Definition of attachment in English:

attachment

noun əˈtatʃm(ə)ntəˈtætʃmənt

1An extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function.
附属物；附加装置
the processor comes complete with a blender attachment
加上搅拌器这台加工机就完整了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Other useful attachments include hole saw blades, spade bits, buffing disks and depth stops, screw driving bits, sanding disks, or even a power grinder.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine the flour and semolina.
- She took out the plug attachment and started dialing.
- In addition, the many attachments that can be added to the front and back of an ATV allow it to be a multiuse utility vehicle.
- There were some reported incidences of cracks developing in the aluminum mast extrusions near these attachments but these problems seem to have been solved in later model boats.
- The growth in the types and performance of attachments for construction equipment shows no signs of stopping.
- The flow rates and pressure of the auxiliary hydraulics play a key role in the performance of the attachments.
- Attaching the attachment has become much simpler with the development of easy-to-operate hitching systems.
- Many garden tillers have sickle bar mower attachments available.
- So I put it in the mixer with the paddle attachment attached.
- The handle portion of the attachment should be on the top of your foot.
- The floor models are typically better buys with more accessories and attachments and are able to handle larger projects than the bench-top models.
- A volley of lasers shot out from a special attachment below the handle.
- American military weapons cannot fire blanks without the addition of a bulky attachment to the firearm.
- Compare frames, axles, transmissions, efficiency from power take off to attachments and interchangeability of attachments.
- I had my cordless drill with attachments, flat-tip screwdriver and a claw hammer.
- Not only will the attachments be hard to handle, you may wind up with an uneven overall length or possibly damage your hair unnecessarily.
- Remove the bowl, replace the hook attachment with the paddle attachment, and return to the mixer.
- The policy stated that ‘the site, position or fitting of the attachment or sign should not promote decay in the pole or impede testing for decay.’
- Section 303 prohibits the use of makeshift fittings or attachments that are load bearing.
- These clamps are extra attachments that ensure the lander stays perfectly fixed to the spacecraft during the launch and is not affected by launch vibrations.
- However, you'll soon acquire a number of attachments to change the function of the gun that turn it into a sniper rifle and a grenade launcher.
Synonyms
accessory, fitting, fitment, extension, supplementary part, supplementary component, extra, extra part, adjunct, addition, add-on, appurtenance, appendage, accoutrement, auxiliary
1. 1.1 A computer file appended to an email.
  （电子邮件的）附件
  Example sentencesExamples
  Other viruses may infect a computer via an e-mail attachment or Web site but do not spread automatically after affecting the operations of the computer.
  If innocent computer users open the email attachment they run the risk of the worm opening a back door which will allow hackers to gain remote access to the PC.
  A simple selection may ban all e-mail with executable attachments, a great way to avoid virus-carrying messages.
  The worm spreads by email as a file attachment called GONE.SCR
  When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute files or e-mail attachments.
  It spread via e-mail attachments, infected webpages and other computers linked on a network.
  Vendors that make most of their money from desktop or server-based anti-virus scanners argue that most of these viruses could be thwarted by a policy of blocking executable attachments in email.
  There's really no good reason to get caught out: simply filtering executable attachments from emails will guard against this virus.
  Yesterday my computer got infected with this virus after a friend opened an email attachment on my computer.
  Often malicious in nature, it can be deposited as an e-mail attachment or as a website download and used to harvest passwords or other confidential data.
  We need to teach staff to use file servers and File Transfer Protocol instead of e-mail attachments.
  They also advise end-users to be extra careful about opening attachments.
  Changes in music consuming behaviour were not the result of the appearance of personal sites and the exchange of MP3 files as attachments in e-mail.
  The spokeswoman said she did not know which Trojan or malware script the email attachment contained.
  Viruses can be sent out as email attachments to infect your computer if you open them.
  Individual PC users can now control what happens to the e-mail messages and attachments sent from their computers.
  If I want to share my spreadsheet with you, I can easily send it to you as an email attachment, but what happens if the file is too large?
  This variant spreads itself in e-mails as an executable attachment.
  Employees frequently copy or forward email messages with attachments, resulting in multiple repeated transmissions of the same or similar data.
  I am not an idiot, I never open emails with file attachments or pictures even if I know who is sending them!
  Most email systems reliably allow file attachments of 1 megabyte or less.
  If users bought a personal firewall and configured it never to accept incoming connections, and were smart about email attachments and websites, they'd be a lot safer.
2mass noun Affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something.
喜欢；同情
she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her
她发现自己对这个地方渐渐产生了一种眷恋。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is time to look to the other side of my original question: why does the democracy work well despite the people having no strong attachment to it?
- I suppose I could say I'm part of a community here, but I don't really feel any strong attachment to anyone.
- The survey found that Canadians feel strong attachment to their country, their province and their community, in that order.
- And although I've called Edinburgh my home for the last nine years, I still feel a strong emotional attachment to the place where I spent my childhood.
- The emotional attachments between the instructor and his pupils are obvious.
- Lynch proposes that higher levels of family interaction and attachment are associated with diminished adolescent sexual activity.
- Almost universally in families, there are strong feelings of attachment to one another that defy logical explanation.
- Previously, Learner and Kruger found that parent attachment was positively associated with students' motivation to succeed.
- Car owners will moan, but such is the attachment to our vehicles we will probably stump up the extra amount.
- ‘I feel a very strong emotional attachment to Claire,’ he told me six months after his daughter was born.
- There is still a sizeable holding in the family, which has a strong sentimental attachment to the company.
- It is natural that people have a strong sense of attachment to historical houses and old neighbourhoods because they never fail to stir up emotion.
