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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·mu·ni·cate (-cat·ed ; -cat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin communicatus, past participle of communicare to impart, participate, from communis common — more at mean DATE 1526 transitive verb 1. archaic : share 2. a. to convey knowledge of or information about : make known communicate a story b. to reveal by clear signs his fear communicated itself to his friends 3. to cause to pass from one to another some diseases are easily communicated intransitive verb 1. to receive Communion 2. to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood two sides failing to communicate with each other 3. to open into each other : connect the rooms communicate English Etymology communicate 1520s, "to impart" (information, etc.), from L. communicat-, pp.stem of communicare (see communication). Meaning "to share, transmit" (diseases, etc.) is from 1530s. Related: communicated(pp. adj., 1680s); communicating (1550s). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ communicate com·mu·ni·cate / kE5mju:nikeit / verbEXCHANGE INFORMATION 交流信息 1. ~ (with sb) to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with sb (与某人)交流信息(或消息、意见等)；沟通: ▪ [V] We only communicate by email. 我们只是互通电邮。 They communicated in sign language. 他们用手语沟通。 Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other. 海豚用声音相互沟通。 ▪ [VN] to communicate information / a message to sb 把情报/信息传递给某人 SHARE IDEAS / FEELINGS 分享想法/感情 2. to make your ideas, feelings, thoughts, etc. known to other people so that they understand them 传达,传递(想法、感情、思想等): ▪ [VN] He was eager to communicate his ideas to the group. 他急于把他的想法传达给小组。 Her nervousness was communicating itself to the children. 她紧张不安的情绪传递给了孩子们。 ▪ [V] Candidates must be able to communicate effectively. 候选人必须善于有效地表达自己。 ▪ [also V wh-] 3. [V] ~ (with sb) to have a good relationship because you are able to understand and talk about your own and other people's thoughts, feelings, etc. 沟通: The novel is about a family who can't communicate with each other. 这部小说写的是成员彼此无法沟通的一个家庭。 DISEASE 疾病 4. [VN] [usually passive] to pass a disease from one person, animal, etc. to another 传染；传播: The disease is communicated through dirty drinking water. 这种疾病通过不干净的饮用水传播。 OF TWO ROOMS 两个房间 5. [V] if two rooms communicate, they are next to each other and you can get from one to the other 相通；相连: a communicating door (= one that connects two rooms) 连通门 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English communicate verb ADV. clearly, effectively, successfully, well | directly | easily | verbally By the age of two most children have begun to communicate verbally. | electronically PREP. by We usually communicate by letter. | through We communicated through an interpreter. | to She is unable to communicate her ideas to other people. | with couples who communicate well with one another OLT communicate verb ⇨ convey (communicate your ideas)⇨ talk (communicate by email) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged com·mu·ni·cate \kəˈmyünəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin communicatus, past participle of communicare to share, impart, partake, from communis common — more at mean transitive verb 1. archaic : partake of : use or enjoy in common : share < thousands that communicate our loss — Ben Jonson > 2. a. : to make known : inform a person of : convey the knowledge or information of < communicate the news > < communicate0 his secret to a friend > b. : impart , transmit < communicate0 his pleasure to us > < an odor communicated to one's fingers > < communicating the disease to others > c. : to make (itself) known — used of an intangible < his tension communicated itself to his companion > 3. [Late Latin communicatus, from Latin] : to administer the Communion to (a person) < the priest communicating him > 4. archaic : to put (oneself) into close connection or relationship with — used with to 5. archaic : to give or deliver over (something material or tangible) : bestow intransitive verb 1. [Late Latin communicatus, from Latin] : to partake of the Lord's Supper : receive Communion < Eastern Orthodox Christians communicate in both elements > 2. obsolete : to have a common part : participate , share 3. : to send information or messages sometimes back and forth :speak, gesticulate, or write to another to convey information :interchange thoughts < they communicated with each other for years > 4. : be connected : open into each other : afford unbroken passage : join < the two rooms communicate > < the pantry communicates with the hall > 5. philosophy : to have something logically in common : be further specifications of a common universal : be overlapping classifications or connotations 6. : to arouse or enlist the sympathetic interest or understanding — used with with < old plays that … have long since lost their ability to communicate with an audience — Wolcott Gibbs > |
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