1a link (between A and B);a link (with sb/sth) a connection or relationship between two or more people or things 联系;关系:
There is a strong link between smoking and heart disease.吸烟和心脏病有很大的关联。
2 one ring of a chain (链的)环,节
☞picture at padlock 见padlock插图
3 a means of travelling or communicating between two places 两地往来或交流的手段;链接;衔接:
To visit similar websites to this one, click on the links at the bottom of the page.若要访问与此相类似的网站,只要点击网页底部的链结。☞picture on page S4 见S4页插图
link²
/lɪŋk ||; lɪŋk/verb
[T] link A to/with B;link A and B (together) to make a connection between two or more people or things 连接;联系:
The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.这座新桥将把该岛和大陆连接起来。The computers are linked together in a network.这些计算机连成网络。link up (with sb/sth) to join together (with sb/sth) 连接或联系起来:
All our branches are linked up by computer.我们所有分店都已用计算机连接起来。
link1/lIŋk; lIŋk/v [T]1 to make or show a connection between two or more situations, things, or people 把…联系起来: link sth to/with sth Lung cancer has been linked to cigarette smoking. 肺癌已被认为与吸烟有关。2 be linked (to/with sth) if two things are linked, they are related in some way(和某事物)有联系﹐有关联: Are the deaths linked? 这些死亡事件有关联吗?3 to physically join two or more things or places 连接〔事物或地点〕: link sth to/with sth A bridge links Venice to the mainland. 一座桥把威尼斯和大陆连接起来。
link2n [C]1 a relationship or connection between two or more events, people, or ideas 联系﹐关联: +between the link between drug use and crime 吸毒和犯罪之间的联系the close links between students and teachers 师生之间的密切关系+with The company has strong links with investors in France and Italy. 这家公司与法国和意大利的投资者有着牢固的关系。2 rail/road/telephone etc link something that makes communication or travel between two places possible 铁路/公路/电话线等的连接: a direct computer link 直接的电脑连接3 one of the rings that make up a chain〔链条的〕环﹐圈
linklinklinks1noun1something that joins things or people together: There's a link between smoking and heart disease.2(computing) a place where one electronic document on the Internet is connected to another one: To visit our other website, click on this link.3one of the round parts in a chainlinklinklinkslinkedlinking2verb (links, linking, linked)to join one person or thing to another: The computers are linked together in a network.