communication
noun
uk/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/B1[U]
theactofcommunicatingwithpeople:
交流;沟通;交际;传达;传播;通讯Television is anincreasinglyimportantmeansofcommunication.电视是一种日益重要的传播工具。
We areindirectcommunicationwithMoscow.我们与莫斯科有直接的联络。
With nodecentphonesignal, communication isdifficult.因为电话信号不佳,联络有困难。
There's very little communicationbetweenmotheranddaughter(= they do not have a goodrelationship).母亲和女儿之间沟通很少。
acourseon communicationskills沟通技巧课程
[C]formal
amessage,letter, orannouncement:
Wereceivedyourcommunication of 11Marchand aresorrytoinformyou that we won't beattendingtheconference.我们收到了贵方3月11日的来函,但很遗憾地通知你们,我们不能出席会议。
Synonyms
announcement
dispatch
message(INFORMATION)
missive
pronouncementformal
communications[plural]
thevariousmethodsofsendinginformationbetweenpeopleandplaces,especiallyphones,computers,radio, etc.:
(尤指邮政、广播、电话等官方的)通讯手段,通讯系统the communicationsindustry通讯产业
waysofmovingbetween oneplaceand another:
交通方式Itscommercialsuccessas acityispartlyduetoitsexcellentrailandroadcommunications.这座城市在商业上的成功部分要归功于其高效便捷的铁路和公路交通。
- Lack of communication in amarriagecausesseriousproblems.
- Thesuccessfulapplicantfor thepositionwill be a well-motivatedself-starterwho hasexcellentcommunicationskills.
- Theyshowedadocumentaryonanimalcommunication.
- Businesspeopleoftenthinkthatfluencyand communication are moreimportantthatgrammarwhenspeaking.
- With nophoneorradioequipment, they had nomeansof communication.
Communicating & keeping in touch
- backchannel
- bell
- call back
- callsomeoneup
- catchup
- communicative
- communicator
- drop
- hear
- liaison
- mute
- picksomeone/somethingup
- pick up the phoneidiom
- propagation
- radio silence
- rapporteur
- reach
- reach out (tosomeone)
- touch
- transmit
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Information and messages