communicate
verb
kəˈmjuːnɪəkeɪt
verb
1
EXCHANGE INFORMATION
交流信息
to
exchange
information
or
conversation
with
other
people,
using
words,
signs,
writing
etc
与〔他人〕交流信息，沟通
I,T
We
communicated
mostly
by
e-mail.
我们主要用电子邮件沟通。
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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
sth
to
sb
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
TELL PEOPLE STH
告诉别人某事
to
express
your
thoughts
and
feelings
clearly,
so
that
other
people
understand
them
表达，传达〔思想和感情〕
I,T
A
baby
communicates
its
needs
by
crying.
婴儿用哭声来表达需要。
communicate
sth
to
sb
Without
meaning
to,
she
communicated
her
anxiety
to
her
child.
她无意中向孩子透露了她的焦虑。
His
enthusiasm
communicated
itself
to
the
voters.
他的热情传达给了选民。
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
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〕
I
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。
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Parents
sometimes
find
it
difficult
to
communicate
with
their
teenage
children.
父母有时会发觉难以与他们十几岁的孩子交流。
4
DISEASE
疾病
to
pass
a
disease
from
one
person
or
animal
to
another
传染〔疾病〕;
T usually passive 一般用被动态
5
ROOMS
房间
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
I
communicating
doors
连通门