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communications 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/kəˌmyo͞onəˈkāSHən/,
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communications, plural;
  1. The imparting or exchanging of information or news
    • - direct communication between the two countries will produce greater understanding
    • - at the moment I am in communication with London
  2. A letter or message containing such information or news

  3. The successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings
    • - there was a lack of communication between Pamela and her parents
  4. Social contact
    • - she gave him some hope of her return, or at least of their future communication
  5. Means of connection between people or places, in particular

  6. The means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers
    • - satellite communications
    • - a communications network
  7. The means of traveling or of transporting goods, such as roads or railroads
    • - a city providing excellent road and rail communications
  8. The field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means


  1. the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study"
  2. (communicate) transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
  3. (communication) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
  4. The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (also referred to as Communications) is a double album from the Jazz Composer's Orchestra recorded over a period of six months with the Austrian trumpeter Michael Mantler as a leader and producer. ...
  5. Communication is a process whereby information is enclosed in a package and is channeled and imparted by a sender to a receiver via some medium. The receiver then decodes the message and gives the sender a feedback. ...
  6. (Communicate!) Communicate! is the first studio album by the soulband The Solution formed by Nicke Andersson and Scott Morgan recorded at Atlantis Studio and mixed in Polar Studios.The album was released in 2004 and was followed up with Will Not Be Televised in 2008.
  7. (Communicate (TV series)) Communicate is a Canadian game show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1967.
  8. (Communicate! (webzine)) The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC – Association internationale des interprètes de conférence) was founded in 1953. It represents over 2,800 members present in over 90 countries.
  9. (Communication!!!) Communication!!! is the second album by J-pop singer-songwriter Leah Dizon, released by Victor Entertainment on August 20, 2008. Leah Dizon herself also wrote/co-wrote 10 of the tracks and composed two herself. ...
  10. (communicate) To impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of; To impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell; To share (in); to have in common, to partake of; To receive or take part in Holy Communion; To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal ...
  11. (communication) The concept or state of exchanging information between entities; The potential for information exchange; A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication; The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication; An instance of ...
  12. (communicate) To use any means or method to convey information of any kind from one person or place to another.
  13. (COMMUNICATE) To make known. To express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood.
  14. (Communicate) Communication means interaction. Research on interaction indicates that there are three types of communication: learner to learner, learner to instructor, learner to learning content (whether it is online or offline). Communication is the key to blended learning.
  15. (Communicate) Generally, impart and receive messages by means of a 'Medium' (voice to mass media).
  16. (Communicate) through the 3-Dimensional Environment, the nature and purpose of the business. Not just a look but a complete experience.
  17. (Communicate) to share information using language, signs or in other ways.
  18. (communicate) Four-syllable version of the word say or tell; used when communication is not really the main idea.
  19. (communicate) to relay a message that is understood by writing, speaking, or gesturing
  20. (communicate) v. to tell; to give or exchange information
  21. (communicate) v.  ~ sth make sth known; convey sth
  22. (communication) The process of exchanging information, ideas, and feelings.
  23. (Communication) A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.
  24. (communication) the interchange of ideas across space. Its fullest definition is the consideration and action of impelling an impulse or particle from source-point across a distance to receipt-point, with the intention of bringing into being at the receipt-point a duplication and understanding ...
  25. (Communication) The transferring and understanding of meaning.