JOINto join something together1 to join two things together with wire, glue etc2 when a wire, pipe etc goes between two things so that they are joined3 when something joins one place with another4 when lines, roads, rivers etc come together and join5 when things are joined together6 the place or part where two things jointo join an organization7 to join a club or organization8 to join a military force9 to join an organization after being a member of a different one10 to get someone to join a club or organizationRELATED WORDSto join in 参加TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDsee alsoWITH/TOGETHERUNITE1 to join two things together with wire, glue etc 用金属丝、胶水等接合两件物品join /dʒɔɪn/ [transitive verb]tojoin two things together, for example by using glue or a piece of wood or metal 〔用胶水、木或金属等〕把〔两个物件〕连接起来 Join the two pieces of wood using a strong glue. 用强力胶水把这两块木头黏合起来。join something together Doctors had to use a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together. 医生得用一根金属棒把两块骨头接起来。 Join the sleeve and the shoulder parts together. 把袖子和肩部缝合起来。attach /əˈtætʃ/ [transitive verb]to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position but can be removed later 连接；附上；固定〔但可拆除〕attach something to something It took a couple of minutes to attach the trailer to the back of the truck. 花了好几分钟才把拖车连接到卡车后部。 The doctor attached a tiny monitor to the baby's head. 医生把一台微型监测器固定在婴儿的头上。be attached to something The references and diagrams were attached to the document. 参考书目和示意图都附在文件上。fix /fɪks/ [transitive verb]especially Britishto join one thing firmly to another, using screws, nails, or glue, so that it stays there permanently 【尤英】〔用螺钉、钉或胶水永久地〕固定；安装be fixed to something The chairs and tables were fixed to the floor. 椅子和桌子被固定在地面上。fix something to something They disconnected the gas, and fixed the water heater to an outside wall. 他们切断了煤气，把热水器装在外墙上。fasten /ˈfɑːsənǁˈfæ-/ [transitive verb]to fix one thing firmly to another, using string, wire, or tape, in a way that makes it easy to remove later 〔用绳、金属线或带子〕系牢，缚紧；扣住fasten something to something Claire carefully fastened the brooch to her dress. 克莱尔小心翼翼地把胸针扣到她的连衣裙上。be fastened to something Snowflake ornaments and tiny red ribbons were fastened to the Christmas tree. 雪花形饰物及细小的红丝带被系到圣诞树上。connect /kəˈnekt/ [transitive verb]to join two pieces of equipment together with a wire or a pipe, so that electricity, water, gas etc can pass from one to the other 〔用金属线或管道〕把〔两件设备〕连接起来connect something to something Have you connected the speakers to the amplifier? 你把扬声器与扩音器连接上了吗?be connected to something The scanner is connected to a computer that prints the name and price of each grocery item at the checkout. 扫描器与电脑相连接，由电脑将每件杂货的名称与价格在付款处打印出来。link /lɪŋk/ [transitive verb]to connect two computers, machines, or systems so that electronic signals can pass from one to the other 连接〔两台电脑、机器或系统〕 The two TV stations are linked by satellite. 这两家电视台通过卫星连接。link something to something The college provides technology to all faculty members and students to link them to the Internet. 学院向全体教职员和学生提供技术，让他们连接上互联网。be linked to something All the PCs in the office are linked to a main server. 办公室内所有的个人电脑都跟主服务器连接着。2 when a wire, pipe etc goes between two things so that they are joined 金属线、管子等在两个物体间将其连接connect /kəˈnekt/ [transitive verb]if something such as a wire or pipeconnects two things, it goes between them, especially so that something can get from one to the other 〔电线或管子等把两个物体〕连接起来connect something to something The hoses which connect the radiator to the engine are leaking. 