communicate
/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/verb
1
- no obj. share or exchange information, news, or ideas传递信息, 交流信息; 通信; 通讯：
the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family.
这名囚犯被禁止和他家人通消息。
1.1
- with obj. impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas)传达, 传授, 传播（信息, 消息, 想法）：
he communicated his findings to the inspector.
他把他的发现告诉了巡视员。
1.2
- with obj. convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling) in a non-verbal way（用非言语方式）传达, 表达（感情, 感觉）：
the ability of good teachers to communicate their own enthusiasm
优秀教师用他们各自的热情感染人的能力
his sudden fear communicated itself.
他突如其来的恐惧感染了其他人。
1.3
- succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understanding in others沟通; 有感染力：
a politician must have the ability to communicate.
一位政治家必须具有感染力。
1.4
- (of two people) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings（两个人）沟通。
1.5
- with obj.（一般作be communicated）pass on (an infectious disease) to another person or animal把（传染病）传染给。
1.6
- with obj. transmit (heat or motion)传输（热, 力）; 传递（运动）：
the heat is communicated through a small brass grating.
热通过一个小铜栅来传输。
1.7
- often as adj. communicating(of two rooms) have a common connecting door（两个房间）相通, 有门连接：
he went into the communicating room to pick up the phone.
他走进相连的房间拿起电话。
2
- no obj. receive Holy Communion领受圣餐。
派生词
communicator
nouncommunicatory
adjective词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin communicat- 'shared', from the verb communicare, from communis （see COMMON）.