link1 /lɪŋk/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL verb1 be linked CONNECTED WITHif two things are linked, they are related in some way 有聯系,有關聯Police think the murders are linked. 警方認爲這些謀殺案互有關聯。
be linked to/with somethingSome birth defects are linked to smoking during pregnancy. 有些先天缺陷與孕期吸煙有關。
be closely/directly/strongly etc linkedOur economy is inextricably linked with America’s. 我們的經濟和美國經濟有着密不可分的關系。
2 CONNECTED WITHmake connection 聯系 [transitiveT] to make a connection between two or more things or people 把…聯系起來A love of nature links the two poets. 對大自然的熱愛把兩位詩人聯系在一起。
link something/somebody to/with somethingExactly how do we link words to objects? 我們到底如何把詞語和所指物體聯系起來?
link somebody/something togetherStrong family ties still linked them together. 牢固的家庭紐帶依然把他們聯系在一起。
3 join 連接 [transitiveT] to physically join two or more things, people, or places 連接〔兩個或兩個以上的人、物或地點〕 SYN connectlink something/somebody to/with somethingThe pipe must be linked to the cold water supply. 這條水管必須和冷水供應系統連接。
link somebody/something togetherThe climbers were linked together by ropes. 登山者用繩子連在一起。
link something and somethingA long bridge links Venice and the mainland. 一座長橋把威尼斯和大陸連接了起來。
He walked with her, linking arms (=putting his arm around her arm). 他與她挽臂同行。
4 CONNECTED WITHshow connection 表示有聯系 [transitiveT] to show or say that there is a connection between two people, situations, or things 說明…和…有聯系link something/somebody to/with somethingHe denied reports linking him to Colombian drug dealers. 有報道稱他和哥倫比亞毒販有聯系,對此他矢口否認。
5 make STH depend on STH 使某事物取決於另一事物 [transitiveT] to make one thing or situation depend on another thing or situation 使挂鈎,使聯系起來link something to somethingPay increases will now be linked to performance. 今後加薪將與業績挂鈎。
→ 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 連接〔計算機、廣播系統等〕link something to/with somethingLocal terminals are linked to the central computer. 區域終端和中央計算機連接。
n7 Internet [intransitiveI] to set up a link to a website or webpageHow 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 有關聯 SYN tie in withThis point links in with our earlier discussion. 這一點和我們之前的討論有關聯。
b) to happen at the same time as something else 和…同時發生 SYN tie in withThe Minister’s visit was scheduled to link in with the meeting in Harare. 部長的訪問和在哈拉雷的會議安排在同一時間。
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 連接〔尤指使某事物同步運作〕 withThe train links up with the ferry at Dover. 這趟列車與多佛爾的渡船聯運。
link something ↔ up (with something)The next stage is to link the film up with the soundtrack. 下一步是將電影和音軌匹配起來。
b) to connect computers, broadcast systems etc so that electronic messages can be sent between them 連接〔計算機、廣播系統等〕link something ↔ up (to/with something)All these PCs are linked up to the network. 這些個人電腦都與網絡連接。
The Internet allows people from all over the world to link up for chat sessions. 因特網能把世界各地的人連接起來聊天。
c) to join with someone so that you can do something together 聯手,聯合 withWe linked up with the ‘Daily Express’ to help run the campaign. 我們和《每日快報》聯手協助開展這場宣傳活動。
→ 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.