attachment

attachment at∙tach∙ment ◙ noun 1. [C, U] a strong feeling of affection for sb / sth • 依恋；爱慕:

»a childˈs strong attachment to its parents

孩子对父母的强烈依恋

2. [C, U] belief in and support for an idea or a set of values • 信念；信仰；忠诚；拥护:

»the popular attachment to democratic government

对民主政府的普遍拥护

3. a tool that you can fix onto a machine, to make it do another job • (机器的)附件,附加装置,附属物:

»an electric drill with a range of different attachments

配有各种附件的电钻

4. [U, C] the act of joining one thing to another; a thing that joins two things together • 连接；连接物:

»All cars built since 1981 have points for the attachment of safety restraints.

自 1981 年起生产的轿车都有安全保护装置的连接点。

»They discussed the attachment of new conditions to the peace plans.

他们讨论把新条件加入到和平计划中去。

»They had to check the strength of the seat attachments to the floor of the plane.

他们需要检查座椅与飞机舱面固定接头的强度。

5. [U, C] (BrE) a short time spent working with an organization such as a hospital, school or part of the armed forces • 暂时隶属于(某医院、学校、部队等)；短期在…工作:

»Sheˈs on attachment to the local hospital.

她暂时在当地医院工作。

»a 4-month training attachment

为期 4 个月的培训

6. (computing 计) a document that you send to sb using email • (用电子邮件发送的)附件

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n. 附件, 附加裝置, 配屬