- Small wonder, then, people here feel such a strong sense of attachment to their rugby heroes.
- With their lack of attachment to any specific place and their devotion to money and fame, could Asia's youth abandon all that previous generations have built?
- Of particular concern is the evidence that there is little attachment between the father and the children, particularly the younger two.
- There was a strong cultural attachment to the ideas of national and parliamentary sovereignty.
- Like so many of her generation, Katie had a deep faith and a very strong attachment to her religion.
- There is nothing sentimental about his attachment to the company he helped to found, but there is clear evidence of a huge personal commitment nevertheless.
- Your child may also develop a strong emotional attachment to a real friend and it's wrong to make fun of this.
- I believe that she has a strong bond of attachment to both of her parents and feels securely attached to each.
Synonyms
bond, closeness, devotion, loyalty
fondness for, love for, liking for, affection for, affinity for, tenderness for, feeling for, sentiment for, regard for, respect for, admiration for, reverence for
relationship with, friendship with, intimacy with
1. 2.1count noun An affectionate relationship.
  （两人间的）爱慕
  he formed an attachment with a young widow
  他对一个年轻的寡妇产生了爱慕之情。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In a film that charts the neurotic romantic attachments of three Manhattan sisters through the focal point of a Thanksgiving party, there are bit players and comedic cameos of the highest order infusing every scene.
  She had a few romantic attachments, but the one man she deemed worthy of commitment died before they could become engaged.
  This is when temporary attachments are made and unsuspecting individuals can be trapped on an emotional roller coaster alongside a tear-streaked, unfamiliar face.
  Of the four romantic attachments that she has in the film, only Vincent Perez as Oskar Kokoschka has any life whatsoever.
  His observations of the highs and lows of her marriage and motherhood, the divorce and her romantic attachments, keep the reader turning pages.
  One learns of romantic attachments and failed marriages, of career successes and business failures, of committed lives and struggles with alcoholism.
  Though making romantic attachments seems a big reason these club-goers go out, very few end up in pairs.
  Nilani apparently never remarried, nor is Lenara married; it can be inferred that her love for Torias has excluded other romantic attachments.
  Most marriages today are based on romantic attachments rather than the arranged marriages that were the norm in the past.
  They didn't even dare to develop romantic attachments.
  In the context of talking about a date during a junket in Lake Tahoe, Olivia told me that she really hadn't formed any romantic attachments at all in her lifetime.
  Childhood attachments may even affect our relationship style as adults.
  Rather, it is a quality of being that affects one's whole way of life, including our friendships and family ties, our romantic attachments, our identities and our behaviour patterns.
  Romantic attachments become loves that will last beyond the grave.
  Naturally, he'd always shied away from emotional attachments, especially romantic ones, since love was something he knew pitifully little about.
  All of those outbursts of passion and pathos are mostly showmanship, and it is truly amazing how easily these individuals can break off an attachment or relationship without shedding a tear.
  Exclusive romantic attachments were broken up as threats to group stability.
  However, once they do become serious in a romantic attachment they must learn to curb their criticism and cultivate tolerance.
  Full of regret for past failures, the characters in the film live lives fraught with bad timing, missed chances and impossible attachments.
  However, they dared not discuss these romantic attachments with their parents.
  Synonyms
  relationship, friendly relationship, close relationship, mutual attachment, alliance, association, close association, bond, tie, link, union
3British Temporary secondment to an organization.
〈英〉暂调；临时归属
the students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week
每个星期学生们由学校临时照管一天。
Example sentencesExamples
- He said the club would find employment for the players while on attachment there.
- He is one of the lucky ones; he has just passed the first of his exams, and now he is on attachment in north London and waiting for the results of his second exam.
- He published articles on health visitor attachments and group practice organisation.
- Therefore many take up temporary unpaid observer attachments in the hope of transferring to a training post.
- Because free agent workers do not usually have long-term attachments to one organization, their needs for career development must be met in non-traditional ways.
- As well as being a qualified area car driver and tutor constable, he had spent time on attachment with the force child protection unit, where, ironically, he had been trained in interviewing children.
- A mother whose son is serving on attachment with the Black Watch vented her anger at the Prime Minister yesterday over the decision to move troops in Iraq.
- The hospitals in Merthyr, Newport, and Pontypridd where I served my student attachments and house jobs are now gone, replaced by sparkling new edifices.
- He said under-20 players could be sent on attachment for varying periods of up to six months while under-17 players could go to football schools.
- I was a second year clinical student, doing part of my obstetric attachment in January in one of the colder parts of Britain.
- It is now far simpler to work with another department and job sharing and short-term attachments are the rule rather than the exception.
Synonyms
assignment, detail, appointment, allocation, secondment, transfer, relocation
4mass noun The action of attaching something.
连接；系
the case has a loop for attachment to your waist belt
套子上有一个环可以系在腰带上。
Example sentencesExamples
- Each pet identification tag comes with a split ring for attachment to your pet's collar.
- A small plastic zip-lock bag of hardware for attachment to the tripod and for mounting the telescope was included.
- Constructed from machined aluminum, this combat light also can be used for signaling and has a stainless-steel belt clip for sturdy attachment.
- For easy access a stainless split ring and snap are included for attachment to clothing loops and button holes.
- These conditions favor attachment and growth of bacteria and allow for a greatly increased bacterial density.
Synonyms
fixing, fastening, affixing, linking, coupling, clamping, connection, connecting
addition, adding, incorporation, introduction, insertion
1. 4.1 Legal seizure of property.
  财产扣押
  Example sentencesExamples
  With quasi-judicial powers, NHB will be able to recommend attachment of property in case of default in loan repayments.