连接散热器和引擎的软管有渗漏。 The umbilical cord connects the baby to the placenta. 脐带把婴儿与胎盘连在一起。connect something with something Home workers are connected with the office by the Internet. 在家上班的员工通过互联网与办公室联系。connect something and something Jennings has twisted the ligaments which connect the knee-cap and the lower part of the leg. 詹宁斯扭伤了连接膝盖和小腿的韧带。link /lɪŋk/ [transitive verb]if a wirelinks two machines or places, it connects them 〔金属线〕连接〔两台机器或两个地方〕 There is an underwater telephone cable linking the two islands. 有一条海底电话缆线连接着这两个岛屿。link something with something There's a fault in the wire that links the printer with the computer. 打印机和电脑的连线出了毛病。connection /kəˈnekʃən/ [countable noun]a wire or piece of metal that joins two parts of a machine or electrical system 〔连接机器或电子系统的〕电线；接头 Carefully check all the electrical connections. 仔细检查所有的电线接头。loose connectionone that is not joined properly 接触不良 There must be a loose connection somewhere - the phone isn't working. 肯定有个地方接触不良—电话无法使用。3 when something joins one place with another 某物将两处地方连接起来connect /kəˈnekt/ [transitive verb]connect something with something The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco with Marin County. 金门大桥连接着圣弗朗西斯科和马林县。connect something and something The government was planning a new railway connecting Marseille and Paris. 政府计划修建一条连接马赛和巴黎的新铁路。be connected by something The two lakes are connected by a narrow canal. 这两座湖之间由一条狭窄的运河连接着。link /lɪŋk/ [transitive verb]if a bridge, road, railway or an air servicelinks one place with another, it joins them together so that people can travel easily from one place to another 〔桥、公路、铁路或航空运输〕连接〔两地〕 They are planning a new high-speed railway to link the two capitals. 他们正计划修建一条新的高速铁路将这两个首都连接起来。 Batangas and Puerto Galera are linked by a ferry service which runs twice daily. 八打雁和加莱拉港之间有渡船来往，一天两班。link something with something The Channel Tunnel has linked Britain with mainland Europe for the first time. 英吉利海底隧道首次把英国和欧洲大陆连接起来。link something and something Interstate 5 links San Diego and Los Angeles. 5号州际公路把圣迭戈与洛杉矶相连接。link /lɪŋk/ [countable noun]something that joins two places that are far apart, so that people can travel between them or communicate between them 〔交通或通讯的〕连接线 The two TV stations are joined by a satellite link. 这两家电视台由卫星连接。link between Rebels bombed the Beira railroad, a vital link between the capital and the port. 叛军轰炸了贝拉铁路，这条铁路是连接首都与港口的重要路线。 a telephone link between the two presidents 两位总统之间的一条电话连线4 when lines, roads, rivers etc come together and join 线、公路、河流等汇合join/meet /dʒɔɪn, miːt/ [intransitive/transitive verb not in progressive]if two or more lines, roads, rivers etcjoin ormeet, or if onejoins ormeets the other, they come together at a particular place 〔两条或两条以上的线、公路、河流等〕汇合，聚合 The Monongahela River joins the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh. 莫农加希拉河在匹兹堡与阿勒格尼河汇合。 The M11 meets the M25 near Epping. 11号公路和25号公路在埃平附近交汇。 Accidents are frequent where the two roads join. 两条路的交汇处经常发生交通事故。 The point where the two lines meet is called the apex of a triangle. 两线相交的一点被称为三角形的顶点。converge /kənˈvɜːʳdʒ/ [intransitive verb not in progressive]formalif two or more roads, rivers, lines etcconverge, they gradually become closer to each other and join together at a particular point 【正式】〔两条或两条以上的路、河流、线等在某一点上〕会合 The borders of Thailand, Laos and Burma all converge at this point. 泰国、老挝和缅甸三国边境都在这一点相交。 