| 单词 | communicate |
| 释义 | Word family noun communication communicator adjective communicative ≠ uncommunicative verb communicate Related topics: Illness & disabilitycom·mu·ni·cate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb 1 exchange information 交流信息TALK TO somebody [intransitive, transitive] to exchange information or conversation with other people, using words, signs, writing etc 与〔他人〕交流信息，沟通 We communicated mostly by e-mail. 我们主要是用电子邮件沟通。communicate with People use more than words when they communicate with each other. 人们相互交流时不仅仅使用语言。communicate something to somebody The decision was communicated to our staff late in 1998. 这一决定于1998年年末传达给了我们的员工。2 EXPRESStell people STH 告诉别人某事 [intransitive, transitive] to express your thoughts and feelings clearly, so that other people understand them 表达，传达〔思想和感情〕 → convey A baby communicates its needs by crying. 婴儿用哭来表达需要。communicate something to somebody Without meaning to, she communicated her anxiety to her child. 她无意中向孩子传达了她的焦虑。 His enthusiasm communicated itself to the voters. 他的热情传递给了选民。 A teacher must be able to communicate effectively to students. 教师必须能够有效地对学生表达自己的意思。3 understand 理解 [intransitive]UNDERSTAND if two people communicate, they are able to talk about and understand each other’s feelings or desires 沟通〔感情或愿望〕 Many couples make themselves miserable by not communicating. 许多夫妻因为缺乏沟通而生活得很痛苦。communicate with Parents sometimes find it difficult to communicate with their teenage children. 父母有时会发觉很难和十几岁的子女交流。4 disease 疾病 [transitive]SPREAD to pass a disease from one person or animal to another 传染〔疾病〕 → communicablen Grammar Communicate is often passive in this meaning.5 rooms 房间 [intransitive]ENTER if rooms or parts of a building communicate, you can get directly to one from the other 〔房间或楼房的不同部分〕相通，相连 communicating doors 连通门n THESAURUScommunicate verb [intransitive, transitive] to exchange information or have a conversation with someone, by telephone, letter etc, or by seeing themNow that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail.He is able to communicate using a special keyboard, which is connected to a computer.This message is not being communicated to staff. contact verb [transitive] to write to, phone, or email someone especially for the first time, in order to give or ask for informationNeighbours contacted police after seeing a man with a gun.She refused to comment when contacted by reporters from the local newspaper.get in touch (with somebody) to write to, telephone, or email someone, especially someone who you do not see very oftenI really ought to get in touch with Paula. It's been months since we last spoke.You've got my phone number if you need to get in touch.get hold of somebody to succeed in contacting someone by telephone after trying several timesWhere have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all week.It's no use trying to phone Linda at work – she's impossible to get hold of.approach verb [transitive] to contact someone that you do not know or have not contacted before, in order to offer them something or ask them for somethingHe has already been approached by several professional football teams.The company confirmed that it had been approached about a merger.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscommunicate• Doctors are doing research into how the virus is communicated.• Jack and I just aren't communicating anymore.• Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail.• Improper behavior by individual political actors or by government agencies is exposed and widely communicated by investigative reporters.• The course is designed to enable people to communicate effectively in speech and writing.• Andrea smiled at Jamie, communicating her affection for him with her eyes.• She tried to communicate her fears to her mother.• She's clever, but she can't communicate her ideas.• They couldn't communicate in writing, because William was illiterate.• During this time you will have developed the personal credibility to communicate persuasively at top management level.• The day before he died he tried desperately to communicate something to me.• These instruments are key to communicating train delays and platform changes.• In this modern environment, there is no need to communicate with anybody.• Does Raymond communicate with Della Guardia first, or does he go downstairs to address the faithful?• Ali was never allowed out, but managed to communicate with his brothers by shouting.• Many parents find it difficult to communicate with their teenage sons or daughters.• The most important thing is to communicate with your partner at the back.• You can communicate your mood to your baby without realising it.communicate something to somebody• We established a policy and communicated it to everyone involved.• She unintentionally communicated her anxiety to her son.communicate effectively• Emerson concedes that the new Clinton administration sometimes failed to communicate effectively.• The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, is also important.• The potential of graphs to communicate effectively is consequently being undermined.• Teaching is the ability to communicate effectively to the student or pupil, enabling learning to take place.• For their part, employees must communicate effectively what they want and need.• It is little wonder that these two camps have rarely communicated effectively with each other in the past.• Economic survival of the enterprise or its further progress depends on managers communicating effectively with employees.Origin communicate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of communicare “to give information, take part”, from communis; → COMMON1com·mu·ni·cate verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable exchange to information or with Corpus other people, conversation |
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