  Under Texas law, these are exempt from attachment, execution and seizure for the satisfaction of debt.
  It came in the form of stay laws, restrictions upon forced sales, and freedom from attachment for debt for certain classes of property.
  This was not surprising in view of the fact that in most cases security was put up voluntarily and without an arrest or attachment and therefore without reference to the jurisdiction of a court of arrest or attachment.
  Trustees in bankruptcy were appointed and the court ordered attachment of its property.
  An exception applies, however, if the foreign branch of the bank closes down prior to the appropriation or attachment of the funds by the foreign government.
  Synonyms
  seizure, confiscation, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration, taking away, commandeering
  Law distrainment, disseisin
  Scottish Law poinding

Phrases

attachment of earnings

Payment of debts by direct deduction from the debtor's earnings, under a court order.
〔英格兰律〕收入抵扣（根据法院裁定，从债务人的收入中直接扣除一部分用以还债）
Example sentencesExamples
- He can opt for methods such as an attachment of earnings order or a charging order but the most common recourse is to call in the bailiffs.
- The main methods of enforcement are distress (little used), committal to prison and the making of an attachment of earnings order under the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971.
- He also began to pay the periodical payments, although it was necessary to have an attachment of earnings order.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'arrest for contempt of court'): from Old French attachement, from atachier 'fasten, fix' (see attach).

Definition of attachment in US English:

attachment

nounəˈtaCHməntəˈtætʃmənt

1An extra part or extension that is or can be attached to something to perform a particular function.
附属物；附加装置
the food processor comes with a blender attachment
加上搅拌器这台加工机就完整了。
Example sentencesExamples
- A volley of lasers shot out from a special attachment below the handle.
- However, you'll soon acquire a number of attachments to change the function of the gun that turn it into a sniper rifle and a grenade launcher.
- Attaching the attachment has become much simpler with the development of easy-to-operate hitching systems.
- The handle portion of the attachment should be on the top of your foot.
- I had my cordless drill with attachments, flat-tip screwdriver and a claw hammer.
- Compare frames, axles, transmissions, efficiency from power take off to attachments and interchangeability of attachments.
- Other useful attachments include hole saw blades, spade bits, buffing disks and depth stops, screw driving bits, sanding disks, or even a power grinder.
- She took out the plug attachment and started dialing.
- These clamps are extra attachments that ensure the lander stays perfectly fixed to the spacecraft during the launch and is not affected by launch vibrations.
- The flow rates and pressure of the auxiliary hydraulics play a key role in the performance of the attachments.
- There were some reported incidences of cracks developing in the aluminum mast extrusions near these attachments but these problems seem to have been solved in later model boats.
- The growth in the types and performance of attachments for construction equipment shows no signs of stopping.
- The floor models are typically better buys with more accessories and attachments and are able to handle larger projects than the bench-top models.
- American military weapons cannot fire blanks without the addition of a bulky attachment to the firearm.
- Remove the bowl, replace the hook attachment with the paddle attachment, and return to the mixer.
- Section 303 prohibits the use of makeshift fittings or attachments that are load bearing.
- Many garden tillers have sickle bar mower attachments available.
- In addition, the many attachments that can be added to the front and back of an ATV allow it to be a multiuse utility vehicle.
- So I put it in the mixer with the paddle attachment attached.
- Not only will the attachments be hard to handle, you may wind up with an uneven overall length or possibly damage your hair unnecessarily.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine the flour and semolina.
- The policy stated that ‘the site, position or fitting of the attachment or sign should not promote decay in the pole or impede testing for decay.’
Synonyms
accessory, fitting, fitment, extension, supplementary part, supplementary component, extra, extra part, adjunct, addition, add-on, appurtenance, appendage, accoutrement, auxiliary
1. 1.1 A computer file appended to an email.
  （电子邮件的）附件
  Example sentencesExamples
  When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute files or e-mail attachments.
  If users bought a personal firewall and configured it never to accept incoming connections, and were smart about email attachments and websites, they'd be a lot safer.
  If innocent computer users open the email attachment they run the risk of the worm opening a back door which will allow hackers to gain remote access to the PC.
  Yesterday my computer got infected with this virus after a friend opened an email attachment on my computer.
  Often malicious in nature, it can be deposited as an e-mail attachment or as a website download and used to harvest passwords or other confidential data.
  Employees frequently copy or forward email messages with attachments, resulting in multiple repeated transmissions of the same or similar data.
  The worm spreads by email as a file attachment called GONE.SCR
  Vendors that make most of their money from desktop or server-based anti-virus scanners argue that most of these viruses could be thwarted by a policy of blocking executable attachments in email.
  Most email systems reliably allow file attachments of 1 megabyte or less.
  They also advise end-users to be extra careful about opening attachments.
  The spokeswoman said she did not know which Trojan or malware script the email attachment contained.
  We need to teach staff to use file servers and File Transfer Protocol instead of e-mail attachments.
  Viruses can be sent out as email attachments to infect your computer if you open them.
  Individual PC users can now control what happens to the e-mail messages and attachments sent from their computers.
  Changes in music consuming behaviour were not the result of the appearance of personal sites and the exchange of MP3 files as attachments in e-mail.
  This variant spreads itself in e-mails as an executable attachment.
  There's really no good reason to get caught out: simply filtering executable attachments from emails will guard against this virus.
  A simple selection may ban all e-mail with executable attachments, a great way to avoid virus-carrying messages.
  I am not an idiot, I never open emails with file attachments or pictures even if I know who is sending them!
  It spread via e-mail attachments, infected webpages and other computers linked on a network.
  Other viruses may infect a computer via an e-mail attachment or Web site but do not spread automatically after affecting the operations of the computer.
