1exchange information 交流信息TALK TO somebody [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 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。
2EXPRESStell people STH 告诉别人某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 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。
3understand 理解 [intransitiveI]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.
Where 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 [transitiveT] to contact someone that you do not know or have not contacted before, in order to offer them something or ask them for something
He has already been approached by several professional football teams.
The company confirmed that it had been approached about a merger.
Examples from the Corpus
communicate• 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 investigativereporters.• 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 personalcredibility to communicate persuasively at topmanagementlevel.• The day before he died he tried desperately to communicate something to me.• These instruments are key to communicatingtraindelays and platform changes.• In this modernenvironment, 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 administrationsometimesfailed 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.• Economicsurvival of the enterprise or its furtherprogressdepends on managerscommunicating effectively with employees.
Origincommunicate
(1500-1600)Latin past participle of communicare“to give information, take part”, from communis; → COMMON1