link

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/lɪŋk/

Idioms

a connection between two or more people or things联系；连接
- link between A and B Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders.警方怀疑那两桩凶杀案可能有关联。
- There is evidence for a strong causal link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.有证据表明，曝晒与患上皮肤癌大有关联。
- to establish/find a link建立联系；找到关联
- link with somebody/something These photographs are a direct link with the past.这些照片与过去有着直接的联系。
- link to somebody/something Many of them had no previous links to terrorism.他们中的许多人以前与恐怖主义没有任何联系。
see also missing link
Extra Examples
- Her work explores the links between violence and gender relations.她的作品探讨暴力与性别关系之间的联系。
- Studies haven't proven a link between sugar and hyperactivity.还没有研究证明糖与多动症之间有联系。
- The author denies the link between capitalism and fascism.作者否认资本主义与法西斯主义之间有任何联系。
- The statistics show a clear link between social class and crime.统计数字明确显示了社会阶层与犯罪之间的关系。
- The study suggests a strong link between workplace culture and a business's financial performance.该项研究说明职场文化与公司的财务业绩密切相关。
- There is no link to an increase in cases of the disease.同该病病例的增加没有任何联系。
- This provided a key conceptual link with earlier theories.这提供了与早期理论的关键概念联系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- tight
- inextricable
- …
verb + link
- have
- build
- create
- …
link + verb
- connect something
- exist
link + noun
- road
preposition
- link across
- link between
- link in
- …
a relationship between two or more people, countries or organizations关系；纽带
- link with somebody/something to establish trade links with Asia与亚洲建立贸易关系
- Producers are forging direct links with consumers.生产者正在与消费者建立直接联系。
- The department tries to maintain close links with industry.该部门努力与产业界保持密切联系。
- link between A and B Social workers provide a vital link between hospital and community.社会工作者是医院和社区之间的重要联系环节。
- The agreement will strengthen the links between the two countries.该协议将加强两国之间的联系。
Extra Examples
- ER & C has strong links into our company and into the industry.ER & C 公司与我们公司乃至整个行业都有稳固的关系。
- She has severed her last links with her family.她已经断绝了与家人的最后联系。
- The college is anxious to build links with local industries.学院急切地想与当地各行业建立联系。
- her alleged links to a violent separatist group.她被指与暴力分裂主义团伙有染
- The department is interested in developing closer links with industry.该部门有兴趣与工业界建立更密切的联系。
- Social customs provide a vital link between generations.社会习俗提供了代际之间的重要联系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- tight
- inextricable
- …
verb + link
- have
- build
- create
- …
link + verb
- connect something
- exist
link + noun
- road
preposition
- link across
- link between
- link in
- …
a means of travelling or communicating between two places交通路线；通信手段
- a high-speed rail link高速的铁路交通
- a video link视频线路
- link between A and B The canal was an important transport link between England and Wales.这条运河是连接英格兰和威尔士的重要交通干线。
- link to something The driver has a radio link to base.驾驶员通过无线电链路与总部联系。
- link via something We're trying to establish a link via satellite.我们正试图通过卫星建立联系。
- via a link The speech was broadcast via a satellite link.这次演讲是通过卫星播放的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- audio
- video
- radio
- …
verb + link
- have
- establish
- lose
- …
preposition
- via a/the link
- link to
- link via
- …
(also hotlink, hyperlink)
(computing) a place in an electronic document that is connected to another electronic document or to another part of the same document链接
- You can find all the details by clicking this link.点击此链接可找到所有详细信息。
- Follow the links to watch our exclusive trailer.点击链接观看我们的独家预告片。
- link to something I've posted a link to the article, for those who are interested.我附上了文章的链接，提供给感兴趣的人。
Extra Examples
- I'll send you the link by email.我会用电子邮件把链接发给你。
- The program checks links to all pages on this and external sites.这个程序检查去往本站和外部网站的所有网页链接。
- You'll find some useful links on the first couple of pages.在开头几页上能找到一些有用的链接。
- To visit similar websites to this one, click on the links at the bottom of the page.要访问与此类似的网站，请单击页面底部的链接。
Topics Phones, email and the interneta2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- embedded
- hypertext
- Internet
- …
verb + link
- have
- add
- build
- …
link + verb
- lead to something
- point to something
- work
- …
preposition
- link to
each ring of a chain（链状物的）环，节，圈
- The chain was too long so I removed a few of the links.链子太长，所以我取下了几个环。
see also cufflink
(also link sausage, sausage link)
(all especially North American English) a chain of long thin sausages; an individual long thin sausage香肠节：一条长而细的香肠链
- You need four Italian sausage links.你需要四个意大利香肠串。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense a loop; also as a verb in the sense ‘connect physically’): from Old Norse hlekkr, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelenk ‘joint’.

