be out of work (also be on the
dole British) /bi: ,aot av 'w3:rk, bi: Dn г)э daol/ to not have a job, especially for a long time: My husband has been out of work for two years now.
JOIN
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join two things together
when roads or rivers join together
when people or countries join
together
join a club or organization
^ if you mean 'join in', go to take part ^ if you mean 'join two sides of a
piece of clothing', go to
fasten/unfasten
see also connected/not
connected, together, separate
II to join things together by putting a wire, pipe, glue etc between them
join dvm [u T] to join two things together, for example by using glue or a piece of wood or metaclass="underline" Join the two pieces of wood using a strong glue. join sth together Doctors had to use a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together. I Join the sleeve and the shoulder parts together with strong thread.
fix fiks/ [и T] to join one thing firmly to another, using screws, nails, or glue, so that it stays there permanently fix sth to sth Now all 1 have to do is fix it to the ceiling.
be fixed to sth The chairs and tables were fixed to the floor.
attach 3'taetf' (и T] to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position but can be removed later
attach sth to sth It took a couple of minutes to attach the trailer to the back of the truck. I The doctor attached a tiny monitor to the baby's head. be attached to sth Make sure your baggage tag is firmly attached to your suitcase.
fasten ;'fa:s<?n||fae-/ [u T] to fix one thing firmly to another, using string, wire, or tape, in a way that makes it easy to remove later
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/asten sth to sth Claire carefully fastened the brooch to her dress. be fastened to sth Our bags were fastened to the roof of the car with thick ropes.
JOIN
connect /кэ'пекл/ (и T] to join two pieces of equipment together with a wire or a pipe, so that electricity, water, gas etc can pass from one to the other connect sth to sth Have you connected the speakers to the amplifier7 I I don't
know hou> to connect the Megadrive to
the TV.
be connected to sth We're waiting for our house to be connected to the city water supply.
link ;ligk/ [и T] to connect two computers, machines, or systems so that electronic signals can pass from one to the other The two TV stations are linked by satellite.
link sth to sth We'll link your computer to our system via your modem.
В when something forms a connection between two places, two machines etc
connect /ka'nekt/ [и T] if a pipe, wire, bridge etc connects two things or places, it forms a connection between them connect sth to/with sth This wire com nects the TV to the video recorder. I the umbilical cord connecting the baby to the placenta I The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco with Marin County. be connected by sth The two lakes are connected by a narrow canal.
link fhrjk/ [v T] if a road, a railway, a plane service etc links two places, it connects them so that people can easily travel between them: a new high-speed railway linking the two capitals link sth with sth The Channel Tunnel has linked Britain with mainland Europe for the first time. link sth and sth Interstate 5 links Los Angeles and San Diego.
connection /кэ'пекрп/ [n С] a wire or piece of metal that joins two parts of a machine or electrical system: Carefully check all the electrical connections loose connection (=one that is not joined properly) There must be a loose connection somewhere - the phone isn't working.
link /1н]к/ In C] something that joins two places that are far apart, so that people can travel between them or communicate between them: two TV stations joined by a satellite link
+ between Rebels bombed the Beira railroad. a vital link between the capital and the port. I a telephone link between the two presidents
В when roads, rivers etc come together and join
join 'dpm' [u \/T] if two roads, rivers, pipes etc join, or if one joins another, they come together: The two rivers join down in the valley. I Sometimes you get leaks where the pipes join. I The Ml motorway joins the M62 just outside Leeds.
Ш when people, countries etc join together
unite /jui'nart/ [и I] ESPECIALLY WRITTEN if
people, organizations, or countries unite, they decide to work together or join together as a single unit, for example because they have the same aims as each other
unite to do sth In I960, British and
Italian Somaliland united to form Somalia. I Various political and religious groups united to oppose the dictatorship.
* against Police chiefs called on the local people to unite against the drug dealers.
get together I,get ts'gебэг/ [phrasal verb 1] if people or organizations get together, they work together in order to do something that would be difficult to do alone: A group of parents got together and set up a youth club. get together to do sth Several local stores got together to organize the festival.
Get together is more informal than unite
team Up /,ti:m 'лр/ [phrasal verb I] if two or more people team up, they agree to work together, especially in business, music, theatre etc
+ with I teamed up with a local journalist, and we worked on the story together. team up to do sth It all started when Paul McCartney and John Lennon teamed up to form a band.
merge /шз:гс!з/ [и I) if two companies or organizations merge, they join to form a single company or organization: The two banks are going to merge next year + with The Liberal Party merged with the Social Democrats.
alliance /o'laisns/ [n C] an agreement
between two or more countries or groups of people to work together in order to achieve something: the Anglo-Canadian alliance
+ between in the 1968 revolution there nas an alliance between students and factory workers.