  If I want to share my spreadsheet with you, I can easily send it to you as an email attachment, but what happens if the file is too large?
2Affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something.
喜欢；同情
she felt a sentimental attachment to the place
她发现自己对这个地方渐渐产生了一种眷恋。
Example sentencesExamples
- There is nothing sentimental about his attachment to the company he helped to found, but there is clear evidence of a huge personal commitment nevertheless.
- There is still a sizeable holding in the family, which has a strong sentimental attachment to the company.
- And although I've called Edinburgh my home for the last nine years, I still feel a strong emotional attachment to the place where I spent my childhood.
- Small wonder, then, people here feel such a strong sense of attachment to their rugby heroes.
- With their lack of attachment to any specific place and their devotion to money and fame, could Asia's youth abandon all that previous generations have built?
- Car owners will moan, but such is the attachment to our vehicles we will probably stump up the extra amount.
- I suppose I could say I'm part of a community here, but I don't really feel any strong attachment to anyone.
- I believe that she has a strong bond of attachment to both of her parents and feels securely attached to each.
- There was a strong cultural attachment to the ideas of national and parliamentary sovereignty.
- It is natural that people have a strong sense of attachment to historical houses and old neighbourhoods because they never fail to stir up emotion.
- The emotional attachments between the instructor and his pupils are obvious.
- Almost universally in families, there are strong feelings of attachment to one another that defy logical explanation.
- Previously, Learner and Kruger found that parent attachment was positively associated with students' motivation to succeed.
- Of particular concern is the evidence that there is little attachment between the father and the children, particularly the younger two.
- It is time to look to the other side of my original question: why does the democracy work well despite the people having no strong attachment to it?
- ‘I feel a very strong emotional attachment to Claire,’ he told me six months after his daughter was born.
- Your child may also develop a strong emotional attachment to a real friend and it's wrong to make fun of this.
- Lynch proposes that higher levels of family interaction and attachment are associated with diminished adolescent sexual activity.
- Like so many of her generation, Katie had a deep faith and a very strong attachment to her religion.
- The survey found that Canadians feel strong attachment to their country, their province and their community, in that order.
Synonyms
bond, closeness, devotion, loyalty
1. 2.1 An affectionate relationship between two people.
  （两人间的）爱慕
  he formed an attachment with a young widow
  他对一个年轻的寡妇产生了爱慕之情。
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, once they do become serious in a romantic attachment they must learn to curb their criticism and cultivate tolerance.
  One learns of romantic attachments and failed marriages, of career successes and business failures, of committed lives and struggles with alcoholism.
  However, they dared not discuss these romantic attachments with their parents.
  In a film that charts the neurotic romantic attachments of three Manhattan sisters through the focal point of a Thanksgiving party, there are bit players and comedic cameos of the highest order infusing every scene.
  All of those outbursts of passion and pathos are mostly showmanship, and it is truly amazing how easily these individuals can break off an attachment or relationship without shedding a tear.
  Rather, it is a quality of being that affects one's whole way of life, including our friendships and family ties, our romantic attachments, our identities and our behaviour patterns.
  Nilani apparently never remarried, nor is Lenara married; it can be inferred that her love for Torias has excluded other romantic attachments.
  Childhood attachments may even affect our relationship style as adults.
  Of the four romantic attachments that she has in the film, only Vincent Perez as Oskar Kokoschka has any life whatsoever.
  They didn't even dare to develop romantic attachments.
  Romantic attachments become loves that will last beyond the grave.
  His observations of the highs and lows of her marriage and motherhood, the divorce and her romantic attachments, keep the reader turning pages.
  Naturally, he'd always shied away from emotional attachments, especially romantic ones, since love was something he knew pitifully little about.
  This is when temporary attachments are made and unsuspecting individuals can be trapped on an emotional roller coaster alongside a tear-streaked, unfamiliar face.
  Though making romantic attachments seems a big reason these club-goers go out, very few end up in pairs.
  Exclusive romantic attachments were broken up as threats to group stability.
  She had a few romantic attachments, but the one man she deemed worthy of commitment died before they could become engaged.
  Most marriages today are based on romantic attachments rather than the arranged marriages that were the norm in the past.
  In the context of talking about a date during a junket in Lake Tahoe, Olivia told me that she really hadn't formed any romantic attachments at all in her lifetime.
  Full of regret for past failures, the characters in the film live lives fraught with bad timing, missed chances and impossible attachments.
  Synonyms
  relationship, friendly relationship, close relationship, mutual attachment, alliance, association, close association, bond, tie, link, union
3The action of attaching something.
连接；系
the case has a loop for attachment to your belt
套子上有一个环可以系在腰带上。
Example sentencesExamples
- Each pet identification tag comes with a split ring for attachment to your pet's collar.
- These conditions favor attachment and growth of bacteria and allow for a greatly increased bacterial density.
- For easy access a stainless split ring and snap are included for attachment to clothing loops and button holes.
- A small plastic zip-lock bag of hardware for attachment to the tripod and for mounting the telescope was included.
- Constructed from machined aluminum, this combat light also can be used for signaling and has a stainless-steel belt clip for sturdy attachment.
Synonyms
fixing, fastening, affixing, linking, coupling, clamping, connection, connecting
1. 3.1 Legal seizure of property.
  财产扣押
  Example sentencesExamples
  It came in the form of stay laws, restrictions upon forced sales, and freedom from attachment for debt for certain classes of property.
  With quasi-judicial powers, NHB will be able to recommend attachment of property in case of default in loan repayments.
  Under Texas law, these are exempt from attachment, execution and seizure for the satisfaction of debt.
