1. connect
Connect the two cables together.
They are planning to connect the cities with a railroad.
It is connected to summer.
Imogen of the Internet can connect to dial-up BBSes by whistling into a funnel attached to a phone line.
We usually connect Americans with freedom.
One hutong connects with another, siheyuans connect with other siheyuans to form a block, and blocks join with other blocks to form the whole city.
Please connect a controller.
They often connect Japan with Mt. Fuji.
The bridge connects the two parts of the town.
Connect these together. Take the cable and connect it to the printer.
I put you through, I connect you now
connect east and west
When I connected the pump, the manometer showed only 0.7 bar.
Telephone calls connect callers with a human voice.
Could you connect my computer to the printer?
2. strike up
It’s very didficult for people woh have different political views to strike up friendship.
3. forge
<forge a close relationship>
You forged my signature!
If you forge a signature, you'll do it illegally
Our countries forged an alliance.
a forged passport
During the 1970s, the US forged trade links with China. / She forged a new career as a poet and songwriter.
The painting was forged
They forged the horseshoes in the forge.
to forge a bond
If, like me, you're wearing a gold ring, it was forged in a supernova explosion.
A number of forged works of art have been sold as genuine.
The hand-forged hook projected from the head of the small tuna.
The accident forged a close bond between the two families.
forge check
that super highway, we’re going to forge through this really thick, dense