communicate
verb
uk/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/us/kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪt/communicateverb(SHARE INFORMATION)
B1[IorT]
toshareinformationwithothersbyspeaking, writing,movingyourbody, or using othersignals:
交流,沟通(信息)We can now communicateinstantlywithpeopleon the othersideof theworld.我们现在可以与生活在地球另一边的人们进行即时交流。
Unable tospeaka word of thelanguage, he communicatedwith(= using)hishands.那门语言他一窍不通,只好用手势来表达。
Has thenewsbeen communicatedtothestaffyet?消息传达给员工了吗?
As anactorhe could communicate awholerangeofemotions.作为一名演员,他能表达各种情感。
to tell someone something
- tellMy friend told me you were looking for me.
- let someone knowLet me know if you'd like to come.
- giveCan you give the message to Jo?
- communicateA 60-second TV commercial isn't always the best way to communicate a complex medical message.
- informThe relatives of the injured have been informed of the accident.
- notifyThe school has to notify parents if their children do not arrive at school.
B2[I]
totalkaboutyourthoughtsandfeelings, andhelpotherpeopletounderstandthem:
传达,表达,传递,沟通(思想或感情)IfindI just can't communicatewithher.我发现我和她就是无法沟通。
- She went toseeaclairvoyantwho said he could communicate with herdeadhusband.
- She is thatrareanimal, abrilliantscientistwho can communicate herideastoordinarypeople.
- Havingknowledgeis one thing but beingableto communicate it toothersis anotherkettleoffish.
- Hisskillliesin hisabilityto communicatequitecomplexideasverysimply.
- Coming up after thebreak, we have a man whoclaimshe can communicate withfish.
Communicating & keeping in touch
- backchannel
- bell
- call back
- callsomeoneup
- catchup
- communication
- communicative
- communicator
- drop
- hear
- liaison
- mute
- picksomeone/somethingup
- pick up the phoneidiom
- propagation
- radio silence
- rapporteur
- reach out (tosomeone)
- touch
- transmit
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Empathy and sensitivity
communicateverb(DISEASE)
[T]medicalspecialized
topassadiseasefrom onepersonoranimalto another
传染,传播(疾病)Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infect
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncarrier
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- pestilential
- transmissible
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- virally
communicateverb(ROOMS)
[I]formal
If oneroomcommunicates with another, itconnectswith it through adoor:
(房间)互通,相连Thebedroomcommunicateswithbothbathroomandhall.卧室与厕所和门厅都是相通的。
communicatingrooms相通的房间
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weave
- weaving
- yoke