接

接 [jiē] 动

1. ■ （靠近; 接触） come into contact with; come close to:

短兵相接 hand-to-hand fight; fighting at close quarters; close-range fighting;

交头接耳 whisper into each other's ears; speak in each other's ears

2. ■ （连接; 使连接） connect; join; put together:

接电线 connect wires;

接关系 establish contact (as in underground work);

接线头 tie broken threads; join two threads together;

手术的第一步是把骨头接上。 The first stage of the operation was to join up the bones.

3. ■ （托住; 承受） catch; take hold of:

接球 catch a ball;

我把苹果扔给他， 他接着了。 I threw the apple to him and he caught it.

4. ■ （接收; 接受） receive:

接到一封信 receive a letter;

接电话 answer the phone; receive [take] a phone call;

有一段时间， 我们接针线活做， 来挣一点钱。 For a time we took in sewing to earn a little money.

5. ■ （迎接） meet; welcome:

到机场接人 go to the airport to meet sb.;

非常感谢你来接我。 Thank you very much for coming to meet me.

他们开门把他接了进去。 They opened the door and welcomed him in.

6. ■ （接替） take over:

把优良传统接过来， 传下去 take over and carry forward the fine tradition;

接工作 take over a job

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

接子 Jie Zi