  Trustees in bankruptcy were appointed and the court ordered attachment of its property.
  This was not surprising in view of the fact that in most cases security was put up voluntarily and without an arrest or attachment and therefore without reference to the jurisdiction of a court of arrest or attachment.
  An exception applies, however, if the foreign branch of the bank closes down prior to the appropriation or attachment of the funds by the foreign government.
  Synonyms
  seizure, confiscation, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration, taking away, commandeering

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘arrest for contempt of court’): from Old French attachement, from atachier ‘fasten, fix’ (see attach).

词汇	attachment
释义	Definition of attachment in English: attachment noun əˈtatʃm(ə)ntəˈtætʃmənt 1An extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function. 附属物；附加装置 the processor comes complete with a blender attachment 加上搅拌器这台加工机就完整了。 Example sentencesExamples Other useful attachments include hole saw blades, spade bits, buffing disks and depth stops, screw driving bits, sanding disks, or even a power grinder. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine the flour and semolina. She took out the plug attachment and started dialing. In addition, the many attachments that can be added to the front and back of an ATV allow it to be a multiuse utility vehicle. There were some reported incidences of cracks developing in the aluminum mast extrusions near these attachments but these problems seem to have been solved in later model boats. The growth in the types and performance of attachments for construction equipment shows no signs of stopping. The flow rates and pressure of the auxiliary hydraulics play a key role in the performance of the attachments. Attaching the attachment has become much simpler with the development of easy-to-operate hitching systems. Many garden tillers have sickle bar mower attachments available. So I put it in the mixer with the paddle attachment attached. The handle portion of the attachment should be on the top of your foot. The floor models are typically better buys with more accessories and attachments and are able to handle larger projects than the bench-top models. A volley of lasers shot out from a special attachment below the handle. American military weapons cannot fire blanks without the addition of a bulky attachment to the firearm. Compare frames, axles, transmissions, efficiency from power take off to attachments and interchangeability of attachments. I had my cordless drill with attachments, flat-tip screwdriver and a claw hammer. Not only will the attachments be hard to handle, you may wind up with an uneven overall length or possibly damage your hair unnecessarily. Remove the bowl, replace the hook attachment with the paddle attachment, and return to the mixer. The policy stated that ‘the site, position or fitting of the attachment or sign should not promote decay in the pole or impede testing for decay.’ Section 303 prohibits the use of makeshift fittings or attachments that are load bearing. These clamps are extra attachments that ensure the lander stays perfectly fixed to the spacecraft during the launch and is not affected by launch vibrations. However, you'll soon acquire a number of attachments to change the function of the gun that turn it into a sniper rifle and a grenade launcher. Synonyms accessory, fitting, fitment, extension, supplementary part, supplementary component, extra, extra part, adjunct, addition, add-on, appurtenance, appendage, accoutrement, auxiliary 1.1 A computer file appended to an email. （电子邮件的）附件 Example sentencesExamples Other viruses may infect a computer via an e-mail attachment or Web site but do not spread automatically after affecting the operations of the computer. If innocent computer users open the email attachment they run the risk of the worm opening a back door which will allow hackers to gain remote access to the PC. A simple selection may ban all e-mail with executable attachments, a great way to avoid virus-carrying messages. The worm spreads by email as a file attachment called GONE.SCR When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute files or e-mail attachments. It spread via e-mail attachments, infected webpages and other computers linked on a network. Vendors that make most of their money from desktop or server-based anti-virus scanners argue that most of these viruses could be thwarted by a policy of blocking executable attachments in email. There's really no good reason to get caught out: simply filtering executable attachments from emails will guard against this virus. Yesterday my computer got infected with this virus after a friend opened an email attachment on my computer. Often malicious in nature, it can be deposited as an e-mail attachment or as a website download and used to harvest passwords or other confidential data. We need to teach staff to use file servers and File Transfer Protocol instead of e-mail attachments. They also advise end-users to be extra careful about opening attachments. Changes in music consuming behaviour were not the result of the appearance of personal sites and the exchange of MP3 files as attachments in e-mail. The spokeswoman said she did not know which Trojan or malware script the email attachment contained. Viruses can be sent out as email attachments to infect your computer if you open them. Individual PC users can now control what happens to the e-mail messages and attachments sent from their computers. If I want to share my spreadsheet with you, I can easily send it to you as an email attachment, but what happens if the file is too large? This variant spreads itself in e-mails as an executable attachment. Employees frequently copy or forward email messages with attachments, resulting in multiple repeated transmissions of the same or similar data. I am not an idiot, I never open emails with file attachments or pictures even if I know who is sending them! Most email systems reliably allow file attachments of 1 megabyte or less. If users bought a personal firewall and configured it never to accept incoming connections, and were smart about email attachments and websites, they'd be a lot safer. 2mass noun Affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something. 喜欢；同情 she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her 她发现自己对这个地方渐渐产生了一种眷恋。 