关联。
e.g. The police say he had no connection with the security forces...
警方说他与安全部队没有关系。

2. (电线或管道的)连接部分，接头
A connection is a joint where two wires or pipes are joined together.

e.g. Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
检查所有的暖气片，看有没有小裂缝，尤其是管道连接处附近。

3. (公路、铁路或空中的)交通连接，交通线
If a place has good road, rail, or air connections, many places can be directly reached from there by car, train, or plane.

e.g. Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country.
福冈与国内其他城市之间有非常便捷的空运和铁路运输系统。

4. 联运;转车;转机
If you get a connection at a station or airport, you catch a train, bus, or plane, after getting off another train, bus, or plane, in order to continue your journey.

connection

e.g. My flight was late and I missed the connection.
航班晚点，我没赶上转机。

5. 关系;人脉
Your connections are the people who you know or are related to, especially when they are in a position to help you.

e.g. She used her connections to full advantage.
她充分利用了自己的人脉。

6. 关于;与…有关
If you write or talk to someone in connection with something, you write or talk to them about that thing.

e.g. I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter...
关于迈克尔·肖尔的来信，现复信如下。
e.g. 13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.
有13名男子因谋杀案受到盘问。

7. 关于这/那一点;在这/那方面
You say in this connection or in that connection to indicate that what you are talking about is related to what you have just mentioned.

e.g. It is the 100th anniversary of his death. We here are having very great celebrations in this connection.
今天是他逝世100周年纪念日，我们为此在这里举行盛大的纪念活动。

1. 联接：当您的计算机和一台远程计算机建立联接(Connection)时,各种对话随之产生. 其中最常见的一种是TCP/IP的三次握手方式,对方可在三次握手过程中得知您主机的IP地址.