join
verb uk/dʒɔɪn/ us/dʒɔɪn/
(CONNECT)
B1 [ T ]连接；接合
to connect or fasten things together
A long suspension bridge joins the two islands. 一座长长的吊桥将两个岛屿连接起来。
Join the two pieces together using strong glue. 用强力胶把这两片粘起来。
The island is joined to the mainland by a road bridge. 一座公路桥将小岛和大陆连接起来。
If you join (up) the dots on the paper, you'll get a picture. 如果你将纸上的小点连起来，就会变成一幅画。
B1 [ I or T ]（使）交会；（使）汇合
If roads or rivers join, they meet at a particular point.
The A11 joins the M11 south of Cambridge. A11 干道在剑桥以南与 M11 高速公路交汇。
The River Murray and the River Darling join east of Adelaide. 墨累河和达令河在阿德莱德以东汇合。
- More examples
- The two pieces of cloth are joined with Velcro.
- The babies were joined at the head.
- The two buildings are joined by a covered bridge.
- The river joins the sea further south.
- Turn left where the path joins a larger track.
(DO TOGETHER)
A2 [ I or T ]加入；参加
to get involved in an activity or journey with another person or group
I don't have time for a drink now, but I'll join you later. 我现在没有时间，稍后会和你们一起喝上一杯。
Why don't you ask your sister if she would like to join us for supper? 为什么不问问你姐姐是否愿意和我们一起吃晚饭？
We took the ferry across the Channel and then joined (= got on) the Paris train at 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're buying tickets, please join the queue (= stand at the end of it). 如果你要买票，请排队。
I'm sure everyone will join me in wishing you a very happy retirement (= everyone else will do this too). 我相信大家都会和我一样祝你退休生活愉快。
The police have joined with (= they have begun to work with) the Drug Enforcement Agency in trying to catch major drug traffickers. 警方和缉毒队联手抓捕大毒贩。
The design company is planning to join up with a shoe manufacturer and create a new line of footwear. 这家设计公司正计划与一家鞋厂联合推出一系列新鞋。
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- If you want tickets you'll have to join the queue.
- Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?
- "Do you want to join me on a ten-mile run?" "Not likely !"
- "Come in and join the festivities - what will you have to drink?"
- I hope they won't think I'm anti-social if I don't join them in the bar.
(BECOME A MEMBER)
A2 [ I or T ]成为（…的）一员，加入
to become a member of an organization
I felt so unfit after Christmas that I decided to join a gym. 圣诞节后我觉得身体不佳，决定加入一家健身房。
It's a great club. Why don't you join? 这家俱乐部很棒。你为什么不加入呢？
join the ranks 加入行列
to become one of a particular large group of people
When I leave school at the end of this month, I'll probably have to join the ranks of the unemployed. 我本月底毕业后很可能不得不加入失业大军。
He is about to join the ranks of sportspeople turned designers.
In winning the award, he joined the ranks of writers such as Asimov and Williamson.
She joined the growing ranks of parents choosing to homeschool their children.
He has joined the ranks of doctors concerned that the drugs are being prescribed too freely.
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- They tempted him to join the company by offering him a large salary and a company car.
- We had to pay a stiff membership fee to join the health club.
- He joined the air force in 1964 and spent ten years in the service.
- I've just joined the local golf/squash/tennis club.
- We were surprised when he announced he wanted to join the clergy .
Idioms
be joined in marriage/matrimonyidiom formal 结为夫妻
to become a married couple in an official ceremony
join battleidiom formal 参战
If armies join battle, they start to fight.
join dutyidiom Indian English（在离开一段时间后）回来上班
to return to work after a period of time away
join handsidiom 携手;拉起手
If two or more people join hands, they hold each other's hands, especially in order to do something.
The teacher asked us to form a circle and join hands. 老师让我们围成一个圈，手拉着手。
join the club!idiom informal 彼此彼此！一样倒霉！
said in answer to something that someone has said, meaning that you are in the same bad situation as they are
"I've got no money till the end of this week." "Join the club!" “周末之前我身无分文。”“彼此彼此！”
Phrasal verbs
join in (something)B1 参加
to become involved in an activity with other people
We only need one more player for this game - can you persuade your sister to join in? 我们这项比赛只差一个选手——你能说服你姐姐参加吗？
At the end of this verse, we'd like everyone to join in with the chorus. 这段末尾处我们希望大家一起合唱。
join up 参军，入伍
If you join up, you become a member of one of the armed forces.
"Have you been in the army for a long time?" "I joined up as soon as I'd left school." “你参军很长时间了吗？”“我中学一毕业就参军了。”
join
noun [ C ] uk/dʒɔɪn/ us/dʒɔɪn/
接头；结点；接合处
a place where two things meet or are fastened together
She'd stitched the two pieces together really carefully so that you couldn't see the join. 她将两块布非常仔细地缝在了一起，你看不到接缝。