Definition of join in English:

join

verb dʒɔɪndʒɔɪn

[with object]

1Link; connect.
连接；接合
the tap was joined to a pipe
水龙头与一条管道相连接。
join the paragraphs together
把这几段连接起来。
Example sentencesExamples
- For two guys literally joined at the hip, they lead very different lives.
- The paintings have been joined to form one montage, which has been put up in the school hall.
- "I thought you two were joined at the hip, " Andy said.
- We then switch to a fellow listening to the music in his car, which is joined to another by some sort of tubing.
- The drawer fronts are normally joined to the drawer sides with lapped dovetails.
- The entrance through the outer ramparts was joined to the inner gateway by an ingeniously defended approach.
- Then Ranginui, the sky, dwelt with Papatuanuku, the earth, and was joined to her, and land was made.
- "We're not joined at the hip, " Noah said in response.
- They climb up on the shed at the back of the boarded up house, which is joined to ours.
- The promontory, jammed with red-tiled roofs, was once an island, but had for centuries been joined to the mainland by a narrow causeway.
- Believers are one with each other because they are joined to Christ.
- The convent, on the longitudinal axis, is joined to the Basilica by one of its short sides.
- The sewer's original standard of design is described as ‘poor’, and it has never been joined to the public sewer system.
- It will be joined to the existing town of Cloughjordan by a pathway.
- The extension would be joined to the main offices by a link corridor.
- The capillary sprouts eventually join together to form a new network, with arterioles supplying them and venules draining them.
- The sphere of thought was joined to that of action, and the philosophy of Francis Bacon exemplifies the resultant outlook.
- Alaska and Hawaii are not joined to the other forty-eight states.
- Two lower staterooms will be joined to make one large master suite.
- The motorway will eventually be joined to a southern route from Dublin to Rosslare.
Synonyms
connect, unite, fix, affix, attach, add, annex, fasten, stick, glue, fuse, knit, weld, amalgamate, consolidate, combine, bond, append, link, bridge, secure, lock, make fast, tie, bind, string, lash, couple, marry, pair, yoke, team, chain, merge, dovetail, splice, blend
formal conjoin
1. 1.1 Become linked or connected to.
  与…汇合，与…交接
  where the River Drave joins the Danube
  德拉瓦河与多瑙河汇合的地方。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For this reason, I always travelled first to Manchester and then joined up with the main group of reds.
  Synonyms
  meet, touch, reach, extend to, abut, adjoin, border (on), converge (with)
  rejoin
2. 1.2 Connect (points) with a line.
  用线连接（点）
  join up the points in a different colour
  用另一种颜色把这些点连接成线。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are three lines joining points of the configuration that do not count among the four configuration lines.
  The triangle joining points 3, 6 and 9 links all the numbers on the circle divisible by 3.
  For example it is assumed that there is a unique line joining any two points.
  In particular he assumed that the solids were convex, that is a straight line joining any two points always lies entirely within the solid.
  There is only one parabola joining these three points.
  The construction involves joining some points and drawing through some of the points of intersection lines parallel to other lines.
  When all pairs of points are joined, the resulting network of points and lines is known as a complete graph.
  By joining the points of intersection between price and amount of X consumed at that price, we trace out a demand curve.
3. 1.3no object, with adverbial Unite to form one entity or group.
  联合
  they joined up with local environmentalists
  他们与当地的环境保护者联合起来。
  countries join together to abolish restrictions on trade
  各国联合起来废除贸易限制。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not long after, they were joined in holy matrimony.
  They are competing in terms of business but will join together when it will help to bring about benefits for retail across the board.
  Residents from Bennekerry and Browneshill were the first to join together to oppose a bypass through the area.
  Community is built and strengthened as participants join together to work as the body of Christ.
  Dozens of businesses are set to join together to spruce up an historic Bradford tourist attraction.
  Let us join together to buy it by private purchase.
  If the two nations join together and live in peace, they will set an example for the rest of the world.
  Three Blackburn schools are to join together to allow children from different backgrounds to make new friends.
  Both groups then joined together in a revolt against Dutch rule.
  Schools will be able to join together as education ‘brands’, with the best heads encouraged to take over whole groups.
  When the religious-right and the humanists join together for a common cause, no external entity can put down their efforts.
  Men and women of no particular faith or god can and do join in matrimony.
  Most coalitions were brothers, but unrelated males could also join up to form coalitions.
  Digital images of the drops were recorded as they joined to form one drop.
  Instead of hitting each other and bouncing off like bumper cars, the atoms join together and function as one entity.
  It is the time of year when families join together to visit the final resting place of their loved one.
  So this is another one of those opportunities that we all have to join together.
  You could also join up with another group in the area to raise funds between you.
  We'll join together to celebrate Samoa, her culture and her prayerful faith.
  Many thousands of couples were joined in matrimony during communal ceremonies.
4. 1.4 Become a member or employee of.
  加入，成为…的一员（或雇员）
  she joined the department last year
  她去年加入了这个部门。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Flores will join fellow Gates Scholars from across the world this October to pursue her graduate degree in engineering.
  Additionally, a larger number of students participate by joining the band or the cheerleading squad, two spin-off benefits of football.
  I would join what is known as the simplicity movement.
  Aviva joins a growing band of hard-pressed life insurance companies putting the slide rule over their Irish operations in a bid to cut costs.
  But despite such challenges, women are once again joining the ranks of the police in Afghanistan.
  Most members join clubs for fitness, but they stay for fun.
  One of them joins the band, wearing a high-tech washboard, which he plays with spoons.
  You take the control of Glitch, a small yellow robot who joins a resistance band of droids fighting off an evil army of robots.
  In fact joining the band had taken all my courage.
  Smith was a talented violinist herself and joined what is now the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as a professional musician.
  We never sounded better so part of me was glad that this guy was joining our band.
  If you decide that court life isn't for you, would you consider joining my band?
  Once the musician has joined a band, new types of connections are formed.
  Michigan recently became the latest state to join what we like to call the " victim empowerment " movement.
  Think " retention " the moment the member joins the club.
  Many farmers had joined the army under Thomas Rusk's command.
  I joined the army late 1939 when I was twenty years old.
  Instructions for joining and information about the GDP can be found on their web site.
  The above is an attempt to highlight those questions that I felt are specific to joining a startup.
  Well, he asked me if I wanted to sign on the dotted line and join his band of merry men.
5. 1.5 Take part in.
  参与，参加
  I joined the demonstration
  我参加了示威游行。
  no object I joined in and sang along
  我加入到了歌唱中去。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday.
  I laughed and told them to come on back anytime and join in the festivities.
  Jeremy and his friends will be joining a city band competition next month.
  There are ten of thousands of people here joining in the celebration.
  Close to 2,000 more people quickly joined the fray.
  The tables soon filled with guests who heartily joined in the festivities.
  Hundreds of light aircraft pilots joined in the celebration by flying to the airport.
  Her biggest excitement, though, was hearing her guests join lustily in the choruses.
  Our hotels have joined in the fun, too, with special summer rates.
  Many regular evening walkers rushed into the grass lawns and joined in the singing.
  Producers, writers and other members of the Heartbeat team also joined in the fun.
  China, despite their presently weak technology, will soon join the fray.
  "Me neither, " Adele mused wanting to join in the conversation.
  Not even the quietest in the group could help but join in the festivities.
  Now that the established industry players are joining the fray, the competition will only intensify.
  They enthusiastically joined the reunion and exchanged ideas, later joining in the singing.
  "What's going on, " Sitka asked, joining in the conversation.
  Mr Hendricks will be travelling over from the US to join in the celebrations.
  The staff's friends and family are joining in the fun, too.
  Synonyms
  become a member of, help in, participate in, join in, get involved in, contribute to, have a hand in
  enlist (in), join up (with), sign up (with), affiliate to, team up (with), join forces (with), play a part (in)
  band together, get together, ally
6. 1.6join upno object Become a member of the armed forces.
  加入，成为…的一员（或雇员）
  her brothers joined up in 1914
  她的兄弟1914年入伍。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She said: ‘If friends or people who I speak to in the street tell me they know somebody who's thinking of joining up I talk them out of it.’
  One of the ways to get a culturally - aware police service is by persuading more members of the ethnic minorities to join up.
  He had been one of the Blackbury Pals, who had joined up together.
  SF representative, Gerry Kelly, said the party would continue campaigning to discourage young nationalists or Catholics from joining up.
  After joining up in 1998, Cpl Fox served in Germany and in Kosovo as an intelligence and security clerk with the Queen's Royal Hussars.
  But I do not see joining up with the Brownshirts as something to be glossed over in order to make the greater point of opposing Chinese imperialism.
  They even joined up together on the same day, one in the navy, the other in the air force.
  There will be no joining up after we have the battle won.
  Well done to those who took the initiative and joined up - more members welcome.
  They would like to see new members joining up - all the officer posts are up for re-election.
  Synonyms
  enlist, join
  enrol in, sign up for, volunteer for
  British archaic take the King's shilling
7. 1.7 Come into the company of.
  和…作伴，随同，陪同
  after the show we were joined by Jessica's sister
  看完演出后杰西卡的妹妹和我们作伴。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They will be joined on stage by singers from Silsden Singers and Bradford Voices.
  He will be joined on stage at the Sedbergh gig by his Big Band.
  But what difference did it make if he was unable to play or join them on-stage?
  CNN's Patty Davis now joins us live from Washington with more on this.
  CNN's Kathleen Koch now joins us live from the courthouse with more reaction from there - Kathleen.
  The band, which was great in itself, was joined onstage by a couple of famous singers.
  Many of our friends and supporters will be joining me to walk at various stages along the route.
  At the play's curtain, Jefferson invites director Moises Kaufman and me to join him onstage.
  We'll have reaction from some of those family members joining us here live, tonight.
  A U.S. congressman who supported Irish nationalism joins us to talk about it straight ahead.
  Two of the best political journalists in the country join me next.
  Three of the country's very best political journalists join me next.
8. 1.8 Support (someone) in an activity.
  支持（某人）做，和…一起做
  I am sure you will join me in wishing him every success
  我深信你会和我一样祝愿他大获成功。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They are joined in this good wish by Jimmy's neighbours, and his many friends in the community.
  We hope you will join us in supporting religious freedom in France.
  I urge you to join us in sending food, warm wishes and support to the Israeli soldiers.
  If you need extra encouragement, join an evening class or find a friend who wants to join you in some new activity.
  Earlier this year I joined him to announce support for Scotland's first two football academies.
  I can scarcely leave my house without her joining me in whatever activity I am doing.
  Giblets has joined me to contribute moral support in my hour of hunger striking.
  His request to the supporters of his contention is to join him at least for a mile or a few yards to strengthen the nation.

