Connect the dots Meaning in English

expression

US

kəˈnɛkt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɑts

kuh-NEKT thuh/ thee DAHTS

UK

kənˈɛkt/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɒts

kuh-NEKT thuh/ thee DOTS

释义

To draw lines between numbered dots to reveal a picture; figuratively, to understand something by linking different pieces of information together.

用法与细微差别

Used literally for children's puzzles, but often as an idiom meaning to figure out an answer or pattern from clues. Commonly heard as 'Can you connect the dots?' or 'Once you connect the dots, it makes sense.' Often about discovering something not obvious at first.

• Spanish: unir los puntos - atar cabos (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): ligar os pontos - juntar as peças (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): ligar os pontos - juntar as peças (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 连点成线 (字面) - 理清思路 (引申)
• Chinese (Traditional): 連點成線 (字面) - 理清思路 (引申)
• Hindi: बिंदुओं को जोड़ना (शाब्दिक) - सूत्र जोड़ना (रूपक)
• Arabic: وصل النقاط - ربط الخيوط (مجازي)
• Bengali: ডট সংযোগ করা - সূত্র মিলানো
• Russian: соединять точки - сопоставлять факты
• Japanese: 点をつなぐ - 点と点を結びつける（比喩）
• Vietnamese: nối các điểm lại - liên kết các manh mối
• Korean: 점 잇기 - 단서를 연결하다
• Turkish: noktaları birleştirmek
• Urdu: نقطے ملانا - کڑیوں کو جوڑنا
• Indonesian: menghubungkan titik-titik - mengaitkan petunjuk

例句

The children liked to connect the dots to make animal pictures.

basic

You need to connect the dots to understand the story.

basic

Can you connect the dots and solve the puzzle?

basic

Once you connect the dots, everything suddenly makes sense.

natural

Detectives have to connect the dots to figure out what happened.

natural

At first, nothing was clear, but after I connected the dots, I realized the solution was simple.

natural