join/ʤɔɪn/

v.

➊ become a member of an organization

➋ take part in sth that sb else is doing or go somewhere to do sth with sb else

➌ connect or fasten things together

➍ (roads, rivers) meet at a particular point

v.

➊ [T] 加入，成为…的一员；join the party 入党

◇He joined the company last year. 他去年进了这家公司。

➋ [T] 参与，参加：Join us for lunch. 和我们一起吃饭吧。

◇join the strike 参加罢工

➌ [T] 连接；接合：Join the two pieces together with glue. 把这两片用胶水连接起来。

➍ [I; T] 会合：The two rivers join here. 这两条河在这里汇合。

join in (〈doing〉sth) 参加，加入：She joined in the conversation. 她加入了谈话。

◇She listened to the conversation but didn't join in. 她听了谈话，但没有参与。

join up (with sb) 联合，合并：They have joined up with another team of scientists to do the research. 他们已经和另一组科学家联合起来做这项研究。

音组-oin/-ɔɪn/

coin; join

常犯错误

✗ He has joined the army for three years.

✓ He has been in the army for three years. 他参军已经3年了。

✓ He joined the army three years ago. 他3年前参军。

[✌join为短暂性动词，不能和一段时间连用]

辨析attend; join; take part in

辨析connect; join; unite