Traffic is heavy where the two roads converge. 两条路的交汇处交通繁忙。converge with The River Rhine converges with the Mosel at the city of Koblenz. 莱茵河在科布伦茨市与摩泽尔河汇流。merge /mɜːʳdʒ/ [intransitive verb not in progressive]if two roads or pathsmerge, they join together and become a single road or path 〔两条路〕合二为一，合并 When you get into London the two roads merge. 你进入伦敦后这两条路就合二为一了。merge with The store is just near where South Street merges with Washburn Street. 那家商店就在南街和沃什本街会合处的附近。 After a while, the trail we were on merged with another, bigger trail. 过了一会，我们走的那条小路汇入了另一条稍宽广一些的路。5 when things are joined together 物件连接起来be joined/be joined together /biː ˈdʒɔɪnd, biː ˌdʒɔɪnd təˈgeðəʳ/ [verb phrase] About 100 million years ago South America was joined to Africa. 大约在一亿年以前，南美洲与非洲是相连的。 The twins were joined together at birth and had to be separated in a very delicate operation. 这两个孪生儿出生时身体相连，不得不进行相当精细的手术把他们分开。6 the place or part where two things join 两物交接的地方或部分joint /dʒɔɪnt/ [countable noun]the place where two pieces of wood, metal, plastic etc are joined, especially so that they make one continuous piece 〔两块木头、金属、塑料等的〕接合处；接头 One of the joints in the pipe was cracked and gas was escaping. 管子有个接合处裂了，煤气由此泄漏。 Duvall had just glued the joints of the chair and was tightening a vise to hold them in place. 杜瓦尔刚把椅子的接点黏合起来，并拧紧台钳将其固定住。the join /ðə ˈdʒɔɪn/ [singular noun]Britishthe place where two or more pieces of something have been joined together, especially where it has been repaired 【英】〔两个物体的〕连接处〔尤指修理过的地方〕 It's been glued back together so well you can hardly see the join. 这东西黏得很好，几乎看不出其中的接口。 Years ago, someone had resealed the tank, and now water was beginning to leak from the rusty join. 几年前，有人补过水箱，现在水慢慢地开始从生了锈的接合处漏出来了。connection /kəˈnekʃən/ [countable noun]the place where something is joined to something else, through which electricity or information flows 连接，联结；接头部分 Check the connections to make sure all the wires are in the correct places. 检查接头部分确保所有电线都正确连接。 By the end of the decade, direct satellite connections for the Internet may be available. 到这个十年结束时，互联网可能会以卫星直接连线。 Intelligent people tend to have strong connections between the neurons in their brains. 聪明人的大脑神经元通常都有紧密的联系。loose connection There must be a loose connection somewhere that's stopping it from working. 肯定是有个接头松了使它不能运转。junction /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ [countable noun]Britishthe place where two large roads, railway lines, rivers etc join or cross 【英】〔公路、铁路、河流等的〕汇合处，交叉口 I live in a block of flats at the junction of Cambridge Road and Kilburn High Street. 我住在剑桥路和奇尔本大街交叉路口的一幢公寓大楼里。 One of Britain's worst rail accidents happened at Clapham Junction. 英国最严重的一起铁路交通事故发生在克拉珀母铁道交叉口。intersection /ˌɪntəʳˈsekʃən, ˈɪntəʳsekʃən/ [countable noun]especially Americanthe place where two roads cross each other 【尤美】十字路口，交叉口 The intersection is one of the busiest in the city. 这个交叉口是市里最繁忙的交叉口之一。intersection of We waited at the intersection of Fulton Street and Gough Avenue for the lights to change. 我们在富尔顿街和戈夫大街的十字路口等着绿灯亮起来。7 to join a club or organization 加入某个俱乐部或组织join /dʒɔɪn/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to become a member of an organization such as a club, company, or political party 成为〔俱乐部、公司或政党〕的一员，加入 2000 people joined the library last year. 去年有2,000人加入图书馆。 Any child wanting to join the after-school club should see Mrs Williams. 想参加课外活动俱乐部的小朋友应该找威廉斯太太。 A lot of people want to join, so there's a long waiting list. 许多人都想加入，因此出现了长长的等候名单。