correspondence noun ⇨communication (enter into correspondence with sb)⇨letter (correspondence from readers)⇨similarity (a close correspondence between the two extracts)
communication
noun
communication ♦︎ contact ♦︎ dealings ♦︎ correspondenceThese are all words for the activity of communicating with sb.这些词均表示人际沟通、联络。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆communication / contact / dealings / correspondence with sb◆communication / contact / dealings / correspondence between people◆regular communication / contact / dealings / correspondence◆business communication / dealings / correspondence◆to be in communication / contact / correspondence (with sb)◆to have contact / dealings with sb■communication [uncountable] the activity or process of expressing ideas and feelings or of giving people information交流；沟通；交际◆Speech is the fastest method of communication between people.说话是人与人之间交流最快捷的方法。◆All channels of communication need to be kept open.所有沟通渠道都要保持畅通。◆Doctors do not always have good communication skills.医生不一定都具备良好的表达能力。◆non-verbal communication such as gestures or facial expressions诸如肢体动作或面部表情等非言语交际 see also communication ⇨ letter, communicate ⇨ convey, communicate ⇨ talk■contact [uncountable] the act of communicating with sb, especially regularly（尤指经常的）联系，联络◆Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college(= do you still see them or speak or write to them)?你和大学里的朋友还保持联系吗？◆She's lost contact with(= no longer sees or writes to) her son.她和儿子失去了联系。◆I finally made contact with(= succeeded in speaking to or meeting) her in Paris.我最终在巴黎和她取得了联系。◆In her job she often comes into contact with(= meets) lawyers.她在工作中常和律师打交道。◆The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position(= gave me their addresses or phone numbers).这家机构为我提供了其他和我情况相似的人的联系方法。◆He carefully avoided eye contact(= looking directly at sb else's eyes).他小心翼翼避免与人目光接触。▸contact
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[transitive] ◆I've been trying to contact you all day.我一整天都在设法和你联系。■dealings [plural] (ratherformal) business activities; the relations that you have with sb in business商业活动；业务往来◆Have you had any previous dealings with this company?你和这家公司有过业务往来吗？◆I knew nothing of his business dealings.我对他生意上的事一概不知。 see also deal with sb/sth ⇨ negotiate■correspondence /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns; NAmEˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns, ˌkɑːrəˈspɒndəns/ [uncountable, countable] (formal) the activity of writing letters通信；通信联系◆I refused to enter into any correspondence(= to exchange letters) with him about it.我拒绝就此事与他通信联系。◆We kept up a correspondence for many years.我们保持了很多年的通信联系。 see also correspondence ⇨ letter▸correspond
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[intransitive] ◆I have corresponded with him in the past.我过去和他有过通信联系。
letter
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letter ♦︎ message ♦︎ email ♦︎ mail ♦︎ note ♦︎ memo ♦︎ fax ♦︎ text ♦︎ post ♦︎ communication ♦︎ correspondenceThese words all mean sth that you write and send to sb in order to communicate with them.这些词均表示信函、邮件。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a letter / a message / an email / mail / a note / a memo / a fax / a text / post / a communication / correspondence from / to sb◆(a) personal / private letter / message / email / mail / note / communication / correspondence◆a brief letter / message / email / note / memo / communication◆(a) business letter / email / mail / memo / correspondence◆a thank-you letter / message / email / note◆to send / receive a letter / a message / an email / mail / a note / a memo / a fax / a text / post / a communication / correspondence◆to write a letter / a message / an email / a note / a memo◆to open a letter / a message / an email / the mail / the post◆a letter / a message / an email / the mail / a fax / the post arrives■letter [countable] a piece of text that you write on paper and send to sb, usually in an addressed envelope, in order to tell them sth信；函◆You should include a covering letter with your CV.寄简历时应该附上求职信。◆They wrote a letter of complaint to the television network.他们给电视台写了一封投诉信。◆You will be notified by letter.你将会收到信函通知。◆ (BrE) to post a letter寄信◆ (NAmE) to mail a letter寄信■message [countable] a short piece of written or spoken information that you give to sb when you cannot speak to them directly（书面或口头的）信息，消息，音信◆I left a message on her answering machine.我在她的电话答录机上留言了。◆Victoria's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?维多利亚这会儿不在，要我给你传个话吗？◆The computer displays an error message when I try to run the program.我试着运行该程序时，电脑出现错误信息提示。■email ( e-mail) [countable, uncountable] a written message that you send from your computer to another person's computer over a network such as the Internet电子邮件；电邮◆I got an email from Andrew last week.我上周收到安德鲁的一封电子邮件。◆I have to check my email.我得查收一下电子邮件。▸email ( e-mail)