noun dʒɔɪndʒɔɪn

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.
连接处；接合点；接缝
it was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join
Example sentencesExamples
- You can't spot the joins between the spontaneous and the prepared, so comfortable are they with this uniquely intimate form of theatre.
- If you have to break out of the bottom, most of the time the knot to the boom will go before the superglued join.
- Laminate floors, due to their durability and tight joins, are recommended by the experts.
- And some collage works best simply because the joins are bizarre.
- All the joins and seams were suspiciously perfect.
- In one case, a previous owner sealed the join between the bathtub and the wall with putty instead of silicone.
- There also seems to be ample opportunity for water to access where the upper is attached to the base - the join isn't sealed at all.
- When you have pushed all the hair in, secure with hairgrips along the seam formed by the join, starting at the bottom.
- Ivy leaves are at the top of the stem, and ivy vines twine around the bottom and connect to ivy leaves at the join.
- You can hear the joins, and couldn't think for even a moment that this is some acoustic as-live, technologically-innocent communion.
- This is politics, after all, a web of manipulation so cleverly stitched that you can't easily see the joins.
- The wheel rim and push rim are joined together by five joins around the wheel causing a vast potential for hands to get caught or jammed in the gaps.
- She was determined to keep him out and so had sealed the join between their two Planes of Existence.
- Moisten the edges of the pastry with water and then wrap it around the meat, pressing the joins well to seal.
- The graphic, dynamic form on the outside is carried through inside, with elegant sweeping features at the wall and ceiling joins.
- To see writer, director, actor and designers working together so perfectly that one cannot see the joins is a rare treat.
- The join, or suture, between the old continents can today be located with the aid of geophysical techniques.
- He constructed the frame of Guitar to look like a window, its joins leaking the threatening weather seen through the glass.
- It means an invisible join and allows me to line up all my rows for a really neat finish.
- The pieces were episodic in nature; like several songs stitched together, except you couldn't see the join.
Synonyms
junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus
joint, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus

Phrases

join battle

formal Begin fighting.
〈正式〉开始交战，参战
the armies of the north and south joined battle
Example sentencesExamples
- The main body of forces of first-echelon armies of the front moved up on the heels of forward elements and joined battle.
- And then, using the dealmaker's lingo for joining battle, he broke the news: ‘I'm going to engage.’
- We're here to mark that day in history when the allied armies joined battle to reclaim this continent to liberty.
- He gave chase for five days and then engaged the enemy, despite four of his ships lagging behind and their captains failing to join battle.
- It won't risk damaging itself by joining battle with typical prey, such as an elephant seal.
- Joseph is generally blamed for joining battle at Vitoria while some of his divisions were some way away.
- This area - national security - might not have been the best place for joining battle last week, but battle is joined.
- There were more on the way when I moved into range, and they joined battle as I was leaving.
- Expectations now fulfilled, the two clubs are set to join battle at Walsh Park on Sunday in what promises to be a right cracker of a decider.
- I understand Longclaw took a shuttle and went to join battle with the Lyrans.
Synonyms
fight, battle, combat, wage war, make war, be at war, be in conflict, conduct a war, do battle, join battle, take the field, take up arms

join forces

Combine efforts.
协力，联合
individuals and organizations have joined forces to provide fund-raising facilities
Example sentencesExamples
- A group of military doctors and engineers have joined forces in an experimental effort to find out.
- Cosmologists and particle physicists have therefore joined forces in the study of the early history of the Universe.
- Environmentally-friendly fast food workers joined forces with pre-school youngsters to beat the litter bugs.
- If you want to join forces with such organizations, that is your privilege.
- Three of the biggest employees in York and Selby are joining forces to provide better child care facilities for their staff.
- The idea is that when you put your foot down the electric motor and the V6 join forces to provide Herculean power.
- The premier reiterated Asian countries need to step up efforts to join forces to ensure the balance of the global economy.
- You just saw the picture of Democrats and Republicans in New Orleans joining forces to support the recovery effort.
- Now, outraged people all over the UK will be joining forces to force it off the air again.
- Ground Force will also join forces with the Eden Project to create a Garden for Africa before the show comes to a close.

join hands

1Hold each other's hands.
握手
now join hands in a circle
Example sentencesExamples
- Partners face each other, join hands, and form a long ‘tunnel.’
- We feel that if we join hands and pray together we can make a difference.
- About 200 people screamed this chant, joined hands and attempted to promote unity on campus yesterday outside Willard Building.
- I witness the pledging of this man and woman, that they have joined hands and sworn to each other.
- They came together shortly before the service and spontaneously joined hands under a gray sky.
- Before eating, everyone forms up in two circles, facing each other, joins hands and chants ‘Aum’, the Indian mantra.
- The five children all stared longingly at each other, and joined hands in a small circle.
- Participants joined hands and sang ‘We Are The World,’ ‘America the Beautiful,’ and the Hands Across America theme.
- Once every one was seated again, Brandon and Chasity joined hands and smiled at each other.
- The food arrived, piping hot; they joined hands and sat together in silence, their wet clothes beginning to dry.
1. 1.1Work together.
  〈喻〉合伙，通力合作
  education has been shy to join hands with business
  教育界一直害怕与商界联手。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ma broached the idea of Toronto and Taipei joining hands to inform each other on the latest SARS information.
  HKUST joins hands with Lenovo and Microsoft to launch ‘Student Subsidy Program’.
  Furthermore, multiracial congregations can powerfully join hands to resist racism together.
  People of all walks of life including women, children and school students joined hands in the work.
  ‘The North and South must unite, joining hands to help each other and protect the sovereignty of our people,’ he said.
  Until about 1720, Dutch ethnics married within the group, worshiped together, and joined hands for economic and political objectives.
  After joining hands to arrest and jail Monk Tim Sakhorn, the next logical step is to join hands to boost tourism in the Indochinese Federation
  We need to create a culture of tolerance and forgiveness and join hands together as one nation.
  How have Vinton and Turpin joined hands to knead together art and commerce, creativity and discipline?
  For some time Mr Birender Singh even joined hands with his bête noire, Mr Bhajan Lal, to get even with Mr Hooda.

