n.

1. 連接；聯絡；銜接[C][U][（+with/between）]
   The connection of our telephone took several hours.

   我們用了好幾個小時才接通了電話。

2. 關係，關聯[C][U][（+with/between）]
   Trade connections existed between the two countries before the war.

   戰前兩國之間有過貿易往來。

3. 接駁轉運的火車（或船，飛機等）[C]
   The train was late and I missed my connection.

   火車晚點了，我未能轉上車。

4. 親屬，姻親；社會關係[C][P1]
   He is a distant connection of my wife's.

   他是我妻子的一個遠親。

5. （業務上的）客戶；（可資利用的）熟人[C][P1]
   She's just a business connection.

   她只是我的一個客戶。

6. 親屬關係；業務往來[C][U]
   The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms.

   這家公司與幾家日本商號有業務往來。

n.

1. a link or relationship between people or things.
2. an opportunity for catching a connecting train, bus, etc.
3. (connections) people with whom one has contact.
4. informal, chiefly N. Amer. a supplier of narcotics.
5. chiefly historical an association of Methodist churches.

[名]

1. 連接；聯繫；關係。