transmit
UK/trænz'mit/US/træns'mit/
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Definitions
v.
To send signals, data, or broadcasts from one place to another
传输，发送，播送（信号、数据等）
v.
To pass on a disease, trait, or quality to another
传播，传染；遗传
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtrans- (across) + mit (send) = "to send across." The thing sent crosses a gap: a radio transmits a signal across the airwaves, a mosquito transmits a disease from one host to another, parents transmit traits across generations. The matching noun is transmission.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.transmit a signal发送信号
- 2.transmit a disease传播疾病
- 3.transmit data传输数据
- 4.transmit wirelessly无线传输
Example Sentences
- 1.
The station transmits its programs across the whole country.
- 2.
The virus is transmitted through direct contact.
- 3.
Satellites transmit data back to Earth in seconds.