Derivatives

joinable

adjective

I will be setting up a page of links to to other sites with joinable paintings.
Example sentencesExamples
- If the thread is not joinable, its resources will be freed automatically.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere 'to join'.

Join comes via Old French joindre, from Latin jungere ‘to join’ also found in joint (Middle English), used in butchery contexts from the late 16th century; juncture (Late Middle English) originally meaning ‘joining’; and junction (early 18th century) which also started out in the sense ‘joining’. Its use in transport is found from the late 18th century.

Rhymes

adjoin, Boulogne, coign, coin, conjoin, Des Moines, Dordogne, enjoin, groin, groyne, loin, purloin, quoin, subjoin

Definition of join in US English:

join

verbjoindʒɔɪn

[with object]

1Link; connect.
连接；接合
the tap was joined to a pipe
水龙头与一条管道相连接。
join the paragraphs together
把这几段连接起来。
Example sentencesExamples
- The entrance through the outer ramparts was joined to the inner gateway by an ingeniously defended approach.
- The motorway will eventually be joined to a southern route from Dublin to Rosslare.
- The promontory, jammed with red-tiled roofs, was once an island, but had for centuries been joined to the mainland by a narrow causeway.
- Believers are one with each other because they are joined to Christ.
- "We're not joined at the hip, " Noah said in response.
- "I thought you two were joined at the hip, " Andy said.
- They climb up on the shed at the back of the boarded up house, which is joined to ours.
- Then Ranginui, the sky, dwelt with Papatuanuku, the earth, and was joined to her, and land was made.
- The extension would be joined to the main offices by a link corridor.
- Two lower staterooms will be joined to make one large master suite.
- The drawer fronts are normally joined to the drawer sides with lapped dovetails.
- For two guys literally joined at the hip, they lead very different lives.
- It will be joined to the existing town of Cloughjordan by a pathway.
- The paintings have been joined to form one montage, which has been put up in the school hall.
- The convent, on the longitudinal axis, is joined to the Basilica by one of its short sides.
- We then switch to a fellow listening to the music in his car, which is joined to another by some sort of tubing.
- The sphere of thought was joined to that of action, and the philosophy of Francis Bacon exemplifies the resultant outlook.
- Alaska and Hawaii are not joined to the other forty-eight states.
- The capillary sprouts eventually join together to form a new network, with arterioles supplying them and venules draining them.
- The sewer's original standard of design is described as ‘poor’, and it has never been joined to the public sewer system.
Synonyms
connect, unite, fix, affix, attach, add, annex, fasten, stick, glue, fuse, knit, weld, amalgamate, consolidate, combine, bond, append, link, bridge, secure, lock, make fast, tie, bind, string, lash, couple, marry, pair, yoke, team, chain, merge, dovetail, splice, blend
1. 1.1 Become linked or connected to.
  与…汇合，与…交接
  where the Drave River joins the Danube
  德拉瓦河与多瑙河汇合的地方。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For this reason, I always travelled first to Manchester and then joined up with the main group of reds.
  Synonyms
  meet, touch, reach, extend to, abut, adjoin, border, border on, converge, converge with
2. 1.2 Connect (points) with a line.
  用线连接（点）
  join up the points in a different color
  用另一种颜色把这些点连接成线。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The construction involves joining some points and drawing through some of the points of intersection lines parallel to other lines.
  The triangle joining points 3, 6 and 9 links all the numbers on the circle divisible by 3.
  In particular he assumed that the solids were convex, that is a straight line joining any two points always lies entirely within the solid.
  There is only one parabola joining these three points.
  By joining the points of intersection between price and amount of X consumed at that price, we trace out a demand curve.
  There are three lines joining points of the configuration that do not count among the four configuration lines.
  For example it is assumed that there is a unique line joining any two points.
  When all pairs of points are joined, the resulting network of points and lines is known as a complete graph.
3. 1.3no object, with adverbial Unite to form one entity or group.
  联合
  they joined up with local environmentalists
  他们与当地的环境保护者联合起来。
  countries join together to abolish restrictions on trade
  各国联合起来废除贸易限制。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not long after, they were joined in holy matrimony.
  Most coalitions were brothers, but unrelated males could also join up to form coalitions.
  Let us join together to buy it by private purchase.
  Instead of hitting each other and bouncing off like bumper cars, the atoms join together and function as one entity.
  Community is built and strengthened as participants join together to work as the body of Christ.
  You could also join up with another group in the area to raise funds between you.
  So this is another one of those opportunities that we all have to join together.
  It is the time of year when families join together to visit the final resting place of their loved one.
  Many thousands of couples were joined in matrimony during communal ceremonies.
  Schools will be able to join together as education ‘brands’, with the best heads encouraged to take over whole groups.
  Men and women of no particular faith or god can and do join in matrimony.
  Residents from Bennekerry and Browneshill were the first to join together to oppose a bypass through the area.
  Digital images of the drops were recorded as they joined to form one drop.
  They are competing in terms of business but will join together when it will help to bring about benefits for retail across the board.
  Both groups then joined together in a revolt against Dutch rule.
  When the religious-right and the humanists join together for a common cause, no external entity can put down their efforts.
  Dozens of businesses are set to join together to spruce up an historic Bradford tourist attraction.
  Three Blackburn schools are to join together to allow children from different backgrounds to make new friends.
  We'll join together to celebrate Samoa, her culture and her prayerful faith.
  If the two nations join together and live in peace, they will set an example for the rest of the world.
4. 1.4 Become a member or employee of.
  加入，成为…的一员（或雇员）
  she joined the department last year
  她去年加入了这个部门。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In fact joining the band had taken all my courage.
  Well, he asked me if I wanted to sign on the dotted line and join his band of merry men.
  Aviva joins a growing band of hard-pressed life insurance companies putting the slide rule over their Irish operations in a bid to cut costs.
  You take the control of Glitch, a small yellow robot who joins a resistance band of droids fighting off an evil army of robots.
  One of them joins the band, wearing a high-tech washboard, which he plays with spoons.
  But despite such challenges, women are once again joining the ranks of the police in Afghanistan.
  Many farmers had joined the army under Thomas Rusk's command.
  Most members join clubs for fitness, but they stay for fun.
  I joined the army late 1939 when I was twenty years old.
  Think " retention " the moment the member joins the club.
  Flores will join fellow Gates Scholars from across the world this October to pursue her graduate degree in engineering.
  We never sounded better so part of me was glad that this guy was joining our band.
  The above is an attempt to highlight those questions that I felt are specific to joining a startup.
  Additionally, a larger number of students participate by joining the band or the cheerleading squad, two spin-off benefits of football.
  Once the musician has joined a band, new types of connections are formed.
  If you decide that court life isn't for you, would you consider joining my band?
  I would join what is known as the simplicity movement.
  Smith was a talented violinist herself and joined what is now the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as a professional musician.
  Instructions for joining and information about the GDP can be found on their web site.
  Michigan recently became the latest state to join what we like to call the " victim empowerment " movement.
5. 1.5 Take part in.
  参与，参加
  I joined the demonstration
  我参加了示威游行。
  no object I joined in and sang along
  我加入到了歌唱中去。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They enthusiastically joined the reunion and exchanged ideas, later joining in the singing.
  I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday.
  Now that the established industry players are joining the fray, the competition will only intensify.
  Hundreds of light aircraft pilots joined in the celebration by flying to the airport.
  Our hotels have joined in the fun, too, with special summer rates.
  Not even the quietest in the group could help but join in the festivities.
  Her biggest excitement, though, was hearing her guests join lustily in the choruses.
  Mr Hendricks will be travelling over from the US to join in the celebrations.
  The tables soon filled with guests who heartily joined in the festivities.
  There are ten of thousands of people here joining in the celebration.
  Close to 2,000 more people quickly joined the fray.
  "Me neither, " Adele mused wanting to join in the conversation.
  Jeremy and his friends will be joining a city band competition next month.
  Many regular evening walkers rushed into the grass lawns and joined in the singing.
  China, despite their presently weak technology, will soon join the fray.
  The staff's friends and family are joining in the fun, too.
  I laughed and told them to come on back anytime and join in the festivities.
  "What's going on, " Sitka asked, joining in the conversation.
  Producers, writers and other members of the Heartbeat team also joined in the fun.
  Synonyms
  become a member of, help in, participate in, join in, get involved in, contribute to, have a hand in
6. 1.6join upno object Become a member of the armed forces.
  加入，成为…的一员（或雇员）
  her brothers joined up in 1914
  她的兄弟1914年入伍。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She said: ‘If friends or people who I speak to in the street tell me they know somebody who's thinking of joining up I talk them out of it.’
  SF representative, Gerry Kelly, said the party would continue campaigning to discourage young nationalists or Catholics from joining up.
  They even joined up together on the same day, one in the navy, the other in the air force.
  Well done to those who took the initiative and joined up - more members welcome.
  He had been one of the Blackbury Pals, who had joined up together.
  They would like to see new members joining up - all the officer posts are up for re-election.
  There will be no joining up after we have the battle won.
  But I do not see joining up with the Brownshirts as something to be glossed over in order to make the greater point of opposing Chinese imperialism.
  One of the ways to get a culturally - aware police service is by persuading more members of the ethnic minorities to join up.
  After joining up in 1998, Cpl Fox served in Germany and in Kosovo as an intelligence and security clerk with the Queen's Royal Hussars.
  Synonyms
  enlist, join
7. 1.7 Come into the company of.
  和…作伴，随同，陪同
  after the show we were joined by Jessica's sister
  看完演出后杰西卡的妹妹和我们作伴。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Two of the best political journalists in the country join me next.
  A U.S. congressman who supported Irish nationalism joins us to talk about it straight ahead.
  At the play's curtain, Jefferson invites director Moises Kaufman and me to join him onstage.
  We'll have reaction from some of those family members joining us here live, tonight.
  He will be joined on stage at the Sedbergh gig by his Big Band.
  The band, which was great in itself, was joined onstage by a couple of famous singers.
  CNN's Kathleen Koch now joins us live from the courthouse with more reaction from there - Kathleen.
  CNN's Patty Davis now joins us live from Washington with more on this.
  Three of the country's very best political journalists join me next.
  Many of our friends and supporters will be joining me to walk at various stages along the route.
  They will be joined on stage by singers from Silsden Singers and Bradford Voices.
  But what difference did it make if he was unable to play or join them on-stage?
8. 1.8 Support (someone) in an activity.
  支持（某人）做，和…一起做
  I am sure you will join me in wishing him every success
  我深信你会和我一样祝愿他大获成功。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I urge you to join us in sending food, warm wishes and support to the Israeli soldiers.
  Earlier this year I joined him to announce support for Scotland's first two football academies.
  I can scarcely leave my house without her joining me in whatever activity I am doing.
  They are joined in this good wish by Jimmy's neighbours, and his many friends in the community.
  We hope you will join us in supporting religious freedom in France.
  His request to the supporters of his contention is to join him at least for a mile or a few yards to strengthen the nation.
  If you need extra encouragement, join an evening class or find a friend who wants to join you in some new activity.
  Giblets has joined me to contribute moral support in my hour of hunger striking.

