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- convey [kən'veɪ]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to take, carry, or transport from one place to another
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2.
vt.
to communicate (a message, information, etc)
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3.
vt.
(of a channel, path, etc) to conduct, transmit, or transfer
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4.
vt.
[law]
to transmit or transfer (the title to property)
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5.
vt.
[archaic]
to steal
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin convi
a re to escort, from Latin com- with + via way
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to take, carry, or transport from one place to another
Examples
- Conversational writing can and should be utilized to convey complex ideas and draw in readers.
- 对话式的文章可以而且应该用来传达比较复杂的观点，进而吸引读者。 → conversational
- 借诗传情
- convey one's feelings through a poem → 传情
- 传送信息
- convey information → 传送
- 请向他们转达我们亲切的慰问。
- Please convey to them our sincere solicitude. → 慰问
- 语文课上老师教大家如何贬辞褒用。
- In Chinese class, the teacher shows the students how to use a derogatory term to convey a positive meaning. → 贬辞
- 对于这次任务中牺牲的同志, 我们惟有长歌当哭。
- We can only convey our grief in writing for those comrades who have sacrificed themselves. → 长歌当哭
- 教皇通过传教士向教徒传达教旨。
- The pope uses missionaries to convey his doctrines to believers. → 教旨
- 每到建军节, 我们都要安排慰问烈军属的活动。
- Every Army Day we will arrange activities to convey condolences to the members of soldiers, and revolutionary martyr's families. → 烈军属
- 小刘, 麻烦你跑腿儿帮我送个信吧？
- Xiao Liu, would you go and convey the message for me? → 跑腿儿
- 转达
- convey → 达
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