communication noun ⇨communication (a method of communication)⇨letter (an official communication)
communication
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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