1. vt. & vi.连接；结合　 join or fix one thing to another thing
2. vt. & vi.把…联系起来　 tie or fasten or link together

　～ a voltmeter　接上伏特计
　～ London and Cambridge　连接伦敦和剑桥两市
　～ the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans　联通了大西洋和太平洋
　～ the battery　接上电池
　～ the main roads of north China　连接华北的主要道路
　～ the two things　将这两件事情联系在一起
　～ the two towns　连接两个城市
　～ two wires together　把这两根线接上
　～ accurately　精确地相连
　～ closely　紧密相连
　～ directly　直接相通
　～ distantly　疏远地连接
　～ loosely　松散地连接
　～ properly　确已接通
　～ remotely　遥远地连接
　～ socially　社会联系
　～ telegraphically　以电信相连
　～ up　接通，连接在一起
　～ to　与…衔接
　～ with　相连

　Make sure the machine's connected properly.　请务必核实这台机器确已接通电源。
　The two parts do not connect properly.　这两部分没连接好。
　Do the trains connect?　各路火车连通了没有?
　Northbound and eastbound trains connect at New York.　北上和东行的列车在纽约衔接。
　The radio will not work unless you connect these two wires together.　除非你把这两根线接上，否则收音机就不会响。
　Will this lamp light up if I connect the battery?　如果我接上电池，这灯会不会亮?
　I'm trying to connect these two pieces of wire.　我在设法把这两根电线接在一起。
　Connect the two wires here.　把这儿的两根线连起来吧。
　Suppose we connect a voltmeter across a dry cell.　假定我们在干电池两端接上伏特计。
　We connected the two towns by a railway.　我们建一条铁路把两个城市连起来。
　This road connects London and Cambridge.　这条路连接伦敦和剑桥两市。
　The Great Wall has great gateways which connect the main roads of North China.　长城有许多关口，这些关口与华北的主要道路相连。
　The channels connect 400 electric pumping stations.　这些渠道连接着400多座电灌站。
　The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.　巴拿马运河联通了大西洋和太平洋。
　The telephone operator connected us.　话务员给我们接通了电话。
　I cannot connect the two things in my mind.　在我心中，我无法将这两件事情联系在一起。
　The two cities are connected by a railway.　这两个城市有铁路相连。
　The two banks are connected by a bridge.　桥把两岸连接起来。
　Their families are now connected by marriage.　他们的家庭现在成了姻亲。
　The island is connected by telephone.　那个海岛由电话联系。
　She is well connected socially.　她有优越的社会关系。
　The two families are closely connected.　这两家人关系密切。
　As you study a globe, you may notice that most of the large land areas are connected, or almost so.　当你观察地球仪时，你可能会注意到多数大块陆地是相连的，或基本上是相连的。
　He drew a conclusion from the connected facts.　他从相联系的事实中得出了结论。

