connect

つなぐ、結ぶ

物をつなぎ合わせたり、その間に結び付きを作ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To join things together, or to form a link between them.

• Connect the two ends.
• A narrow road connects the villages.
• We connected the pipe to the water tank.

使い方： connect A to B (Connect the hose to the tap.); connect A with B (A bridge connects the island with the mainland.)

類義語： join, link, attach

反対語： disconnect, separate

よく使う表現： connect two things, connect something to something, connect with something

接続する、つなぐ

機器、回線、建物を電気、電話、コンピューターのネットワークにつなぐ。

やさしい英語で： To link a device, line, or building to an electrical, telephone, or computer network.

• Connect your phone to the network.
• The technician connected our house yesterday.
• Can this computer connect to the internet?

使い方： connect something to a network (Connect your laptop to the wireless network.); connect to something (My phone cannot connect to the internet.)

類義語： hook up, link

反対語： disconnect

よく使う表現： connect to something, connect a phone, connect to the internet

当たる、命中する

打撃や弾が、狙った人や物に当たる。

やさしい英語で： If a blow or shot does this, it hits the person or thing it is aimed at.

• Her first punch connected.
• The kick connected with his shoulder.
• Only one of the boxer's blows connected.

使い方： connect with someone/something (His punch connected with his opponent's jaw.)

類義語： land, hit

反対語： miss

よく使う表現： connect with something, connect with someone