connection
[kə'nekʃən]
n.联系, 关系, 连接, 亲戚
例句与用法：
The train was late and I missed my connection.
列车误点了，我没能赶上联运。
What is the connection between the two ideas?
这两个概念之间有何联系？
词形变化：
形容词: connectional |
详细释义：
n.
1. 连接; 联络; 衔接[C][U][(+with/between)]
The connection of our telephone took several hours.
我们用了好几个小时才接通了电话。
2. 关系, 关联[C][U][(+with/between)]
Trade connections existed between the two countries before the war.
战前两国之间有过贸易往来。
3. 接驳转运的火车(或船, 飞机等)[C]
The train was late and I missed my connection.
火车晚点了, 我未能转上车。
4. 亲属, 姻亲; 社会关系[C][P1]
He is a distant connection of my wife's.
他是我妻子的一个远亲。
5. (业务上的)客户; (可资利用的)熟人[C][P1]
She's just a business connection.
她只是我的一个客户。
6. 亲属关系; 业务往来[C][U]
The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms.
这家公司与几家日本商号有业务往来。