- connecting连接的; 联结的：
connective words and phrases.
连接词和连接短语。
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- something that connects, in particular连接物; 结合物, 尤指：
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- Grammar a word or phrase whose function is to link other linguistic units【语法】连接词（或短语）, 关联词（或短语）。
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- Anatomy a bundle of nerve fibres connecting two nerve centres or ganglia, especially in invertebrate animals【剖】（尤指无脊椎动物的）连索。