C/U a policy of connecting two or more issues by making agreement on one issue depend on agreement on another issue 关联策略，关联原则（在谈判中把两个或更多问题联系在一起，使之互为条件的一种策略）
The document made no linkage between decommissioning and release of prisoners. 这份文件没有把解除武装和释放犯人这两个问题联系在一起。
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C/U a connection made between two or more things 联系；关联
We haven’ t found a linkage between the attacks. 我们并未发现这几起攻击事件有联系。
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C a physical connection or system of connections 连接；接合