transmit

Intermediatezipf 3.67

Pronunciation

/trænzˈmɪt/(tranz-MIT)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

传输;传播;传达(信息、信号、疾病等)

Definition

To send or pass something from one place, person, or thing to another.

Word family

  • transmission/trænzˈmɪʃən/(n)传输
  • transmitter/trænzˈmɪtə/(n)发射器
  • transmissible/trænzˈmɪsəbl/(adj)可传播的

Collocations

  • transmit data
  • transmit a signal
  • transmit disease
  • sexually transmitted

Examples

  1. 1.The virus is transmitted through respiratory droplets. (disease)
  2. 2.The satellite transmits signals back to Earth. (technology)
  3. 3.She managed to transmit her enthusiasm to the team. (communicate feelings)

Synonyms

  • send/sɛnd/general, informal
  • broadcast/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/send to many recipients
  • convey/kənˈveɪ/communicate ideas or feelings

Etymology

trans- (across) + mittere (to send) — send across