to join or be joined with something else

Can I connect my printer to your computer? 我能把我的打印机连在你的计算机上吗？

Where does the stove connect (up) to the electricity? 这个炉子在哪儿接电源？

Has the phone/electricity/gas/internet been connected (= switched on or joined to the main supply) in your new place yet? 你们的新居接通电话／电／煤气／互联网了吗？

to consider or show a person or thing to be related to someone or something else

She's an actress I connect with the theatre rather than films. 这个女演员让我联想到的是戏剧而不是电影。

Police are connecting the break-in with other recent thefts in the area. 警方正把这起入室行窃案和近期该地区其他失窃案联系起来。

to feel close to someone or have a good relationship with them

She has a remarkable ability to connect with a wide variety of people. 她有一种非凡的能力，可以与各种各样的人建立起良好关系。

We just didn't connect. 我们就是合不来。

to make it possible for you to speak to someone else by phone

Could you connect me with/to a number in Paris, please? I'm not getting through. 能帮我接通巴黎的一个号码吗？我好像打不通。

If two buses, trains, etc. connect, they arrive at times that allow passengers to get off one and onto another.

Your flight arrives at 12.30, when it connects with a bus service to your hotel. 您的航班10点半到达，那儿有联运长途客车到您入住的酒店。

There's a connecting train service between the airport and the city. 机场和该市之间有火车联运。