communicate /kəˈmju:nikeit/ vt. & vi. 1.通信，交流，交际: I shall communicate with you directly. 我将直接跟你联系。Men now communicate over long distances by means of telephone, telegraph, radio, television and satellite. 人类现在通过电话、电报、无线电、电视和卫星进行远距离通信。We’ve been communicating by mail. 我们一直通过邮局通信。2.传达，传播，表达: communicate one’s idea 表达思想 I ask your sister to communicate my wishes to you. 我通过你姐姐把我的希望转告给你。
communication /kəˌmju:niˈkeiʃən/ n. 1.［u］&［c］通信，交流；传播: communication satellite 通信卫星 All communication with the north has been stopped by snowstorms. 由于暴风雪，所有与北方的联系全中断了。be in communication with… 与…通信，同…保持联系：They have been in communication with each other since a long time ago. 他们长期互相保持联系。2.(pl.)交通，通讯联系: a network of communications 交通网；通信联络网