nounjoindʒɔɪn

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.
连接处；接合点；接缝
Example sentencesExamples
- She was determined to keep him out and so had sealed the join between their two Planes of Existence.
- Ivy leaves are at the top of the stem, and ivy vines twine around the bottom and connect to ivy leaves at the join.
- In one case, a previous owner sealed the join between the bathtub and the wall with putty instead of silicone.
- There also seems to be ample opportunity for water to access where the upper is attached to the base - the join isn't sealed at all.
- He constructed the frame of Guitar to look like a window, its joins leaking the threatening weather seen through the glass.
- Laminate floors, due to their durability and tight joins, are recommended by the experts.
- When you have pushed all the hair in, secure with hairgrips along the seam formed by the join, starting at the bottom.
- The wheel rim and push rim are joined together by five joins around the wheel causing a vast potential for hands to get caught or jammed in the gaps.
- The pieces were episodic in nature; like several songs stitched together, except you couldn't see the join.
- If you have to break out of the bottom, most of the time the knot to the boom will go before the superglued join.
- The graphic, dynamic form on the outside is carried through inside, with elegant sweeping features at the wall and ceiling joins.
- You can hear the joins, and couldn't think for even a moment that this is some acoustic as-live, technologically-innocent communion.
- Moisten the edges of the pastry with water and then wrap it around the meat, pressing the joins well to seal.
- This is politics, after all, a web of manipulation so cleverly stitched that you can't easily see the joins.
- To see writer, director, actor and designers working together so perfectly that one cannot see the joins is a rare treat.
- It means an invisible join and allows me to line up all my rows for a really neat finish.
- And some collage works best simply because the joins are bizarre.
- You can't spot the joins between the spontaneous and the prepared, so comfortable are they with this uniquely intimate form of theatre.
- All the joins and seams were suspiciously perfect.
- The join, or suture, between the old continents can today be located with the aid of geophysical techniques.
Synonyms
junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus
joint, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus

Phrases

join battle

formal Begin fighting.
〈正式〉开始交战，参战
Example sentencesExamples
- He gave chase for five days and then engaged the enemy, despite four of his ships lagging behind and their captains failing to join battle.
- We're here to mark that day in history when the allied armies joined battle to reclaim this continent to liberty.
- I understand Longclaw took a shuttle and went to join battle with the Lyrans.
- There were more on the way when I moved into range, and they joined battle as I was leaving.
- This area - national security - might not have been the best place for joining battle last week, but battle is joined.
- Expectations now fulfilled, the two clubs are set to join battle at Walsh Park on Sunday in what promises to be a right cracker of a decider.
- The main body of forces of first-echelon armies of the front moved up on the heels of forward elements and joined battle.
- Joseph is generally blamed for joining battle at Vitoria while some of his divisions were some way away.
- It won't risk damaging itself by joining battle with typical prey, such as an elephant seal.
- And then, using the dealmaker's lingo for joining battle, he broke the news: ‘I'm going to engage.’
Synonyms
fight, battle, combat, wage war, make war, be at war, be in conflict, conduct a war, do battle, join battle, take the field, take up arms

join forces

Combine efforts.
协力，联合
Example sentencesExamples
- A group of military doctors and engineers have joined forces in an experimental effort to find out.
- Cosmologists and particle physicists have therefore joined forces in the study of the early history of the Universe.
- Environmentally-friendly fast food workers joined forces with pre-school youngsters to beat the litter bugs.
- The idea is that when you put your foot down the electric motor and the V6 join forces to provide Herculean power.
- You just saw the picture of Democrats and Republicans in New Orleans joining forces to support the recovery effort.
- Three of the biggest employees in York and Selby are joining forces to provide better child care facilities for their staff.
- The premier reiterated Asian countries need to step up efforts to join forces to ensure the balance of the global economy.
- Ground Force will also join forces with the Eden Project to create a Garden for Africa before the show comes to a close.
- If you want to join forces with such organizations, that is your privilege.
- Now, outraged people all over the UK will be joining forces to force it off the air again.

join hands

1Hold each other's hands.
握手
Example sentencesExamples
- The five children all stared longingly at each other, and joined hands in a small circle.
- Once every one was seated again, Brandon and Chasity joined hands and smiled at each other.
- Participants joined hands and sang ‘We Are The World,’ ‘America the Beautiful,’ and the Hands Across America theme.
- Before eating, everyone forms up in two circles, facing each other, joins hands and chants ‘Aum’, the Indian mantra.
- The food arrived, piping hot; they joined hands and sat together in silence, their wet clothes beginning to dry.
- They came together shortly before the service and spontaneously joined hands under a gray sky.
- Partners face each other, join hands, and form a long ‘tunnel.’
- I witness the pledging of this man and woman, that they have joined hands and sworn to each other.
- We feel that if we join hands and pray together we can make a difference.
- About 200 people screamed this chant, joined hands and attempted to promote unity on campus yesterday outside Willard Building.
1. 1.1Work together.
  〈喻〉合伙，通力合作
  education has been shy to join hands with business
  教育界一直害怕与商界联手。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ma broached the idea of Toronto and Taipei joining hands to inform each other on the latest SARS information.
  We need to create a culture of tolerance and forgiveness and join hands together as one nation.
  Until about 1720, Dutch ethnics married within the group, worshiped together, and joined hands for economic and political objectives.
  ‘The North and South must unite, joining hands to help each other and protect the sovereignty of our people,’ he said.
  For some time Mr Birender Singh even joined hands with his bête noire, Mr Bhajan Lal, to get even with Mr Hooda.
  After joining hands to arrest and jail Monk Tim Sakhorn, the next logical step is to join hands to boost tourism in the Indochinese Federation
  HKUST joins hands with Lenovo and Microsoft to launch ‘Student Subsidy Program’.
  How have Vinton and Turpin joined hands to knead together art and commerce, creativity and discipline?
  Furthermore, multiracial congregations can powerfully join hands to resist racism together.
  People of all walks of life including women, children and school students joined hands in the work.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere ‘to join’.

