attach
attach
at·tach / əˈtætʃ ; əˈtætʃ /verb
1. Tto fasten or connect one object to another系; 绑; 贴; 固定; 连接; 附上;SYNfix
attach sth to sth
•Attach a recent photograph to your application form.申请表上请贴一张近照。
•a small battery attached to a little loudspeaker装在小喇叭上的一节小电池
the attached form / cheque / leaflet etc•Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.请填好所附的回条并把它寄回。
2. be attached to sb / sth to like someone or something very much, because you have known them or had them for a long time喜欢(依恋)某人/某物:•It's easy to become attached to the children you work with.很容易喜欢上和你相处的孩子们。
3. attach importance / significance etc to sth to believe that something is important重视某事物,认为某事物很重要:•People attach too much importance to economic forecasts.人们把经济预测看得过于重要。
4. I,Tif blame attaches or is attached to someone, they are responsible for something bad that happens(使)〔某坏事的责任〕与…有牵连:•No blame can be attached to Roy for the incident.这事件罗伊一点责任也没有。
5. I,Tif a quality, feeling, idea etc attaches or is attached to a person, thing, or event, it is connected with them(使)〔某素质、情感、思想等〕与…联系起来:[+ to ]
•It's easy to let the emotions attached to one situation spill over into others.由一件事情产生的情绪很容易影响到其他事情。
6. be attached to stha. to work for part of a particular organization, especially for a short period of time〔尤指短期〕为某机构工作:
•He was attached to the foreign affairs department of a Japanese newspaper.他在一家日本报社的外事部门工作。
b. to be part of a bigger organization附属于某机构:•The Food Ministry is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture.粮食部隶属于农业部。
7. Tto connect a document or FILE to an email so that you can send them together附加〔文件〕到电子邮件8. attach yourself to sb to join someone and spend a lot of time with them, often without being invited or welcome〔常指不请自来或不受欢迎地〕和某人在一起,缠着某人:
•A young man from Canada had attached himself to Sam.一个加拿大来的小伙子缠着萨姆。
9. attach a condition (to sth) to allow something to happen, but only if someone agrees to do a particular thing or accept a particular idea(在某事上)附加条件:•When approving a merger, the commission can attach conditions.委员会在批准公司合并的时候可以附加条件。
10. attach a label to sb / sth to think of or describe someone or something as being a particular thing, especially in a very general way把某人/某事归类:•You can't really attach a label to this type of art.这种艺术真的无法归类。
