■ (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。

• original
• originate
• or 与 and
• other
• other than
• otherwise
• otherwise than
• out
• out-
• out East
• outlive
• outlive 与 survive
• out of
• outside
• outskirts
• out West
• over
• over-
• overemphasize
• overestimate
• overstate
• overwhelming majority
• own
• ox
• package