li·aise
verb/liˈeɪz/
/liˈeɪz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they liaise | /liˈeɪz/ /liˈeɪz/ |
| he / she / it liaises | /liˈeɪzɪz/ /liˈeɪzɪz/ |
| past simple liaised | /liˈeɪzd/ /liˈeɪzd/ |
| past participle liaised | /liˈeɪzd/ /liˈeɪzd/ |
| -ing form liaising | /liˈeɪzɪŋ/ /liˈeɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] liaise (with somebody) (especially British English) to work closely with somebody and exchange information with them
（与某人）联络，联系 - He had to liaise directly with the police while writing the report.
写报告的时候他不得不直接与警方取得联系。 - The tax office liaises closely with our department on such matters.
在这些事务上，税务局与我们部门联系很紧密。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- directly
- between
- with
- He had to liaise directly with the police while writing the report.
- [intransitive] liaise (between A and B) to act as a link between two or more people or groups
做联系人；担当联络员 - Her job is to liaise between students and teachers.
她的工作是做师生间的联系人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- directly
- between
- with
- Her job is to liaise between students and teachers.
Word Origin1920s (originally military slang): back-formation from liaison.