join
verb
uk/dʒɔɪn/us/dʒɔɪn/joinverb(CONNECT)
B1[T]
toconnectorfastenthings together:
连接;接合Alongsuspensionbridgejoins the twoislands.一座长长的吊桥将两个岛屿连接起来。
Join the twopiecestogetherusingstrongglue.用强力胶把这两片粘起来。
Theislandis joinedtothemainlandby aroadbridge.一座公路桥将小岛和大陆连接起来。
If you join (up) thedotson thepaper, you'll get apicture.如果你将纸上的小点连起来,就会变成一幅画。
B1[IorT]
Ifroadsorriversjoin, theymeetat aparticularpoint:
(使)交会;(使)汇合The A11 joins the M11southof Cambridge.A11 干道在剑桥以南与 M11 高速公路交汇。
The River Murray and the River Darling joineastof Adelaide.墨累河和达令河在阿德莱德以东汇合。
- The twopiecesofclothare joined withVelcro.
- Thebabieswere joined at thehead.
- The twobuildingsare joined by acoveredbridge.
- Theriverjoins theseafurthersouth.
- Turnleftwhere thepathjoins alargertrack.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weave
- weaving
- yoke
joinverb(DO TOGETHER)
A2[IorT]
to getinvolvedin anactivityorjourneywith anotherpersonorgroup:
加入;参加I don't havetimefor adrinknow, but I'll join youlater.我现在没有时间,稍后会和你们一起喝上一杯。
Why don't youaskyoursisterif she would like to join usforsupper?为什么不问问你姐姐是否愿意和我们一起吃晚饭?
We took theferryacrossthe Channel and then joined(= got on)theParistrainat Calais.我们乘渡船过了英吉利海峡,然后在加来上了去巴黎的火车。
If you'rebuyingtickets,pleasejoin thequeue(=standat the end of it).如果你要买票,请排队。
I'msureeveryone will join meinwishingyou a veryhappyretirement(= everyoneelsewill do this too).我相信大家都会和我一样祝你退休生活愉快。
Thepolicehave joinedwith(= they havebeguntoworkwith)the Drug Enforcement Agencyintryingtocatchmajordrugtraffickers.警方和缉毒队联手抓捕大毒贩。
Thedesigncompanyisplanningto joinup withashoemanufacturerandcreatea newlineoffootwear.这家设计公司正计划与一家鞋厂联合推出一系列新鞋。
- If youwantticketsyou'll have to join thequeue.
- Would you like to join us fordinnertonight?
- "Do youwantto join me on a ten-milerun?" "Notlikely!"
- "Come in and join the festivities - what will you have todrink?"
- Ihopethey won'tthinkI'm anti-social if I don't join them in thebar.
Creating alliances
- affiliate
- align
- alliance
- ally
- allyyourselfto/withsomeone
- associate
- associate withsomeone
- attach
- attachsomethingtosomething
- cosiness
- force
- go
- go in onsomething
- hobnob
- integrate
- network
- networking
- pair up
- pairing
joinverb(BECOME A MEMBER)
A2[IorT]
tobecomeamemberof anorganization:
成为(…的)一员,加入IfeltsounfitafterChristmasthat Idecidedto join agym.圣诞节后我觉得身体不佳,决定加入一家健身房。
It's agreatclub. Why don't you join?这家俱乐部很棒。你为什么不加入呢?
join the ranks
tobecomeone of aparticularlargegroupofpeople:
加入行列When Ileaveschoolat the end of thismonth, I'llprobablyhave to join theranksoftheunemployed.我本月底毕业后很可能不得不加入失业大军。
- Theytemptedhim to join thecompanybyofferinghim alargesalaryand acompanycar.
- We had topayastiffmembershipfeeto join thehealthclub.
- He joined theairforcein 1964 andspenttenyearsin theservice.
- I've just joined thelocalgolf/squash/tennisclub.
- We weresurprisedwhen heannouncedhewantedto join theclergy.
Organizations - joining & leaving
- addition
- affiliation
- anti-assimilation
- assimilation
- assimilationist
- assimilative
- assimilatory
- blackball
- disenrollment
- enrol
- enrolment
- enter
- entryway
- exit
- initiation ceremony
- joiner
- non-joiner
- on the booksidiom
- onto
- sit
Idioms
be joined in marriage/matrimony
join battle
join duty
join hands
join the club!
Phrasal verbs
join in(something)
join up
join
noun[C]
uk/dʒɔɪn/us/dʒɔɪn/aplacewhere two thingsmeetor arefastenedtogether:
接头;结点;接合处She'dstitchedthe twopiecestogether reallycarefullyso that you couldn'tseethe join.她将两块布非常仔细地缝在了一起,你看不到接缝。
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weave
- weaving
- yoke