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1. N-COUNT If there is a link between two things or situations, there is a relationship between them, for example, because one thing causes or affects the other. 關(guān)系

...the link between smoking and lung cancer. …吸煙和肺癌之間的關(guān)系。

2. V-T If someone or something links two things or situations, there is a relationship between them, for example, because one thing causes or affects the other. 使聯(lián)系起來(lái)

The U.N. Security Council has linked any lifting of sanctions to compliance with the ceasefire terms. 聯(lián)合國(guó)安全理事會(huì)將任何制裁的解除與遵守?；饤l款聯(lián)系起來(lái)。

The study further strengthens the evidence linking smoking with early death. 這項(xiàng)研究進(jìn)一步加強(qiáng)了聯(lián)系吸煙與早亡的證據(jù)。

3. N-COUNT A link between two things or places is a physical connection between them. 連接物

...the railway link between Boston and New York. …波士頓與紐約之間的鐵路連接線。

Drivers ran into a field of weeds at the state border, where no link with the neighbouring state had yet been planned. 司機(jī)們闖入了州界處一塊雜草叢生的原野，在那里還沒(méi)有計(jì)劃修建連接鄰州的道路。

4. V-T If two places or objects are linked or something links them, there is a physical connection between them. 連接

...the Rama Road, which links the capital, Managua, with the Caribbean coast. …連接首都馬那瓜與加勒比海岸的拉瑪公路。

Seven miles of track were installed to link the hotel to the golf course. 七英里的軌道被鋪設(shè)來(lái)連接賓館和高爾夫球場(chǎng)。

5. N-COUNT A link between two people, organizations, or places is a friendly or business connection between them. 關(guān)系

Kiev hopes to cement close links with Bonn. 基輔希望鞏固與波恩之間的密切關(guān)系。

In 1984 the long link between AC Cars and the Hurlock family was severed. 1984年AC汽車公司與赫洛克家族間的長(zhǎng)期關(guān)系中斷了。

6. N-COUNT A link to another person or organization is something that allows you to communicate with them or have contact with them. 聯(lián)系

She was my only link with the past. 她是我和過(guò)去的惟一聯(lián)系。

The Red Cross was created to provide a link between soldiers in battle and their families at home. 紅十字會(huì)被創(chuàng)立來(lái)為前線士兵與其家鄉(xiāng)的親人之間提供聯(lián)系。

7. V-T If you link one person or thing to another, you claim that there is a relationship or connection between them. 認(rèn)為…有關(guān)聯(lián)

Criminologist Dr. Ann Jones has linked the crime to social circumstances. 犯罪學(xué)家安·瓊斯博士認(rèn)為這起犯罪與社會(huì)環(huán)境有關(guān)。

They've linked her with various men, including magnate Donald Trump. 他們認(rèn)為她和多個(gè)男人有關(guān)系，包括巨頭唐納德·特朗普。

8. N-COUNT In computing, a link is a connection between different documents, or between different parts of the same document, using hypertext. 鏈接

Available in English, French, German and Italian, it has links to other relevant tourism sites. 它有可供閱讀的英文、法文、德文和意大利文版本，也有通向其它相關(guān)旅游網(wǎng)站的鏈接。

9. V-T Link is also a verb. 鏈接

Certainly, Andreessen didn't think up using hypertext to link Internet documents. 當(dāng)然，安德森并沒(méi)想到用超文本鏈接互聯(lián)網(wǎng)文檔。

10. N-COUNT A link is one of the rings in a chain. (鏈的) 環(huán)

...a chain of heavy gold links. …一串沉重的金鏈環(huán)。

11. V-T If you link one thing with another, you join them by putting one thing through the other. 將…套在一起

She linked her arm through his. 她用自己的胳膊挽住他的胳膊。

12. N (formerly) a torch used to light dark streets (舊時(shí)火把式的)街燈

13. PHRASE If two or more people link arms, or if one person links arms with another, they stand next to each other, and each person puts their arm around the arm of the person next to them. 挽著胳膊

It was so slippery that some of the walkers linked arms and proceeded very carefully. 地太滑了，所以一些行人挽著胳膊小心翼翼地前行。

14. →see also linkup