link

To make a connection between people or things; to associate or relate two things.

• link/lɪŋk/(n)联系；关联
• linkage/ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/(n)连接；关联

• link to
• closely linked
• link between
• directly linked
• link together
• link performance to

1. 1.Researchers have linked heavy social media use to increased rates of anxiety, though causality remains disputed.
2. 2.The two projects are closely linked — the success of one depends on the output delivered by the other.

• connect/kəˈnekt/— to join or relate
• associate/əˈsəʊʃieɪt/— to relate one thing with another
• tie/taɪ/— to connect closely

from Old Norse "hlekkr" (a link in a chain)