词汇	join
释义	Definition of join in English: join verb dʒɔɪndʒɔɪn [with object] 1Link; connect. 连接；接合 the tap was joined to a pipe 水龙头与一条管道相连接。 join the paragraphs together 把这几段连接起来。 Example sentencesExamples For two guys literally joined at the hip, they lead very different lives. The paintings have been joined to form one montage, which has been put up in the school hall. "I thought you two were joined at the hip, " Andy said. We then switch to a fellow listening to the music in his car, which is joined to another by some sort of tubing. The drawer fronts are normally joined to the drawer sides with lapped dovetails. The entrance through the outer ramparts was joined to the inner gateway by an ingeniously defended approach. Then Ranginui, the sky, dwelt with Papatuanuku, the earth, and was joined to her, and land was made. "We're not joined at the hip, " Noah said in response. They climb up on the shed at the back of the boarded up house, which is joined to ours. The promontory, jammed with red-tiled roofs, was once an island, but had for centuries been joined to the mainland by a narrow causeway. Believers are one with each other because they are joined to Christ. The convent, on the longitudinal axis, is joined to the Basilica by one of its short sides. The sewer's original standard of design is described as ‘poor’, and it has never been joined to the public sewer system. It will be joined to the existing town of Cloughjordan by a pathway. The extension would be joined to the main offices by a link corridor. The capillary sprouts eventually join together to form a new network, with arterioles supplying them and venules draining them. The sphere of thought was joined to that of action, and the philosophy of Francis Bacon exemplifies the resultant outlook. Alaska and Hawaii are not joined to the other forty-eight states. Two lower staterooms will be joined to make one large master suite. The motorway will eventually be joined to a southern route from Dublin to Rosslare. Synonyms connect, unite, fix, affix, attach, add, annex, fasten, stick, glue, fuse, knit, weld, amalgamate, consolidate, combine, bond, append, link, bridge, secure, lock, make fast, tie, bind, string, lash, couple, marry, pair, yoke, team, chain, merge, dovetail, splice, blend formal conjoin 1.1 Become linked or connected to. 与…汇合，与…交接 where the River Drave joins the Danube 德拉瓦河与多瑙河汇合的地方。 Example sentencesExamples For this reason, I always travelled first to Manchester and then joined up with the main group of reds. Synonyms meet, touch, reach, extend to, abut, adjoin, border (on), converge (with) rejoin 1.2 Connect (points) with a line. 用线连接（点） join up the points in a different colour 用另一种颜色把这些点连接成线。 Example sentencesExamples There are three lines joining points of the configuration that do not count among the four configuration lines. The triangle joining points 3, 6 and 9 links all the numbers on the circle divisible by 3. For example it is assumed that there is a unique line joining any two points. In particular he assumed that the solids were convex, that is a straight line joining any two points always lies entirely within the solid. There is only one parabola joining these three points. The construction involves joining some points and drawing through some of the points of intersection lines parallel to other lines. When all pairs of points are joined, the resulting network of points and lines is known as a complete graph. By joining the points of intersection between price and amount of X consumed at that price, we trace out a demand curve. 1.3no object, with adverbial Unite to form one entity or group. 联合 they joined up with local environmentalists 他们与当地的环境保护者联合起来。 countries join together to abolish restrictions on trade 各国联合起来废除贸易限制。 Example sentencesExamples Not long after, they were joined in holy matrimony. They are competing in terms of business but will join together when it will help to bring about benefits for retail across the board. Residents from Bennekerry and Browneshill were the first to join together to oppose a bypass through the area. Community is built and strengthened as participants join together to work as the body of Christ. Dozens of businesses are set to join together to spruce up an historic Bradford tourist attraction. Let us join together to buy it by private purchase. If the two nations join together and live in peace, they will set an example for the rest of the world. Three Blackburn schools are to join together to allow children from different backgrounds to make new friends. Both groups then joined together in a revolt against Dutch rule. Schools will be able to join together as education ‘brands’, with the best heads encouraged to take over whole groups. When the religious-right and the humanists join together for a common cause, no external entity can put down their efforts. Men and women of no particular faith or god can and do join in matrimony. Most coalitions were brothers, but unrelated males could also join up to form coalitions. Digital images of the drops were recorded as they joined to form one drop. Instead of hitting each other and bouncing off like bumper cars, the atoms join together and function as one entity. It is the time of year when families join together to visit the final resting place of their loved one. So this is another one of those opportunities that we all have to join together. You could also join up with another group in the area to raise funds between you. We'll join together to celebrate Samoa, her culture and her prayerful faith. Many thousands of couples were joined in matrimony during communal ceremonies. 1.4 Become a member or employee of. 加入，成为…的一员（或雇员） she joined the department last year 她去年加入了这个部门。 Example sentencesExamples Flores will join fellow Gates Scholars from across the world this October to pursue her graduate degree in engineering. Additionally, a larger number of students participate by joining the band or the cheerleading squad, two spin-off benefits of football. I would join what is known as the simplicity movement. Aviva joins a growing band of hard-pressed life insurance companies putting the slide rule over their Irish operations in a bid to cut costs. But despite such challenges, women are once again joining the ranks of the police in Afghanistan. Most members join clubs for fitness, but they stay for fun. One of them joins the band, wearing a high-tech washboard, which he plays with spoons. You take the control of Glitch, a small yellow robot who joins a resistance band of droids fighting off an evil army of robots. In fact joining the band had taken all my courage. Smith was a talented violinist herself and joined what is now the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as a professional musician. We never sounded better so part of me was glad that this guy was joining our band. If you decide that court life isn't for you, would you consider joining my band? Once the musician has joined a band, new types of connections are formed. Michigan recently became the latest state to join what we like to call the " victim empowerment " movement. Think " retention " the moment the member joins the club. Many farmers had joined the army under Thomas Rusk's command. I joined the army late 1939 when I was twenty years old. Instructions for joining and information about the GDP can be found on their web site. The above is an attempt to highlight those questions that I felt are specific to joining a startup. Well, he asked me if I wanted to sign on the dotted line and join his band of merry men. 1.5 Take part in. 参与，参加 I joined the demonstration 我参加了示威游行。 no object I joined in and sang along 我加入到了歌唱中去。 Example sentencesExamples I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday. I laughed and told them to come on back anytime and join in the festivities. Jeremy and his friends will be joining a city band competition next month. There are ten of thousands of people here joining in the celebration. Close to 2,000 more people quickly joined the fray. The tables soon filled with guests who heartily joined in the festivities. Hundreds of light aircraft pilots joined in the celebration by flying to the airport. Her biggest excitement, though, was hearing her guests join lustily in the choruses. Our hotels have joined in the fun, too, with special summer rates. Many regular evening walkers rushed into the grass lawns and joined in the singing. Producers, writers and other members of the Heartbeat team also joined in the fun. China, despite their presently weak technology, will soon join the fray. "Me neither, " Adele mused wanting to join in the conversation. Not even the quietest in the group could help but join in the festivities. Now that the established industry players are joining the fray, the competition will only intensify. They enthusiastically joined the reunion and exchanged ideas, later joining in the singing. "What's going on, " Sitka asked, joining in the conversation. Mr Hendricks will be travelling over from the US to join in the celebrations. The staff's friends and family are joining in the fun, too. Synonyms become a member of, help in, participate in, join in, get involved in, contribute to, have a hand in enlist (in), join up (with), sign up (with), affiliate to, team up (with), join forces (with), play a part (in) band together, get together, ally 1.6join upno object Become a member of the armed forces. 加入，成为…的一员（或雇员） her brothers joined up in 1914 她的兄弟1914年入伍。 Example sentencesExamples She said: ‘If friends or people who I speak to in the street tell me they know somebody who's thinking of joining up I talk them out of it.’ One of the ways to get a culturally - aware police service is by persuading more members of the ethnic minorities to join up. He had been one of the Blackbury Pals, who had joined up together. SF representative, Gerry Kelly, said the party would continue campaigning to discourage young nationalists or Catholics from joining up. After joining up in 1998, Cpl Fox served in Germany and in Kosovo as an intelligence and security clerk with the Queen's Royal Hussars. But I do not see joining up with the Brownshirts as something to be glossed over in order to make the greater point of opposing Chinese imperialism. They even joined up together on the same day, one in the navy, the other in the air force. There will be no joining up after we have the battle won. Well done to those who took the initiative and joined up - more members welcome. They would like to see new members joining up - all the officer posts are up for re-election. Synonyms enlist, join enrol in, sign up for, volunteer for British archaic take the King's shilling 1.7 Come into the company of. 