■ (well-)connected

字面意义是“联系紧密的”，但是实际意义是“利害关系盘根错节的”，有贬义。

• ... who will get the economy growing again in a way that benefits everyone, and not just a wealthy, well-connected few. (US News & World Report, Sept. 15-22, 2008, p.38)…看谁能够使经济从新振兴，而又使得人人都受益，而不光是让少数富有而又利害关系盘根错节的人受益。

• agree
• aid
• air
• airline
• aisle
• aisle 与 isle...
• alike
• all
• alleged
• alligator
• allow
• all ready
• all that much
• all the more
• all together
• almost
• almost 与 nearly
• alone
• alone
• alone 与 only
• along
• already
• already
• already 与 all ready
• also