★connection (BrEspelling alsoconnexion, less frequent ) /kəˈnekʃn/
noun
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() a link to the Internet, telephone system, etc. (互联网、电话系统等的)连接,接通◆You pay €20 a month for their high-speed Internet connection. 你每月支付 20 欧元的高速互联网连接费。◆I'm having trouble establishing a connection to the network. 我与网络建立连接时有困难。◆There is a €150 connection fee(= when you start receiving the service). 有 150 欧元的连接费。
[] 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)◆One of my business connections gave them my name. 一个与我生意上有往来的人向他们提供了我的名字。
a bus, train, plane, etc. that leaves soon after another arrives (公共汽车、火车、飞机等的)联运,衔接◆Our plane was so late that we missed our connection. 我们的飞机晚点,因此我们赶不上接驳的航班。
[] a means of travelling to another place 旅行交通工具◆There are good bus and train connections between the conference centre and the city. 在会议中心与城市之间有便利的公共汽车和火车运输。
●in conˈnection with sb/sth () about or concerning 与…有关(或相关)◆I am writing to you in connection with your application. 我写这封信与你申请一事有关。