/ənd, ən, also n; ənd, ən, n, esp after t, d; strong form 强读式 nd; ænd/
conj (used to connect words of the same part of speech, phrases or clauses)
1 also; in addition to 和; 与; 及; 同; 又; 并; 亦; 且; 兼; 而
*bread and butter 面包和黄油
* slowly and carefully 缓慢而仔细地
* able to read and write 能读又能写
* one woman, two men and three children 一个女人, 两个男人及三个孩子
* shutting doors and opening windows 关门及开窗 (When and connects two ns standing for things or people that are closely linked, a determiner is not normally repeated before the second n 若and所连接的两个名词为紧密相关的人或物, 第二个名词前一般不必再用限定词, 如 a knife and fork 一副刀叉, my father and mother 我的父母, 否则就要重复限定词, 如 a knife and a spoon 一把刀和一个勺, my father and my uncle 我的父亲和我的叔父.)
2 added to; plus 加:
5 and
5 makes 10. 5加5等于 10. (When numbers are said, and is used between the hundreds and any digits that follow 说到数目时, 百位和其後任何位数之间要用and, 如 two thousand, two hundred and sixty four 二千二百六十四, 即2264. The use of and in expressions of time is now dated 表示时间的词语中使用 and, 这一用法现已过时, 如 five and twenty past two, 现作 twenty-five past two 两点二十五.)
3 then; following this 然後; 其後; 接着; 就
*She came in and sat down. 她进来以後就坐下了.
* I pulled the trigger and the gun went off. 我一扣扳机, 枪就响了.
4 as a result of this 因此; 那么; 就
*Work hard and (ie If you work hard) you will pass your examinations. 你若用功, 考试就能及格.
* Arrive late once more and (ie If you arrive late once more) you're fired. 你再迟到一次, 就把你开除.
5 then again; repeatedly; increasingly 一再地; 重复地; 继续增加地
*We walked for miles and miles. 我们走了很长很长的路.
* They talked for hours and hours. 他们谈了很长很长时间.
* Your work is getting better and better. 你干得越来越好了.
* He tried and tried but without success. 他试了又试却未成功.
6 contrasting with (different kinds of the same thing) 与（同一事物的不同种类）相对照
*Don't worry there are rules and rules, ie Some rules are more important, more easy to ignore, etc than others. 别担心--规则跟规则不一样（有的规则比其他规则重要, 容易疏忽等）.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*In informal English and can be used after a few verbs (eg go, come) instead of to. It indicates purpose, 在口语中, and可代替to用于少数几个动词如go, come之後, 表示目的
*Will you go and fetch me a screwdriver, please? 请你去给我拿把改锥来, 好吗?
* Can I come and look at your work? 我能来看看你的作品吗?
* We stayed and had a drink. 我们留下来喝了点酒.
* He stopped and bought some flowers. 他停下来买了些花. When used with try and in the phrase wait and see only the base form of the verb is possible 在与try连用时及在wait and see这一词组中, 动词只可用原形
*Try and improve. 尽量改进.
* We'll try and get one tomorrow. 我们明天设法弄一个来.
* `What's for dinner?' `Wait and see.' ‘吃什么饭?’‘等着瞧吧.’

conj
[Language: Old English;]
used to join two words, phrases etc referring to things that are related in some way
　He's gone to get some fish and chips.
　The film starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine.
　We've dealt with items one, two, and eleven.
　He was tall, dark and handsome.
　He plays the guitar and sings folk songs.
　She didn't speak to anyone and nobody spoke to her.
used to say that one action or event follows another
　Sit down and tell me all about it.
　She picked up the kitten and put it in the box.
　He knocked on the door and went in.
　You'll have to wait and see what happens.
used to say that something is caused by something else
　I missed supper and I'm starving!
　She fell downstairs and broke her leg.
used when adding numbers
　Six and four is ten.
especially BrE used after verbs such as 'go', 'come', and 'try' to show what your intention is
　Shall we go and have a cup of coffee?
　I'll see if I can try and persuade her to come.
spoken used to introduce a statement, remark, question etc
　And now I'd like to introduce our next speaker, Mrs Thompson.
　'She's getting married in June.' 'And who's the lucky man?'
used between repeated words to emphasize what you are saying
　More and more people are losing their jobs.
　We waited for hours and hours!
　That was years and years ago.
　We ran and ran.
a) used before saying the part of a large number which is less than 100
　a hundred and four
　five hundred and seventy-six
　by the year two thousand and ten
b) used when saying a number which consists of a whole number followed by a fraction
　three and three-quarters
　in about two and a half hours' time
　five and a quarter per cent
used between repeated plural nouns to say that some things of a particular kind are much better than others
　'They said this guy was an expert.' 'Yes, but there are experts and experts.'
and?
spoken used when you want someone to add something to what they have just said
　'I'm sorry.' 'And?' 'And I promise it won't happen again.'