 ♣ connect to　(v.+prep.)
1. 使与…连接 join sth to sth else
　Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the tap.　把软管接在龙头上，打开水龙头。
　They connected the boxcar to the freight train.　他们把棚车接在货运列车上。
　Is the house connected to the electricity supply? 　这套住房接上电源没有?
　The river is connected to the Amazon system by a canal.　一条运河把该河与亚马逊水系连接起来。
　Centrifugal machines are connected to the motor drive directly instead of through a gearbox.　离心机不通过调速箱直接与电机驱动装置相连。
2. 使与…接通电话 join to sb else by telephone
　I was again connected to the wrong person.　我又打错电话了。
　Would you try that call again, please? I've been connected to the wrong person.　请你重新接一次电话好不好，刚才接错人了。
 ♣ connect up　(v.+adv.)
　接通；连接在一起　join to a main supply or system; join together
　The scientists connected the wires up.　科学家们把这些电线连接起来。
　You won't get any current until you connect up the cells.　你必须先把电池连接起来，才会产生电流。
　Is your telephone connected up yet? 　你的电话接通了没有?
 ♣ connect with　(v.+prep.)
1. 与…连接 join; unite
　The room connects with the dining hall by means of a hallway.　这房间通过一条过道与餐厅相连。
　This river connects directly with the sea.　这条河一直通向大海。
　Where does the gas-stove connect with the gas-pipe?　煤气炉在什么地方与煤气管道相接?
　You must connect this wire with that one.　你必须把这条电线和那条接起来。
　The bus and lorry services connect all these farms with the outside.　客、货车运输把这些农场和外界连接起来。
　The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.　管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
　The hotel was connected with the station by a walkway.　人行道把旅馆和车站连接起来。
　North America is connected with South America by the Isthmus of Panama.　巴拿马海峡把北美同南美连接起来。
2. 使有关系 unite (a person) with others in relationship
　Wait till I send you word. Don't try to connect with me.　等我带信给你。不要来找我。
　This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.　这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。
　There is no evidence to connect John with the murder.　没有证据把约翰与这件杀人案联系起来。
　People usually connect China with silk and good food.　人们一提到中国，往往便联想到丝绸和美食。
　The police do not connect the knife with the murder.　警察认为小刀和这件谋杀案没有联系。
　I'd never have connected you with the George Parsons I used to know.　我怎么也不会想到把你和我曾认识的乔治·帕森联系在一起。
　This ambitious professor of philosophy connected himself with a group of like-minded intellectuals.　这位有抱负的哲学教授同一群与自己志同道合的年轻知识分子建立了联系。
　Was I foolish if I connected him with Anne Catherick?　我把他同安妮·卡瑟里克联系起来，是不是有点傻呀?
　I connect cotton candy with the circus.　一看到棉花糖我就联想到马戏表演。
　A good student must connect what he reads with what he sees around him.　一个好学生应该将他读到的东西与他在周围看到的东西联系起来。
　People connect Anshan with iron and steel.　人们提到鞍山就联想到钢铁。
　It's natural to connect Australia with kangaroos.　把澳大利亚和袋鼠联想在一起是很自然的。
　The visit of the police was not connected with the lost child.　警察这次拜访和小孩丢失一事无关。
　He was also connected with the government.　他和政府也有联系。
　Mathematics is connected with astronomy.　数学与天文学有联系。
　The less severe winters are connected with the presence of a large body of water, which cools slower than land.　冬天不太冷与大面积水域有关，水比陆地冷得慢。
　Force is not connected with the idea of time.　力与时间概念无关。
　He is connected with the iron industry.　他在钢铁业谋事。
　Our chief salesman has been connected with the shoes trade for twenty years.　我们的营销主任已经做了20年的鞋业贸易。
3. 用电话同…相联系 enable sb to speak on the telephone with sb or a place
　Connect me with Mr. Collins, please.　请给我接柯林斯先生。
　Please connect me with Beijing University.　请给我接北京大学。
　Can you connect me with London?　请接伦敦。
　The operator will connect you with our sales department.　接线员将把您的电话转接到销售部。
4. 转乘，及时赶乘 meet so that the passengers can change from one to another without delay
　The early bus from the factory connects with the 8:30 train.　从工厂开出的早班公共汽车可使职工赶上8:30的火车。
　This train connects there with the 9:00 a.m. (train) from Beijing.　本次列车可在那里与从北京开来的上午九点的列车接上。
　The early bus from the town connects with the 7:00 train.　从镇里开出的早班公共汽车可与七点的火车相衔接。
　The trolly bus connects here with a bus for the airfield.　无轨电车在这里同到机场去的公共汽车衔接。
　This train connects with the one leaving for London half an hour later.　坐这班火车可换乘半小时后开往伦敦的那趟车。
　This train connects with one at Birmingham.　这列火车在伯明翰与一列火车衔接。
　This flight connects with a flight for Paris.　这班飞机与去巴黎的班机衔接。

 ♣ connect, combine, join, unite
　这组词都有“连接”的意思。它们之间的区别在于：
1. connect指两个不同的、分离着的事物在某一点上相互接触（可依靠媒介物），但各自仍保持原有的特性及独立性；combine指两个或多个东西“搅拌”“渗透”或“混合”，合而为一，但已失去原有的特性；unite意思是“联合”“结合”“合并”，指把两件以上同种类的东西紧密地结合在一起，重新组成一个整体，使其合而为一，也可用于无形事物的结合；join意为“联合”“联结”，指使两个分开的东西联结起来或把一个东西加入到另一个里面去，使它们合在一起，但个体形象仍然存在。例如：
　Africa is connected with Asia at the spot where the Suez Canal was dug.　非洲在开凿苏伊士运河的地方与亚洲相连。
　She combined some sugar, flour and butter to make some cookies.　她把白糖、面粉和黄油和在一起做小甜饼。
　Let us unite to fight poverty and disease.　让我们同心协力与贫穷和疾病作斗争。
　They danced and danced until a lot of us joined in.　他们不停地跳着舞，直到我们中间许多人都参加了进去。
2. combine还可表示“联合”或“合并”; connect还可表示事物之间的因果、逻辑等关系。例如：
　Let us combine our two firms against our competitors.　让我们两家公司联合起来，对付和我们竞争的那些公司。
　The radio will not work unless you connect these two wires together.　除非你把这两根线接上，否则收音机就不会响。
3. 从结合的紧密程度来说， join要比connect密切。例如：
　Make sure the machine is connected properly.　务必核实这台机器是否确已接通电源。
　The first stage of the operation was to join up the bones.　手术的第一步是把骨头接上。

1. 苏伊士运河把非洲和亚洲连接起来。
　［误］ The Suez Canal connects Africa from Asia.
　［正］ The Suez Canal connects Africa with Asia.
　［析］ “把…和…连接起来”，英文的表达方式是connect...with...。
2. 两个城市由一条公路连接起来。
　［误］ The two towns are connected with each other by a highway.
　［正］ The two towns are connected by a highway.
　［析］ connect本身含有“接在一起”的意思，用each other意思重复。

　［同义词］ combine, join, link, unite, associate, relate
　［反义词］ disconnect, disjoin, separate; dissociate, discord
　［词源］　拉丁语connectere（连接）