communicate
/kəˈmju:nɪkeɪt; kə`mjunəˌket/ v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to sb/sth)
(a) make sth known; convey sth 使某事物被人知晓; 传送某事物
This poem communicates the author's despair. 这首诗流露出作者的绝望心情.
The officer communicated his orders to the men by radio. 军官用无线电向士兵下达命令.
(b) pass on sth; transmit sth 传递某事物; 传播
communicate a disease 传播疾病.
2
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) exchange information, news, ideas, etc 交流情况、 交换消息、 交流思想等
The police communicate (with each other) by radio. 警察通过无线电（互相）联络.
(b) [I] convey one's ideas, feelings, etc clearly to others 将想法感情等清楚地传达给别人
A politician must be able to communicate. 政治家必须善於表达自己的观点.
3 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) be connected 被联系; 被联接; 被沟通
My garden communicates with the one next door by means of a gate. 我的花园有道门与邻家的相通
communicating rooms, ie rooms with a connecting door 通间（带通门的房间）.