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[transitive] ◆David emailed me yesterday.戴维昨天给我发了电子邮件。◆I'll email the documents to her.我将用电邮把这些文件发给她。■mail [uncountable] the letters and packages which are sent and delivered by the postal system; messages that are sent or received on a computer邮件；信件；邮包；电子邮件◆There isn't much mail today.今天邮件不多。◆Is there a letter from them in the mail?邮包里有他们的来信吗？◆You've got mail.有你的信件。ⓘ In British English post is often used instead of mail to mean the letters and packages that sb sends and receives.在英式英语中，常用post而非mail来表示收发的信件和邮包。 see also mail ⇨ sendverb1■note [countable] a short informal letter短笺；便条◆Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening.仅以此短笺感谢您让我度过了一个美好夜晚。◆I left a note for Judith on her desk.我在朱迪丝的书桌上留了个便条。◆It is suspicious that he did not leave a suicide note.他没有留下遗书，这一点很可疑。■memo / /ˈmeməʊ; NAmEˈmemoʊ/ ( formalmemorandum /ˌmeməˈrændəm/ / ) (pluralmemoranda / /ˌmeməˈrændə/ / ) [countable] an official note from one person to another in the same organization备忘录◆The confidential memo was leaked to the press.那份机密备忘录被人泄露给了媒体。■fax [uncountable, countable] a system for sending documents in electronic form along telephone wires, using a special machine that sends, receives and prints the documents; a document sent by fax传真（系统）；传真文件◆a fax machine传真机◆Can you send it to me by fax?你能把它传真给我吗？◆What is your fax number?你的传真号码是多少？◆Did you get my fax?你收到我的传真了吗？▸fax
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[transitive] ◆Can you fax me the latest version?你能把最新版本传真给我吗？◆Can you fax it to me?你能把它传真给我吗？■text ( ˈtext message) [countable] a written message that you send using a mobile phone（手机）短信；短讯；简讯◆Send a text to this number to vote.请发短信到此号码参加投票。▸text ( ˈtext-message)
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[transitive] ◆I texted him to say we were waiting at the hotel.我发短信告诉他我们在酒店等候。■post [uncountable] (BrE) mail邮件；信件；邮包◆The book arrived in the morning post.这本书是上午邮递送来的。 see also post ⇨ sendverb1■communication [countable] (formal) a message, letter or telephone call信息；书信；电话◆If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, follow the instructions at the bottom of the email.如果你不想再收到我们的信息，请按照电邮底部的说明去做。 see also communication ⇨ communication, communicate ⇨ convey, communicate ⇨ talk■correspondence [uncountable] (ratherformal) the letters a person sends and receives来往信件；往来书信◆The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.编辑欢迎读者就任何问题来信。◆the correspondence column / page(= in a newspaper)读者来信专栏 see also correspondence ⇨ communication
similarity
noun
➡ See also the entry for ⇨ comparison另见comparison条similarity ♦︎ resemblance ♦︎ uniformity ♦︎ equivalence ♦︎ likeness ♦︎ parallel ♦︎ affinity ♦︎ correspondence ♦︎ there's no comparisonThese are all words for the state of being similar or the same.这些词均表示相似或相同。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a similarity / a resemblance / an equivalence / a likeness / a parallel / an affinity / a correspondence / no comparison between A and B◆a similarity / a resemblance / an equivalence / a likeness / a parallel to sth◆similarity / uniformity / equivalence / a parallel in sth◆a similarity / equivalence / a parallel / an affinity / a correspondence / no comparison with sth◆a close similarity / resemblance / likeness / parallel / affinity / correspondence◆a strong similarity / resemblance / likeness / parallel / affinity◆(a) remarkable similarity / resemblance / uniformity / parallel / affinity / correspondence◆(a) great similarity / resemblance / uniformity / affinity◆broad similarity / uniformity / equivalence◆a direct equivalence / parallel / correspondence◆a superficial / physical similarity / resemblance / likeness◆to bear a similarity / a resemblance / a likeness / an affinity / no comparison◆to have similarities / uniformity / a parallel / an affinity / a correspondence◆to show a similarity / a resemblance / uniformity / a likeness / an affinity / a correspondence◆to see a similarity / resemblance / likeness / parallel■similarity / /ˌsɪməˈlærəti/ / [uncountable, countable] the state of being like sb/sth but not exactly the same; a feature that things or people have that makes them like each other相像（处）；相似（点）；类似（的地方）◆There is some similarity in the way they sing.