和…作伴，随同，陪同 after the show we were joined by Jessica's sister 看完演出后杰西卡的妹妹和我们作伴。 Example sentencesExamples They will be joined on stage by singers from Silsden Singers and Bradford Voices. He will be joined on stage at the Sedbergh gig by his Big Band. But what difference did it make if he was unable to play or join them on-stage? CNN's Patty Davis now joins us live from Washington with more on this. CNN's Kathleen Koch now joins us live from the courthouse with more reaction from there - Kathleen. The band, which was great in itself, was joined onstage by a couple of famous singers. Many of our friends and supporters will be joining me to walk at various stages along the route. At the play's curtain, Jefferson invites director Moises Kaufman and me to join him onstage. We'll have reaction from some of those family members joining us here live, tonight. A U.S. congressman who supported Irish nationalism joins us to talk about it straight ahead. Two of the best political journalists in the country join me next. Three of the country's very best political journalists join me next. 1.8 Support (someone) in an activity. 支持（某人）做，和…一起做 I am sure you will join me in wishing him every success 我深信你会和我一样祝愿他大获成功。 Example sentencesExamples They are joined in this good wish by Jimmy's neighbours, and his many friends in the community. We hope you will join us in supporting religious freedom in France. I urge you to join us in sending food, warm wishes and support to the Israeli soldiers. If you need extra encouragement, join an evening class or find a friend who wants to join you in some new activity. Earlier this year I joined him to announce support for Scotland's first two football academies. I can scarcely leave my house without her joining me in whatever activity I am doing. Giblets has joined me to contribute moral support in my hour of hunger striking. His request to the supporters of his contention is to join him at least for a mile or a few yards to strengthen the nation. noun dʒɔɪndʒɔɪn A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together. 连接处；接合点；接缝 it was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join Example sentencesExamples You can't spot the joins between the spontaneous and the prepared, so comfortable are they with this uniquely intimate form of theatre. If you have to break out of the bottom, most of the time the knot to the boom will go before the superglued join. Laminate floors, due to their durability and tight joins, are recommended by the experts. And some collage works best simply because the joins are bizarre. All the joins and seams were suspiciously perfect. In one case, a previous owner sealed the join between the bathtub and the wall with putty instead of silicone. There also seems to be ample opportunity for water to access where the upper is attached to the base - the join isn't sealed at all. When you have pushed all the hair in, secure with hairgrips along the seam formed by the join, starting at the bottom. Ivy leaves are at the top of the stem, and ivy vines twine around the bottom and connect to ivy leaves at the join. You can hear the joins, and couldn't think for even a moment that this is some acoustic as-live, technologically-innocent communion. This is politics, after all, a web of manipulation so cleverly stitched that you can't easily see the joins. The wheel rim and push rim are joined together by five joins around the wheel causing a vast potential for hands to get caught or jammed in the gaps. She was determined to keep him out and so had sealed the join between their two Planes of Existence. Moisten the edges of the pastry with water and then wrap it around the meat, pressing the joins well to seal. The graphic, dynamic form on the outside is carried through inside, with elegant sweeping features at the wall and ceiling joins. To see writer, director, actor and designers working together so perfectly that one cannot see the joins is a rare treat. The join, or suture, between the old continents can today be located with the aid of geophysical techniques. He constructed the frame of Guitar to look like a window, its joins leaking the threatening weather seen through the glass. It means an invisible join and allows me to line up all my rows for a really neat finish. The pieces were episodic in nature; like several songs stitched together, except you couldn't see the join. Synonyms junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus joint, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus Phrases join battle formal Begin fighting. 〈正式〉开始交战，参战 the armies of the north and south joined battle Example sentencesExamples The main body of forces of first-echelon armies of the front moved up on the heels of forward elements and joined battle. And then, using the dealmaker's lingo for joining battle, he broke the news: ‘I'm going to engage.’ We're here to mark that day in history when the allied armies joined battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. He gave chase for five days and then engaged the enemy, despite four of his ships lagging behind and their captains failing to join battle. It won't risk damaging itself by joining battle with typical prey, such as an elephant seal. Joseph is generally blamed for joining battle at Vitoria while some of his divisions were some way away. This area - national security - might not have been the best place for joining battle last week, but battle is joined. There were more on the way when I moved into range, and they joined battle as I was leaving. Expectations now fulfilled, the two clubs are set to join battle at Walsh Park on Sunday in what promises to be a right cracker of a decider. I understand Longclaw took a shuttle and went to join battle with the Lyrans. Synonyms fight, battle, combat, wage war, make war, be at war, be in conflict, conduct a war, do battle, join battle, take the field, take up arms join forces Combine efforts. 协力，联合 individuals and organizations have joined forces to provide fund-raising facilities Example sentencesExamples A group of military doctors and engineers have joined forces in an experimental effort to find out. Cosmologists and particle physicists have therefore joined forces in the study of the early history of the Universe. Environmentally-friendly fast food workers joined forces with pre-school youngsters to beat the litter bugs. If you want to join forces with such organizations, that is your privilege. Three of the biggest employees in York and Selby are joining forces to provide better child care facilities for their staff. The idea is that when you put your foot down the electric motor and the V6 join forces to provide Herculean power. The premier reiterated Asian countries need to step up efforts to join forces to ensure the balance of the global economy. You just saw the picture of Democrats and Republicans in New Orleans joining forces to support the recovery effort. Now, outraged people all over the UK will be joining forces to force it off the air again. Ground Force will also join forces with the Eden Project to create a Garden for Africa before the show comes to a close. join hands 1Hold each other's hands. 握手 now join hands in a circle Example sentencesExamples Partners face each other, join hands, and form a long ‘tunnel.’ We feel that if we join hands and pray together we can make a difference. About 200 people screamed this chant, joined hands and attempted to promote unity on campus yesterday outside Willard Building. I witness the pledging of this man and woman, that they have joined hands and sworn to each other. They came together shortly before the service and spontaneously joined hands under a gray sky. Before eating, everyone forms up in two circles, facing each other, joins hands and chants ‘Aum’, the Indian mantra. The five children all stared longingly at each other, and joined hands in a small circle. Participants joined hands and sang ‘We Are The World,’ ‘America the Beautiful,’ and the Hands Across America theme. Once every one was seated again, Brandon and Chasity joined hands and smiled at each other. The food arrived, piping hot; they joined hands and sat together in silence, their wet clothes beginning to dry. 1.1Work together. 〈喻〉合伙，通力合作 education has been shy to join hands with business 教育界一直害怕与商界联手。 Example sentencesExamples Ma broached the idea of Toronto and Taipei joining hands to inform each other on the latest SARS information. HKUST joins hands with Lenovo and Microsoft to launch ‘Student Subsidy Program’. Furthermore, multiracial congregations can powerfully join hands to resist racism together. People of all walks of life including women, children and school students joined hands in the work. ‘The North and South must unite, joining hands to help each other and protect the sovereignty of our people,’ he said. Until about 1720, Dutch ethnics married within the group, worshiped together, and joined hands for economic and political objectives. After joining hands to arrest and jail Monk Tim Sakhorn, the next logical step is to join hands to boost tourism in the Indochinese Federation We need to create a culture of tolerance and forgiveness and join hands together as one nation. How have Vinton and Turpin joined hands to knead together art and commerce, creativity and discipline? For some time Mr Birender Singh even joined hands with his bête noire, Mr Bhajan Lal, to get even with Mr Hooda. Derivatives joinable adjective I will be setting up a page of links to to other sites with joinable paintings. Example sentencesExamples If the thread is not joinable, its resources will be freed automatically. Origin Middle English: from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere 'to join'. Join comes via Old French joindre, from Latin jungere ‘to join’ also found in joint (Middle English), used in butchery contexts from the late 16th century; juncture (Late Middle English) originally meaning ‘joining’; and junction (early 18th century) which also started out in the sense ‘joining’. Its use in transport is found from the late 18th century. Rhymes adjoin, Boulogne, coign, coin, conjoin, Des Moines, Dordogne, enjoin, groin, groyne, loin, purloin, quoin, subjoin verb.1 phr. Definition of join in US English: join verbjoindʒɔɪn [with object] 1Link; connect. 