link1 /lɪŋk/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL verb 1 be linked CONNECTED WITHif two things are linked, they are related in some way 有联系,有关联 Police think the murders are linked. 警方认为这些谋杀案互有关联。
be linked to/with something Some birth defects are linked to smoking during pregnancy. 有些先天缺陷与孕期吸烟有关。
be closely/directly/strongly etc linked Our economy is inextricably linked with America’s. 我们的经济和美国经济有着密不可分的关系。
2 CONNECTED WITHmake connection 联系 [transitiveT] to make a connection between two or more things or people 把…联系起来 A love of nature links the two poets. 对大自然的热爱把两位诗人联系在一起。
link something/somebody to/with something Exactly how do we link words to objects? 我们到底如何把词语和所指物体联系起来?
link somebody/something together Strong family ties still linked them together. 牢固的家庭纽带依然把他们联系在一起。
3 join 连接 [transitiveT] to physically join two or more things, people, or places 连接〔两个或两个以上的人、物或地点〕 SYN connectlink something/somebody to/with something The pipe must be linked to the cold water supply. 这条水管必须和冷水供应系统连接。
link somebody/something together The climbers were linked together by ropes. 登山者用绳子连在一起。
link something and something A long bridge links Venice and the mainland. 一座长桥把威尼斯和大陆连接了起来。
He walked with her, linking arms (=putting his arm around her arm). 他与她挽臂同行。
4 CONNECTED WITHshow connection 表示有联系 [transitiveT] to show or say that there is a connection between two people, situations, or things 说明…和…有联系link something/somebody to/with something He denied reports linking him to Colombian drug dealers. 有报道称他和哥伦比亚毒贩有联系,对此他矢口否认。
5 make STH depend on STH 使某事物取决于另一事物 [transitiveT] to make one thing or situation depend on another thing or situation 使挂钩,使联系起来link something to something Pay increases will now be linked to performance. 今后加薪将与业绩挂钩。
→ index-linked 6 JOIN something TOGETHERconnect equipment [transitiveT] (also link up) to connect computers, broadcast systems etc, so that electronic messages can be sent between them 连接〔计算机、广播系统等〕link something to/with something Local terminals are linked to the central computer. 区域终端和中央计算机连接。
n7 Internet [intransitiveI] to set up a link to a website or webpage How can I find out who has linked to my blog?
8 link in phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) to connect with another idea, statement, type of work etc, especially in a way that is useful 有关联 SYN tie in with This point links in with our earlier discussion. 这一点和我们之前的讨论有关联。
b) to happen at the same time as something else 和…同时发生 SYN tie in with The Minister’s visit was scheduled to link in with the meeting in Harare. 部长的访问和在哈拉雷的会议安排在同一时间。
link with• Day care should be viewed as only part of a strategy and should link in with other locally based resources.• The period of time when acceptance becomes possible seems to link in with the first anniversary of events.• Andy Hargreaves' chapter links in with themes raised by the previous contributors.
9 link up phrasal verbphr v a) JOIN something TOGETHERto connect with something or to make a connection between things, especially so that they can work together 连接〔尤指使某事物同步运作〕 with The train links up with the ferry at Dover. 这趟列车与多佛尔的渡船联运。
link something ↔ up (with something) The next stage is to link the film up with the soundtrack. 下一步是将电影和音轨匹配起来。
b) to connect computers, broadcast systems etc so that electronic messages can be sent between them 连接〔计算机、广播系统等〕link something ↔ up (to/with something) All these PCs are linked up to the network. 这些个人电脑都与网络连接。
The Internet allows people from all over the world to link up for chat sessions. 因特网能把世界各地的人连接起来聊天。
c) to join with someone so that you can do something together 联手,联合 with We linked up with the ‘Daily Express’ to help run the campaign. 我们和《每日快报》联手协助开展这场宣传活动。
→ linkuplink with• Three years ago Rover linked up with Honda, which took a 20 percent stake in the company.• More striking still was the failure of the Green movement to link up with Kursk or any other neighbouring area.• There were also some doubts about the link up with other tramways in Beckenham and Lewisham.• Each spring his school links up with others around the world to observe the weather and build a global meteorological database.• The assumption behind this shift was that an ideal black music would naturally link up with socialist politics.