| 释义 |
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 > |