Example sentencesExamples It is time to look to the other side of my original question: why does the democracy work well despite the people having no strong attachment to it? I suppose I could say I'm part of a community here, but I don't really feel any strong attachment to anyone. The survey found that Canadians feel strong attachment to their country, their province and their community, in that order. And although I've called Edinburgh my home for the last nine years, I still feel a strong emotional attachment to the place where I spent my childhood. The emotional attachments between the instructor and his pupils are obvious. Lynch proposes that higher levels of family interaction and attachment are associated with diminished adolescent sexual activity. Almost universally in families, there are strong feelings of attachment to one another that defy logical explanation. Previously, Learner and Kruger found that parent attachment was positively associated with students' motivation to succeed. Car owners will moan, but such is the attachment to our vehicles we will probably stump up the extra amount. ‘I feel a very strong emotional attachment to Claire,’ he told me six months after his daughter was born. There is still a sizeable holding in the family, which has a strong sentimental attachment to the company. It is natural that people have a strong sense of attachment to historical houses and old neighbourhoods because they never fail to stir up emotion. Small wonder, then, people here feel such a strong sense of attachment to their rugby heroes. With their lack of attachment to any specific place and their devotion to money and fame, could Asia's youth abandon all that previous generations have built? Of particular concern is the evidence that there is little attachment between the father and the children, particularly the younger two. There was a strong cultural attachment to the ideas of national and parliamentary sovereignty. Like so many of her generation, Katie had a deep faith and a very strong attachment to her religion. There is nothing sentimental about his attachment to the company he helped to found, but there is clear evidence of a huge personal commitment nevertheless. Your child may also develop a strong emotional attachment to a real friend and it's wrong to make fun of this. I believe that she has a strong bond of attachment to both of her parents and feels securely attached to each. Synonyms bond, closeness, devotion, loyalty fondness for, love for, liking for, affection for, affinity for, tenderness for, feeling for, sentiment for, regard for, respect for, admiration for, reverence for relationship with, friendship with, intimacy with 2.1count noun An affectionate relationship. （两人间的）爱慕 he formed an attachment with a young widow 他对一个年轻的寡妇产生了爱慕之情。 Example sentencesExamples In a film that charts the neurotic romantic attachments of three Manhattan sisters through the focal point of a Thanksgiving party, there are bit players and comedic cameos of the highest order infusing every scene. She had a few romantic attachments, but the one man she deemed worthy of commitment died before they could become engaged. This is when temporary attachments are made and unsuspecting individuals can be trapped on an emotional roller coaster alongside a tear-streaked, unfamiliar face. Of the four romantic attachments that she has in the film, only Vincent Perez as Oskar Kokoschka has any life whatsoever. His observations of the highs and lows of her marriage and motherhood, the divorce and her romantic attachments, keep the reader turning pages. One learns of romantic attachments and failed marriages, of career successes and business failures, of committed lives and struggles with alcoholism. Though making romantic attachments seems a big reason these club-goers go out, very few end up in pairs. Nilani apparently never remarried, nor is Lenara married; it can be inferred that her love for Torias has excluded other romantic attachments. Most marriages today are based on romantic attachments rather than the arranged marriages that were the norm in the past. They didn't even dare to develop romantic attachments. In the context of talking about a date during a junket in Lake Tahoe, Olivia told me that she really hadn't formed any romantic attachments at all in her lifetime. Childhood attachments may even affect our relationship style as adults. Rather, it is a quality of being that affects one's whole way of life, including our friendships and family ties, our romantic attachments, our identities and our behaviour patterns. Romantic attachments become loves that will last beyond the grave. Naturally, he'd always shied away from emotional attachments, especially romantic ones, since love was something he knew pitifully little about. All of those outbursts of passion and pathos are mostly showmanship, and it is truly amazing how easily these individuals can break off an attachment or relationship without shedding a tear. Exclusive romantic attachments were broken up as threats to group stability. However, once they do become serious in a romantic attachment they must learn to curb their criticism and cultivate tolerance. Full of regret for past failures, the characters in the film live lives fraught with bad timing, missed chances and impossible attachments. However, they dared not discuss these romantic attachments with their parents. Synonyms relationship, friendly relationship, close relationship, mutual attachment, alliance, association, close association, bond, tie, link, union 3British Temporary secondment to an organization. 〈英〉暂调；临时归属 the students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week 每个星期学生们由学校临时照管一天。 Example sentencesExamples He said the club would find employment for the players while on attachment there. He is one of the lucky ones; he has just passed the first of his exams, and now he is on attachment in north London and waiting for the results of his second exam. He published articles on health visitor attachments and group practice organisation. Therefore many take up temporary unpaid observer attachments in the hope of transferring to a training post. Because free agent workers do not usually have long-term attachments to one organization, their needs for career development must be met in non-traditional ways. As well as being a qualified area car driver and tutor constable, he had spent time on attachment with the force child protection unit, where, ironically, he had been trained in interviewing children. A mother whose son is serving on attachment with the Black Watch vented her anger at the Prime Minister yesterday over the decision to move troops in Iraq. The hospitals in Merthyr, Newport, and Pontypridd where I served my student attachments and house jobs are now gone, replaced by sparkling new edifices. He said under-20 players could be sent on attachment for varying periods of up to six months while under-17 players could go to football schools. I was a second year clinical student, doing part of my obstetric attachment in January in one of the colder parts of Britain. It is now far simpler to work with another department and job sharing and short-term attachments are the rule rather than the exception. Synonyms assignment, detail, appointment, allocation, secondment, transfer, relocation 4mass noun The action of attaching something. 连接；系 the case has a loop for attachment to your waist belt 套子上有一个环可以系在腰带上。 Example sentencesExamples Each pet identification tag comes with a split ring for attachment to your pet's collar. A small plastic zip-lock bag of hardware for attachment to the tripod and for mounting the telescope was included. Constructed from machined aluminum, this combat light also can be used for signaling and has a stainless-steel belt clip for sturdy attachment. For easy access a stainless split ring and snap are included for attachment to clothing loops and button holes. These conditions favor attachment and growth of bacteria and allow for a greatly increased bacterial density. Synonyms fixing, fastening, affixing, linking, coupling, clamping, connection, connecting addition, adding, incorporation, introduction, insertion 4.1 Legal seizure of property. 