become a member /bɪˌkʌm ə ˈmembəʳ/ [verb phrase]to join an organization or club 成为会员 You have to be eighteen before you can become a member. 你必须够18岁才能成为会员。become a member of Palmerton became a member of the church in 1984, when he was still in the Navy. 帕尔默顿于1984年加入教会，当时他还在海军服役。 Several other countries had applied to become members of NATO. 有其他一些国家申请成为北大西洋公约组织成员国。enrolBritish/enrollAmerican /ɪnˈrəʊl/ [intransitive verb]to join an educational course, a class, a university etc, by officially adding your name to the list of people who attend 注册；入学 Classes began soon after we enrolled. 我们注册入学没多久就开始上课了。enrol in Two hundred and eighty women enrolled in the Argus club this year. 今年有280名妇女加入了阿格斯俱乐部。 Most students who enroll in geology courses do not intend to become geologists. 注册学习地质学课程的大多数学生并不打算成为地质学家。enrol at In 1966 he enrolled at the University of London to study history. 1966年他进了伦敦大学学习历史。enrolment/enrollment [uncountable noun] Once we have received a cheque for the course fees, your enrolment will be complete. 我们一收到学费的支票，你的注册就完成了。enter /ˈentəʳ/ [transitive verb]writtento start working in a particular profession or company, or to start attending a particular educational institution 【书面】开始从事〔某职业〕；开始加入〔某公司或某教育机构〕 Eighty percent of the children in the program had entered university with good grades. 参加该计划的儿童中有80%以优异成绩进了大学。 When she first entered the teaching profession, children were much better behaved in the classroom. 她刚投身教育事业时，学生在教室里的行为要好得多。8 to join a military force 参军join /dʒɔɪn/ [transitive verb] He joined the navy when he was 16. 他16岁时加入了海军。 The advertising campaign is trying to persuade people to join the armed forces 这次广告宣传力劝大家参军。join up /ˌdʒɔɪn ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to join the armed forces, especially when there is a war 参军，入伍〔尤指战争时期〕 Most of the boys went to town to join up. 大部分男孩都到镇上参军去了。 When her brothers joined up in 1914, she took over the running of the business. 她兄弟于1914年入伍后，她便接管了公司。enlist /ɪnˈlɪst/ [intransitive verb]to join the armed forces, because you want either to fight in a war of because you want a job as a soldier, sailor etc when there is not a war 从军，入伍 In the first year of the war a million men enlisted voluntarily. 战争头一年有100万男丁志愿入伍。enlist in He enlisted in the air force and eventually became a pilot. 他应募参加空军，后来成了一名飞行员。9 to join an organization after being a member of a different one 加入某个组织之后又加入另一个组织go over to /gəʊ ˈəʊvəʳ tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb not in passive]Britishto join a group or organization that opposes the one that you have left, especially because you disagree with something they have done 【英】转投到〔尤因对原团体或组织的做法持有不同意见〕 They both went over to the Socialists because they disagreed with reforms to the health service. 因为对卫生保健制度的改革持有不同意见，他们俩都转投社会党了。 There is a clause in the contract that prevents executives going over to the competition. 合同中有一条款用以防止行政人员转投到竞争对手那里。10 to get someone to join a club or organization 使某人加入某俱乐部或组织recruit /rɪˈkruːt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to find people to work for, or become members of, an organization or group 招收，吸收；招聘 The Young Adventurers are trying to recruit more girls. “青年冒险家”在设法多吸收一些女孩。 We're not recruiting at the moment. 我们目前不招聘员工。 For the controlled study on drinking habits, we recruited men between 35 and 45. 为了对酗酒习惯进行控制研究，我们招募了35岁到45岁的男子。recruit [countable noun]someone who has been recruited recently: 新成员；新兵 Peter is one of our new recruits. 彼得是我们的新成员之一。