communicate 的核心是「双向有效传达」——不仅是说话,而是确保信息被对方理解和接收。可以物为主语(the painting communicates despair = 这幅画传达了绝望),也可以人为主语(communicate with sb. = 与某人沟通)。与 tell/say:tell/say 只是「说」;communicate 强调「有效传达」,且可用于非语言形式(通过姿态、艺术等传达)。
释义
1
v.沟通;交流(communicate with sb.)
It is important to communicate openly with your team during a project.
在项目进行中与团队坦诚沟通非常重要。
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v.传达;表达(communicate sth. to sb.)
The teacher worked hard to communicate her enthusiasm for science to the students.
老师努力将她对科学的热情传达给学生们。
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v.(非语言/艺术)传递(情感/意义)
Music can communicate emotions that words sometimes cannot express.
音乐能够传递有时语言无法表达的情感。
语感
communicate = 成功让对方理解,比 say 更强调双向性和有效性
沟通交流传达表达
两个核心结构:communicate with sb. = 与某人沟通交流(双向);communicate sth. to sb. = 向某人传达某事(单向,但强调对方接收)。名词形式:communication = 沟通(不可数),a communication = 一条正式通讯(可数,偏正式)。重要搭配:effective communication(有效沟通)是议论文高频词组;lack of communication(缺乏沟通)常在分析问题时使用。
陷阱
⚠️communicate vs tell/say 的区别
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She tried to communicate him the bad news gently.
她试图温和地告知他这个坏消息。
communicate sth. to sb. 需要介词 to;不能说 communicate sb. sth.(不像 tell 可以双宾语结构)
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She tried to communicate the bad news to him gently.
她试图温和地将坏消息传达给他。
⚠️communicate 的主语可以是「非人」
The artist's work communicates a deep sense of loss.