communicate/kə'mjuːnɪkeɪt/

v.

➊ exchange information with others by speaking, writing, etc.

➋ talk about your thoughts and feelings so that other people can understand them

v.

➊ [I] 交流：They communicate mostly by email. 他们大多数用电子邮件交流。

◇[communicate with sb] They use sign language to communicate with each other. 他们用手语互相交流。

➋ [I; T] 传达（感情、信息等）；沟通：[communicate sth to sb] He tried to communicate his ideas clearly to his students. 他试图把想法清晰地传达给学生。

◇[communicate with sb] He can't communicate with his parents.他无法与父母亲进行沟通。

构词源自common

音组-cate/-keɪt/

advocate; allocate; communicate; educate; indicate

常犯错误

✗ He communicated the news with us.

✓ He communicated the news to us. 他把消息传达给了我们。