财产扣押 Example sentencesExamples With quasi-judicial powers, NHB will be able to recommend attachment of property in case of default in loan repayments. Under Texas law, these are exempt from attachment, execution and seizure for the satisfaction of debt. It came in the form of stay laws, restrictions upon forced sales, and freedom from attachment for debt for certain classes of property. This was not surprising in view of the fact that in most cases security was put up voluntarily and without an arrest or attachment and therefore without reference to the jurisdiction of a court of arrest or attachment. Trustees in bankruptcy were appointed and the court ordered attachment of its property. An exception applies, however, if the foreign branch of the bank closes down prior to the appropriation or attachment of the funds by the foreign government. Synonyms seizure, confiscation, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration, taking away, commandeering Law distrainment, disseisin Scottish Law poinding Phrases attachment of earnings Payment of debts by direct deduction from the debtor's earnings, under a court order. 〔英格兰律〕收入抵扣（根据法院裁定，从债务人的收入中直接扣除一部分用以还债） Example sentencesExamples He can opt for methods such as an attachment of earnings order or a charging order but the most common recourse is to call in the bailiffs. The main methods of enforcement are distress (little used), committal to prison and the making of an attachment of earnings order under the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971. He also began to pay the periodical payments, although it was necessary to have an attachment of earnings order. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'arrest for contempt of court'): from Old French attachement, from atachier 'fasten, fix' (see attach). noun.1 phr. Definition of attachment in US English: attachment nounəˈtaCHməntəˈtætʃmənt 1An extra part or extension that is or can be attached to something to perform a particular function. 附属物；附加装置 the food processor comes with a blender attachment 加上搅拌器这台加工机就完整了。 Example sentencesExamples A volley of lasers shot out from a special attachment below the handle. However, you'll soon acquire a number of attachments to change the function of the gun that turn it into a sniper rifle and a grenade launcher. Attaching the attachment has become much simpler with the development of easy-to-operate hitching systems. The handle portion of the attachment should be on the top of your foot. I had my cordless drill with attachments, flat-tip screwdriver and a claw hammer. Compare frames, axles, transmissions, efficiency from power take off to attachments and interchangeability of attachments. Other useful attachments include hole saw blades, spade bits, buffing disks and depth stops, screw driving bits, sanding disks, or even a power grinder. She took out the plug attachment and started dialing. These clamps are extra attachments that ensure the lander stays perfectly fixed to the spacecraft during the launch and is not affected by launch vibrations. The flow rates and pressure of the auxiliary hydraulics play a key role in the performance of the attachments. There were some reported incidences of cracks developing in the aluminum mast extrusions near these attachments but these problems seem to have been solved in later model boats. The growth in the types and performance of attachments for construction equipment shows no signs of stopping. The floor models are typically better buys with more accessories and attachments and are able to handle larger projects than the bench-top models. American military weapons cannot fire blanks without the addition of a bulky attachment to the firearm. Remove the bowl, replace the hook attachment with the paddle attachment, and return to the mixer. Section 303 prohibits the use of makeshift fittings or attachments that are load bearing. Many garden tillers have sickle bar mower attachments available. In addition, the many attachments that can be added to the front and back of an ATV allow it to be a multiuse utility vehicle. So I put it in the mixer with the paddle attachment attached. Not only will the attachments be hard to handle, you may wind up with an uneven overall length or possibly damage your hair unnecessarily. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine the flour and semolina. The policy stated that ‘the site, position or fitting of the attachment or sign should not promote decay in the pole or impede testing for decay.’ Synonyms accessory, fitting, fitment, extension, supplementary part, supplementary component, extra, extra part, adjunct, addition, add-on, appurtenance, appendage, accoutrement, auxiliary 1.1 A computer file appended to an email. （电子邮件的）附件 Example sentencesExamples When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute files or e-mail attachments. If users bought a personal firewall and configured it never to accept incoming connections, and were smart about email attachments and websites, they'd be a lot safer. If innocent computer users open the email attachment they run the risk of the worm opening a back door which will allow hackers to gain remote access to the PC. Yesterday my computer got infected with this virus after a friend opened an email attachment on my computer. Often malicious in nature, it can be deposited as an e-mail attachment or as a website download and used to harvest passwords or other confidential data. Employees frequently copy or forward email messages with attachments, resulting in multiple repeated transmissions of the same or similar data. The worm spreads by email as a file attachment called GONE.SCR Vendors that make most of their money from desktop or server-based anti-virus scanners argue that most of these viruses could be thwarted by a policy of blocking executable attachments in email. Most email systems reliably allow file attachments of 1 megabyte or less. They also advise end-users to be extra careful about opening attachments. The spokeswoman said she did not know which Trojan or malware script the email attachment contained. We need to teach staff to use file servers and File Transfer Protocol instead of e-mail attachments. Viruses can be sent out as email attachments to infect your computer if you open them. Individual PC users can now control what happens to the e-mail messages and attachments sent from their computers. Changes in music consuming behaviour were not the result of the appearance of personal sites and the exchange of MP3 files as attachments in e-mail. This variant spreads itself in e-mails as an executable attachment. There's really no good reason to get caught out: simply filtering executable attachments from emails will guard against this virus. A simple selection may ban all e-mail with executable attachments, a great way to avoid virus-carrying messages. I am not an idiot, I never open emails with file attachments or pictures even if I know who is sending them! It spread via e-mail attachments, infected webpages and other computers linked on a network. Other viruses may infect a computer via an e-mail attachment or Web site but do not spread automatically after affecting the operations of the computer. If I want to share my spreadsheet with you, I can easily send it to you as an email attachment, but what happens if the file is too large? 2Affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something. 喜欢；同情 she felt a sentimental attachment to the place 她发现自己对这个地方渐渐产生了一种眷恋。 