连接；接合 the tap was joined to a pipe 水龙头与一条管道相连接。 join the paragraphs together 把这几段连接起来。 Example sentencesExamples The entrance through the outer ramparts was joined to the inner gateway by an ingeniously defended approach. The motorway will eventually be joined to a southern route from Dublin to Rosslare. The promontory, jammed with red-tiled roofs, was once an island, but had for centuries been joined to the mainland by a narrow causeway. Believers are one with each other because they are joined to Christ. "We're not joined at the hip, " Noah said in response. "I thought you two were joined at the hip, " Andy said. They climb up on the shed at the back of the boarded up house, which is joined to ours. Then Ranginui, the sky, dwelt with Papatuanuku, the earth, and was joined to her, and land was made. The extension would be joined to the main offices by a link corridor. Two lower staterooms will be joined to make one large master suite. The drawer fronts are normally joined to the drawer sides with lapped dovetails. For two guys literally joined at the hip, they lead very different lives. It will be joined to the existing town of Cloughjordan by a pathway. The paintings have been joined to form one montage, which has been put up in the school hall. The convent, on the longitudinal axis, is joined to the Basilica by one of its short sides. We then switch to a fellow listening to the music in his car, which is joined to another by some sort of tubing. The sphere of thought was joined to that of action, and the philosophy of Francis Bacon exemplifies the resultant outlook. Alaska and Hawaii are not joined to the other forty-eight states. The capillary sprouts eventually join together to form a new network, with arterioles supplying them and venules draining them. The sewer's original standard of design is described as ‘poor’, and it has never been joined to the public sewer system. Synonyms connect, unite, fix, affix, attach, add, annex, fasten, stick, glue, fuse, knit, weld, amalgamate, consolidate, combine, bond, append, link, bridge, secure, lock, make fast, tie, bind, string, lash, couple, marry, pair, yoke, team, chain, merge, dovetail, splice, blend 1.1 Become linked or connected to. 与…汇合，与…交接 where the Drave River joins the Danube 德拉瓦河与多瑙河汇合的地方。 Example sentencesExamples For this reason, I always travelled first to Manchester and then joined up with the main group of reds. Synonyms meet, touch, reach, extend to, abut, adjoin, border, border on, converge, converge with 1.2 Connect (points) with a line. 用线连接（点） join up the points in a different color 用另一种颜色把这些点连接成线。 Example sentencesExamples The construction involves joining some points and drawing through some of the points of intersection lines parallel to other lines. The triangle joining points 3, 6 and 9 links all the numbers on the circle divisible by 3. In particular he assumed that the solids were convex, that is a straight line joining any two points always lies entirely within the solid. There is only one parabola joining these three points. By joining the points of intersection between price and amount of X consumed at that price, we trace out a demand curve. There are three lines joining points of the configuration that do not count among the four configuration lines. For example it is assumed that there is a unique line joining any two points. When all pairs of points are joined, the resulting network of points and lines is known as a complete graph. 1.3no object, with adverbial Unite to form one entity or group. 联合 they joined up with local environmentalists 他们与当地的环境保护者联合起来。 countries join together to abolish restrictions on trade 各国联合起来废除贸易限制。 Example sentencesExamples Not long after, they were joined in holy matrimony. Most coalitions were brothers, but unrelated males could also join up to form coalitions. Let us join together to buy it by private purchase. Instead of hitting each other and bouncing off like bumper cars, the atoms join together and function as one entity. Community is built and strengthened as participants join together to work as the body of Christ. You could also join up with another group in the area to raise funds between you. So this is another one of those opportunities that we all have to join together. It is the time of year when families join together to visit the final resting place of their loved one. Many thousands of couples were joined in matrimony during communal ceremonies. Schools will be able to join together as education ‘brands’, with the best heads encouraged to take over whole groups. Men and women of no particular faith or god can and do join in matrimony. Residents from Bennekerry and Browneshill were the first to join together to oppose a bypass through the area. Digital images of the drops were recorded as they joined to form one drop. They are competing in terms of business but will join together when it will help to bring about benefits for retail across the board. Both groups then joined together in a revolt against Dutch rule. When the religious-right and the humanists join together for a common cause, no external entity can put down their efforts. Dozens of businesses are set to join together to spruce up an historic Bradford tourist attraction. Three Blackburn schools are to join together to allow children from different backgrounds to make new friends. We'll join together to celebrate Samoa, her culture and her prayerful faith. If the two nations join together and live in peace, they will set an example for the rest of the world. 1.4 Become a member or employee of. 加入，成为…的一员（或雇员） she joined the department last year 她去年加入了这个部门。 Example sentencesExamples In fact joining the band had taken all my courage. Well, he asked me if I wanted to sign on the dotted line and join his band of merry men. Aviva joins a growing band of hard-pressed life insurance companies putting the slide rule over their Irish operations in a bid to cut costs. You take the control of Glitch, a small yellow robot who joins a resistance band of droids fighting off an evil army of robots. One of them joins the band, wearing a high-tech washboard, which he plays with spoons. But despite such challenges, women are once again joining the ranks of the police in Afghanistan. Many farmers had joined the army under Thomas Rusk's command. Most members join clubs for fitness, but they stay for fun. I joined the army late 1939 when I was twenty years old. Think " retention " the moment the member joins the club. Flores will join fellow Gates Scholars from across the world this October to pursue her graduate degree in engineering. We never sounded better so part of me was glad that this guy was joining our band. The above is an attempt to highlight those questions that I felt are specific to joining a startup. Additionally, a larger number of students participate by joining the band or the cheerleading squad, two spin-off benefits of football. Once the musician has joined a band, new types of connections are formed. If you decide that court life isn't for you, would you consider joining my band? I would join what is known as the simplicity movement. Smith was a talented violinist herself and joined what is now the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as a professional musician. Instructions for joining and information about the GDP can be found on their web site. Michigan recently became the latest state to join what we like to call the " victim empowerment " movement. 1.5 Take part in. 参与，参加 I joined the demonstration 我参加了示威游行。 no object I joined in and sang along 我加入到了歌唱中去。 Example sentencesExamples They enthusiastically joined the reunion and exchanged ideas, later joining in the singing. I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday. Now that the established industry players are joining the fray, the competition will only intensify. Hundreds of light aircraft pilots joined in the celebration by flying to the airport. Our hotels have joined in the fun, too, with special summer rates. Not even the quietest in the group could help but join in the festivities. Her biggest excitement, though, was hearing her guests join lustily in the choruses. Mr Hendricks will be travelling over from the US to join in the celebrations. The tables soon filled with guests who heartily joined in the festivities. There are ten of thousands of people here joining in the celebration. Close to 2,000 more people quickly joined the fray. "Me neither, " Adele mused wanting to join in the conversation. Jeremy and his friends will be joining a city band competition next month. Many regular evening walkers rushed into the grass lawns and joined in the singing. China, despite their presently weak technology, will soon join the fray. The staff's friends and family are joining in the fun, too. I laughed and told them to come on back anytime and join in the festivities. "What's going on, " Sitka asked, joining in the conversation. Producers, writers and other members of the Heartbeat team also joined in the fun. Synonyms become a member of, help in, participate in, join in, get involved in, contribute to, have a hand in 1.6join upno object Become a member of the armed forces. 加入，成为…的一员（或雇员） her brothers joined up in 1914 她的兄弟1914年入伍。 Example sentencesExamples She said: ‘If friends or people who I speak to in the street tell me they know somebody who's thinking of joining up I talk them out of it.’ SF representative, Gerry Kelly, said the party would continue campaigning to discourage young nationalists or Catholics from joining up. They even joined up together on the same day, one in the navy, the other in the air force. Well done to those who took the initiative and joined up - more members welcome. He had been one of the Blackbury Pals, who had joined up together. They would like to see new members joining up - all the officer posts are up for re-election. There will be no joining up after we have the battle won. But I do not see joining up with the Brownshirts as something to be glossed over in order to make the greater point of opposing Chinese imperialism. One of the ways to get a culturally - aware police service is by persuading more members of the ethnic minorities to join up. After joining up in 1998, Cpl Fox served in Germany and in Kosovo as an intelligence and security clerk with the Queen's Royal Hussars. Synonyms enlist, join 1.7 Come into the company of. 和…作伴，随同，陪同 after the show we were joined by Jessica's sister 看完演出后杰西卡的妹妹和我们作伴。 Example sentencesExamples Two of the best political journalists in the country join me next. A U.S. congressman who supported Irish nationalism joins us to talk about it straight ahead. At the play's curtain, Jefferson invites director Moises Kaufman and me to join him onstage. We'll have reaction from some of those family members joining us here live, tonight. He will be joined on stage at the Sedbergh gig by his Big Band. The band, which was great in itself, was joined onstage by a couple of famous singers. CNN's Kathleen Koch now joins us live from the courthouse with more reaction from there - Kathleen. CNN's Patty Davis now joins us live from Washington with more on this. Three of the country's very best political journalists join me next. Many of our friends and supporters will be joining me to walk at various stages along the route. They will be joined on stage by singers from Silsden Singers and Bradford Voices. But what difference did it make if he was unable to play or join them on-stage? 1.8 Support (someone) in an activity. 支持（某人）做，和…一起做 I am sure you will join me in wishing him every success 我深信你会和我一样祝愿他大获成功。 Example sentencesExamples I urge you to join us in sending food, warm wishes and support to the Israeli soldiers. Earlier this year I joined him to announce support for Scotland's first two football academies. I can scarcely leave my house without her joining me in whatever activity I am doing. They are joined in this good wish by Jimmy's neighbours, and his many friends in the community. We hope you will join us in supporting religious freedom in France. His request to the supporters of his contention is to join him at least for a mile or a few yards to strengthen the nation. If you need extra encouragement, join an evening class or find a friend who wants to join you in some new activity. Giblets has joined me to contribute moral support in my hour of hunger striking. nounjoindʒɔɪn A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together. 连接处；接合点；接缝 Example sentencesExamples She was determined to keep him out and so had sealed the join between their two Planes of Existence. Ivy leaves are at the top of the stem, and ivy vines twine around the bottom and connect to ivy leaves at the join. In one case, a previous owner sealed the join between the bathtub and the wall with putty instead of silicone. There also seems to be ample opportunity for water to access where the upper is attached to the base - the join isn't sealed at all. He constructed the frame of Guitar to look like a window, its joins leaking the threatening weather seen through the glass. Laminate floors, due to their durability and tight joins, are recommended by the experts. When you have pushed all the hair in, secure with hairgrips along the seam formed by the join, starting at the bottom. The wheel rim and push rim are joined together by five joins around the wheel causing a vast potential for hands to get caught or jammed in the gaps. The pieces were episodic in nature; like several songs stitched together, except you couldn't see the join. If you have to break out of the bottom, most of the time the knot to the boom will go before the superglued join. The graphic, dynamic form on the outside is carried through inside, with elegant sweeping features at the wall and ceiling joins. You can hear the joins, and couldn't think for even a moment that this is some acoustic as-live, technologically-innocent communion. Moisten the edges of the pastry with water and then wrap it around the meat, pressing the joins well to seal. This is politics, after all, a web of manipulation so cleverly stitched that you can't easily see the joins. To see writer, director, actor and designers working together so perfectly that one cannot see the joins is a rare treat. It means an invisible join and allows me to line up all my rows for a really neat finish. And some collage works best simply because the joins are bizarre. You can't spot the joins between the spontaneous and the prepared, so comfortable are they with this uniquely intimate form of theatre. All the joins and seams were suspiciously perfect. The join, or suture, between the old continents can today be located with the aid of geophysical techniques. Synonyms junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus joint, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus Phrases join battle formal Begin fighting. 〈正式〉开始交战，参战 Example sentencesExamples He gave chase for five days and then engaged the enemy, despite four of his ships lagging behind and their captains failing to join battle. We're here to mark that day in history when the allied armies joined battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. I understand Longclaw took a shuttle and went to join battle with the Lyrans. There were more on the way when I moved into range, and they joined battle as I was leaving. This area - national security - might not have been the best place for joining battle last week, but battle is joined. Expectations now fulfilled, the two clubs are set to join battle at Walsh Park on Sunday in what promises to be a right cracker of a decider. The main body of forces of first-echelon armies of the front moved up on the heels of forward elements and joined battle. Joseph is generally blamed for joining battle at Vitoria while some of his divisions were some way away. It won't risk damaging itself by joining battle with typical prey, such as an elephant seal. And then, using the dealmaker's lingo for joining battle, he broke the news: ‘I'm going to engage.’ Synonyms fight, battle, combat, wage war, make war, be at war, be in conflict, conduct a war, do battle, join battle, take the field, take up arms join forces Combine efforts. 协力，联合 Example sentencesExamples A group of military doctors and engineers have joined forces in an experimental effort to find out. Cosmologists and particle physicists have therefore joined forces in the study of the early history of the Universe. Environmentally-friendly fast food workers joined forces with pre-school youngsters to beat the litter bugs. The idea is that when you put your foot down the electric motor and the V6 join forces to provide Herculean power. You just saw the picture of Democrats and Republicans in New Orleans joining forces to support the recovery effort. Three of the biggest employees in York and Selby are joining forces to provide better child care facilities for their staff. The premier reiterated Asian countries need to step up efforts to join forces to ensure the balance of the global economy. Ground Force will also join forces with the Eden Project to create a Garden for Africa before the show comes to a close. If you want to join forces with such organizations, that is your privilege. Now, outraged people all over the UK will be joining forces to force it off the air again. join hands 1Hold each other's hands. 握手 Example sentencesExamples The five children all stared longingly at each other, and joined hands in a small circle. Once every one was seated again, Brandon and Chasity joined hands and smiled at each other. Participants joined hands and sang ‘We Are The World,’ ‘America the Beautiful,’ and the Hands Across America theme. Before eating, everyone forms up in two circles, facing each other, joins hands and chants ‘Aum’, the Indian mantra. The food arrived, piping hot; they joined hands and sat together in silence, their wet clothes beginning to dry. They came together shortly before the service and spontaneously joined hands under a gray sky. Partners face each other, join hands, and form a long ‘tunnel.’ I witness the pledging of this man and woman, that they have joined hands and sworn to each other. We feel that if we join hands and pray together we can make a difference. About 200 people screamed this chant, joined hands and attempted to promote unity on campus yesterday outside Willard Building. 1.1Work together. 〈喻〉合伙，通力合作 education has been shy to join hands with business 教育界一直害怕与商界联手。 Example sentencesExamples Ma broached the idea of Toronto and Taipei joining hands to inform each other on the latest SARS information. We need to create a culture of tolerance and forgiveness and join hands together as one nation. Until about 1720, Dutch ethnics married within the group, worshiped together, and joined hands for economic and political objectives. ‘The North and South must unite, joining hands to help each other and protect the sovereignty of our people,’ he said. For some time Mr Birender Singh even joined hands with his bête noire, Mr Bhajan Lal, to get even with Mr Hooda. After joining hands to arrest and jail Monk Tim Sakhorn, the next logical step is to join hands to boost tourism in the Indochinese Federation HKUST joins hands with Lenovo and Microsoft to launch ‘Student Subsidy Program’. How have Vinton and Turpin joined hands to knead together art and commerce, creativity and discipline? Furthermore, multiracial congregations can powerfully join hands to resist racism together. People of all walks of life including women, children and school students joined hands in the work. Origin Middle English: from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere ‘to join’. verb.1 phr.
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