他们的演唱风格有点儿像。◆They are both doctors but that is where the similarity ends.他们俩都是医生，但他们的相似之处仅此而已。◆We carried out a study of the similarities and differences between the two countries.我们对这两个国家的异同进行过研究。OPPdifference ⇨ difference see also similar ⇨ likeprep.adj.■resemblance / /rɪˈzembləns/ / [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) the fact of looking or being similar to sb/sth相似；相像◆The resemblance between the two signatures was remarkable.这两个签名的相似度非常高。◆She bears a striking resemblance to the Queen.她长得和女王非常相似。◆The movie bears little resemblance to the original novel.这部影片与原著相去甚远。ⓘ Resemblance is most often used to talk about appearance. * resemblance最常指外表相像。 see also resemble ⇨ look like sb/sth■uniformity / /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːməti/ / [uncountable, singular] (ratherformal) the state of everything being the same in all parts at all times一致；一律；统一◆They tried to ensure uniformity across the different departments.他们设法保证各部门之间的统一。◆The drab uniformity of the houses depressed me.这些房子千篇一律，让我感到腻烦。 see also uniform ⇨ equaladj.■equivalence / /ɪˈkwɪvələns/ / [uncountable, countable] (formal) the quality of being equal in value, amount, meaning or importance（价值、数量、含义或重要性）相等，相同◆There is no straightforward equivalence between economic progress and social well-being.经济进步与社会福祉之间绝非简单等同。 see also equivalent ⇨ equivalentnoun, equivalent ⇨ equivalentadj.■likeness [countable, uncountable] the fact of looking similar to sb/sth相像；相似◆There's a superficial likeness, but they're really very different.它们表面上有相似之处，其实很不一样。◆I can't see any likeness between her children.我看不出她的孩子们哪儿长得像。 see also like ⇨ likeprep.adj.NOTE辨析 Resemblance or likeness?Resemblance is a much more frequent and general word. Likeness is mostly used to talk about physical appearance, especially comparing members of the same family; typical collocates include physical and family. A likeness is also a painting or drawing of a person, especially one that looks very like them. * resemblance常用得多且含义广泛。likeness主要指长相或样子相像，特别是与家庭成员比较而言，常见搭配词有physical和family。likeness还可指某人的肖像或画像，尤指画得很像的◆The drawing is said to be a good likeness of the girl's attacker.据说那幅画像画得很像袭击女孩的歹徒真人。■parallel [countable, usually plural] (ratherformal) a similar feature相似特征；相似特点◆There are interesting parallels between the 1960s and the first decade of this century.20世纪60年代与本世纪开头的10年存在着有趣的相似之处。◆It is possible to draw a parallel between(= find similar features in) their experience and ours.在他们的经历和我们的经历之间可以找到相似之处。 see also parallel ⇨ equivalentnoun■affinity / /əˈfɪnəti/ / [uncountable, countable] (formal) a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features（两个相似的人或事物的）密切关系，类同◆There is a close affinity between Italian and Spanish.意大利语和西班牙语关系密切。■correspondence /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns; NAmEˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns, ˌkɑːrəˈspɒndəns/ [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar相关；相似◆There is a close correspondence between the two extracts.这两段摘录如出一辙。ⓘ In this meaning, correspondence is used especially in the phrases a/an close/direct/exact/one-to-one correspondence between A and B.表达此义时，correspondence尤用于短语a/an close/direct/exact/one-to-one correspondence between A and B（A和B之间密切相关／直接相关／完全相符／一一对应）。 see also correspond ⇨ match1, corresponding ⇨ equivalentadj.■there's no comˈparison
idiom
used to emphasize the difference between two people or things that are being compared（强调差别之大）无法相比，不能相提并论◆In terms of price there's no comparison(= one thing is much more expensive than the other).在价格方面无法相比。◆The education system bears no comparison with that in many Eastern European countries(= it is not as good).这种教育制度根本不能与许多东欧国家的教育制度相提并论。