connection nect-necs-nex-net next xt-kst邻近的，贴近的 ,下一个 neighbor
when something joins or is joined to something else, or the part or process that enables this
when people or things are joined or connected in some way
the people you know and who can help you
n. 连接；关系；连接件;[复数]亲属关系

词组短语:
in connection with 与……有关；与……相连
connection with 与…的关系
close connection 紧密联系
in this connection 在这一点上

例句：
The connection of our telephone took several hours.
我们用了好几个小时才接通了电话。
Trade connections existed between the two countries before the war.
战前两国之间有过贸易往来。
The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms.
这家公司与几家日本商号有业务往来。

Internet enter "between, among" net"to bind, tie" neat纯的，净的
An interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol.
n. 【计算机】因特网；国际互联网[口语简称为 the Net (网)]

connective
Serving or tending to connect.
One that connects.
Grammar. A word, such as a conjunction, that connects words, phrases, clauses, and sentences.
Botany. The portion of a stamen that connects the halves of an anther.
adj. 连合的，连接的
n. 【语法学】连接词；连接物；【植物学】药隔，药带

disconnect
To sever or interrupt the connection of or between: disconnected the hose.
Electricity. To shut off the current in (an appliance) by removing its connection to a power source.
To sever or interrupt a connection.
A lack of connection; a disparity:
to become detached or withdrawn
vt. 拆开，使分离
vi. 断开；退出，退下；隐居

例句：
He disconnected the television set before fixing it.
他在修理电视机之前先切断了电源。
When social pressures become too great,he completely disconnects.
当社会压力太大时，他完全离群索居。

interconnect
To be connected with each other: The two buildings interconnect.
To connect reciprocally
vt. 使互相连接
vi. 互相联系

annex
To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.
To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.
An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.
vt. 附加；并吞;获得
n. 附加物；附属建筑物

例句：
The city annexed the area across the river.
该城把河对岸的区域并入辖区。
It was said to be annexed from abroad.
据说它是从国外得来的。

nexus
A means of connection; a link or tie: “this nexus between New York's... real-estate investors and its... politicians” (Wall Street Journal).
A connected series or group.
The core or center
n. 关系；连结，连系；【语法学】动词谓语结构；叙述关系；核心