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and / ənd ; ənd ; ænd ; ænd /
◙conjunction
1. used to join two words, phrases etc referring to things that are related in some way
• 和，及，与，又，并:
 »He's gone to get some fish and chips.
  他去买炸鱼薯条了。
 »The film starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine.
  这部电影由杰克∙莱蒙和雪莉∙麦克莱恩主演。
 »We've dealt with items one, two, and eleven.
  我们已经处理了第一项、第二项和第十一项。
 »He was tall, dark and handsome.
  他高高黑黑的，人很英俊。
 »He plays the guitar and sings folk songs.
  他弹吉他唱民歌。
 »She didn't speak to anyone and nobody spoke to her.
  她不跟别人说话，也没人跟她说话。
2. used to say that one action or event follows another
• 然后，其后:
 »Sit down and tell me all about it.
  坐下来把详情说给我听。
 »She picked up the kitten and put it in the box.
  她抱起小猫放在盒子里。
 »He knocked on the door and went in.
  他敲敲门走了进去。
 »You'll have to wait and see what happens.
  你只能等着看接下去会发生什么事情。
3. used to say that something is caused by something else
• 那么，因此〔用于表示结果〕:
 »I missed supper and I'm starving!
  我没吃晚饭，所以现在饿极了！
 »She fell downstairs and broke her leg.
  她从楼梯上摔下来，把腿摔断了。
4. used when adding numbers
• 加:
 »Six and four is ten .
  六加四等于十。
5. [especially BrE] used after verbs such as 'go', 'come', and 'try' to show what your intention is
• 为了〔用于 go, come 和 try 等之后表示目的〕:
 »Shall we go and have a cup of coffee?
  我们出去喝杯咖啡好吗？
 »I'll see if I can try and persuade her to come.
  我看看能不能说服她来。
6. [spoken] used to introduce a statement, remark, question etc
• 那么，于是〔用于引出陈述、评论或问题等〕:
 »And now I'd like to introduce our next speaker, Mrs Thompson.
  现在我想介绍下一位发言人汤普森夫人。
 »'She's getting married in June.' 'And who's the lucky man?'
  “她六月份结婚。”“那么谁是那个幸运的家伙？
7. used between repeated words to emphasize what you are saying
• 越来越…，接连，又〔用于连接重复的词以示强调〕:
 »More and more people are losing their jobs.
  越来越多的人失业。
 »We waited for hours and hours!
  我们一直等了好几个小时！
 »That was years and years ago.
  那是多少年以前的事了。
 »We ran and ran.
  我们跑啊跑。
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8.
a. used before saying the part of a large number which is less than
• 100〔用于百位数和十（个）位数之间〕:
 »a hundred and four
  一百零四
 »five hundred and seventy-six
  五百七十六
 »by the year two thousand and ten
  到二零一零年
b. used when saying a number which consists of a whole number followed by a fraction
• 又〔用于整数和分数之间〕:
 »three and three-quarters
  三又四分之三
 »in about two and a half hours' time
  在大约两个半小时后
 »five and a quarter per cent
  百分之五点二五
9. used between repeated plural nouns to say that some things of a particular kind are much better than others
• 与…不同〔用于重复的复数名词之间表示有些比另一些更好〕:
 »'They said this guy was an expert.' 'Yes, but there are experts and experts.'
  “他们说这家伙是专家。”“是啊，可是专家之间也有差异。”
10. and?, [spoken] used when you want someone to add something to what they have just said
• 那么？ 还有？:
 »'I'm sorry.' 'And?' 'And I promise it won't happen again.'
  “对不起。”“还有呢？”“我保证这样的事再也不会发生了。”