Example sentencesExamples There is nothing sentimental about his attachment to the company he helped to found, but there is clear evidence of a huge personal commitment nevertheless. There is still a sizeable holding in the family, which has a strong sentimental attachment to the company. And although I've called Edinburgh my home for the last nine years, I still feel a strong emotional attachment to the place where I spent my childhood. Small wonder, then, people here feel such a strong sense of attachment to their rugby heroes. With their lack of attachment to any specific place and their devotion to money and fame, could Asia's youth abandon all that previous generations have built? Car owners will moan, but such is the attachment to our vehicles we will probably stump up the extra amount. I suppose I could say I'm part of a community here, but I don't really feel any strong attachment to anyone. I believe that she has a strong bond of attachment to both of her parents and feels securely attached to each. There was a strong cultural attachment to the ideas of national and parliamentary sovereignty. It is natural that people have a strong sense of attachment to historical houses and old neighbourhoods because they never fail to stir up emotion. The emotional attachments between the instructor and his pupils are obvious. Almost universally in families, there are strong feelings of attachment to one another that defy logical explanation. Previously, Learner and Kruger found that parent attachment was positively associated with students' motivation to succeed. Of particular concern is the evidence that there is little attachment between the father and the children, particularly the younger two. It is time to look to the other side of my original question: why does the democracy work well despite the people having no strong attachment to it? ‘I feel a very strong emotional attachment to Claire,’ he told me six months after his daughter was born. Your child may also develop a strong emotional attachment to a real friend and it's wrong to make fun of this. Lynch proposes that higher levels of family interaction and attachment are associated with diminished adolescent sexual activity. Like so many of her generation, Katie had a deep faith and a very strong attachment to her religion. The survey found that Canadians feel strong attachment to their country, their province and their community, in that order. Synonyms bond, closeness, devotion, loyalty 2.1 An affectionate relationship between two people. （两人间的）爱慕 he formed an attachment with a young widow 他对一个年轻的寡妇产生了爱慕之情。 Example sentencesExamples However, once they do become serious in a romantic attachment they must learn to curb their criticism and cultivate tolerance. One learns of romantic attachments and failed marriages, of career successes and business failures, of committed lives and struggles with alcoholism. However, they dared not discuss these romantic attachments with their parents. In a film that charts the neurotic romantic attachments of three Manhattan sisters through the focal point of a Thanksgiving party, there are bit players and comedic cameos of the highest order infusing every scene. All of those outbursts of passion and pathos are mostly showmanship, and it is truly amazing how easily these individuals can break off an attachment or relationship without shedding a tear. Rather, it is a quality of being that affects one's whole way of life, including our friendships and family ties, our romantic attachments, our identities and our behaviour patterns. Nilani apparently never remarried, nor is Lenara married; it can be inferred that her love for Torias has excluded other romantic attachments. Childhood attachments may even affect our relationship style as adults. Of the four romantic attachments that she has in the film, only Vincent Perez as Oskar Kokoschka has any life whatsoever. They didn't even dare to develop romantic attachments. Romantic attachments become loves that will last beyond the grave. His observations of the highs and lows of her marriage and motherhood, the divorce and her romantic attachments, keep the reader turning pages. Naturally, he'd always shied away from emotional attachments, especially romantic ones, since love was something he knew pitifully little about. This is when temporary attachments are made and unsuspecting individuals can be trapped on an emotional roller coaster alongside a tear-streaked, unfamiliar face. Though making romantic attachments seems a big reason these club-goers go out, very few end up in pairs. Exclusive romantic attachments were broken up as threats to group stability. She had a few romantic attachments, but the one man she deemed worthy of commitment died before they could become engaged. Most marriages today are based on romantic attachments rather than the arranged marriages that were the norm in the past. In the context of talking about a date during a junket in Lake Tahoe, Olivia told me that she really hadn't formed any romantic attachments at all in her lifetime. Full of regret for past failures, the characters in the film live lives fraught with bad timing, missed chances and impossible attachments. Synonyms relationship, friendly relationship, close relationship, mutual attachment, alliance, association, close association, bond, tie, link, union 3The action of attaching something. 连接；系 the case has a loop for attachment to your belt 套子上有一个环可以系在腰带上。 Example sentencesExamples Each pet identification tag comes with a split ring for attachment to your pet's collar. These conditions favor attachment and growth of bacteria and allow for a greatly increased bacterial density. For easy access a stainless split ring and snap are included for attachment to clothing loops and button holes. A small plastic zip-lock bag of hardware for attachment to the tripod and for mounting the telescope was included. Constructed from machined aluminum, this combat light also can be used for signaling and has a stainless-steel belt clip for sturdy attachment. Synonyms fixing, fastening, affixing, linking, coupling, clamping, connection, connecting 3.1 Legal seizure of property. 财产扣押 Example sentencesExamples It came in the form of stay laws, restrictions upon forced sales, and freedom from attachment for debt for certain classes of property. With quasi-judicial powers, NHB will be able to recommend attachment of property in case of default in loan repayments. Under Texas law, these are exempt from attachment, execution and seizure for the satisfaction of debt. Trustees in bankruptcy were appointed and the court ordered attachment of its property. This was not surprising in view of the fact that in most cases security was put up voluntarily and without an arrest or attachment and therefore without reference to the jurisdiction of a court of arrest or attachment. An exception applies, however, if the foreign branch of the bank closes down prior to the appropriation or attachment of the funds by the foreign government. Synonyms seizure, confiscation, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration, taking away, commandeering Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘arrest for contempt of court’): from Old French attachement, from atachier ‘fasten, fix’ (see attach).
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