Idioms

a link in the chain

one of the stages in a process or a line of argument链条中的一个环节；整个过程中的一个阶段
- Food production, processing and marketing are different links in the chain from farmer to consumer.食品生产、加工和销售是从农民到消费者的链条中的不同环节。
- Death is the last link in the chain.死亡是链条中的最后一环。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

the weak link (in the chain)

the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail薄弱环节
- She went straight for the one weak link in the chain of his argument.她迳直攻击他的论点中的一个薄弱环节。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

link

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/lɪŋk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they link	/lɪŋk/ /lɪŋk/
he / she / it links	/lɪŋks/ /lɪŋks/
past simple linked	/lɪŋkt/ /lɪŋkt/
past participle linked	/lɪŋkt/ /lɪŋkt/
-ing form linking	/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[transitive] to make a physical or electronic connection between one object, machine, place, etc. and another把（物体、机器、地方等）连接起来 synonym connect
- link A to B The video cameras are linked to a powerful computer.这些摄像机是与一台功能强大的计算机相连接的。
- link A with B The Channel Tunnel links Britain with the rest of Europe.英吉利海峡隧道把英国和欧洲其他国家连接起来了。
- link A and B A pedestrian bridge links the two buildings.一座人行桥把这两座建筑物连接起来。
- link A and B together When computers are networked, they are linked together so that information can be transferred between them.计算机联网连接，即彼此可互传信息。
- be linked into something The computers are linked into a network.这些计算机是联网的。
Extra Examples
- They started electronically linking these systems via high-speed networks.他们开始通过高速网络与这些系统建立了电子联系。
- the road that links Cairo with Alexandria连接开罗和亚历山大的公路
- Linking the two rooms was the perfect solution.连接两个房间是完美的解决方案。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- intimately
- firmly
- …
preposition
- into
- to
- with
- …
[transitive, often passive] if something links two things, facts or situations, or they are linked, they are connected in some way联系；相关联
- be linked The two factors are directly linked.这两个因素直接联系在一起。
- The personal and social development of the child are inextricably linked (= they depend on each other).儿童在自身和与人交往两方面的成长是相辅相成的。
- to be tightly/intimately linked紧密地/紧密地联系在一起
- be linked to something Exposure to ultraviolet light is closely linked to skin cancer.受紫外线照射与皮肤癌紧密相关。
- be linked with something Unemployment is consistently linked with a variety of negative health effects.失业总是与各种各样的负面健康效应有关联。
- link A to/with B There was no evidence linking the men to the crime.没有证据表明这些人与罪案有关。
- link A and B What links Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde (= what is the connection between them)?简·奥斯汀和奥斯卡·王尔德之间有什么联系？
Extra Examples
- Christmas will be forever linked to memories of Sam's death.圣诞节将永远与萨姆死亡的记忆连在一起。
- Diseases that can be directly linked to pollution.与污染有直接关系的疾病
- I could not help feeling that these factors were somehow linked.我不禁感到这些因素间有某种联系。
- The problems of the economy are intricately linked to other social issues.经济问题与其他社会问题有着错综复杂的联系。
- The stories are linked thematically by a number of recurring images.这些故事通过几个重复出现的形象按主题连在了一起。
- diseases that might be genetically linked可能与基因有关联的疾病
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- intimately
- firmly
- …
preposition
- into
- to
- with
- …
[transitive, intransitive] (computing) to create a link between web pages or electronic documents 加链接
- link something I only link posts that are food-related.我只关联与食物有关的帖子。
- link A to B I want to link my blog to your website.我想将我的博客链接到您的网站。
- link to something Thanks for linking to my article.谢谢你关联到我的文章。
to state or suggest that there is a connection or relationship between two things or people说明（双方之间）有联系（或关系） synonym associate
- link A to B Detectives have linked the break-in to a similar crime in the area last year.侦探认为这起入室盗窃案与去年此地区一类似案件有关。
- link A with B Newspapers have linked his name with the singer.报章报道把他的名字与那名歌手连在一起。
Extra Examples
- Scientists have linked the illness to the use of pesticides.科学家已把这种疾病的发生与农药的使用联系起来。
- She has never been romantically linked with anyone.她从未和任何人有过恋爱关系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- intimately
- firmly
- …
preposition
- into
- to
- with
- …
link A and B to join two things by putting one through the other挽住；钩住；套在一起
- The two girls linked arms as they strolled down the street.两个女孩挽着胳臂沿街漫步而行。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense a loop; also as a verb in the sense ‘connect physically’): from Old Norse hlekkr, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelenk ‘joint’.