Marine biologists use underwater microphones to communicate with whales and study their complex vocal patterns.
海洋生物学家使用水下麦克风与鲸鱼交流，并研究它们复杂的发声模式。
Honeybees communicate the location of food sources to their hive-mates through a series of movements known as the waggle dance, in which the angle and duration of the dance correspond to the direction and distance of the food relative to the sun.
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Ants communicate largely through chemical trails known as pheromones; when a worker ant finds a food source, it lays down a pheromone trail on its way back to the colony, and the strength of that trail indicates the quality and quantity of the food found.
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Elephants communicate over long distances using infrasound, low-frequency vibrations below the range of human hearing that can travel through the ground and air for several miles, allowing separated herd members to coordinate movement even when far out of visual range.
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Which choice best defines “communicate”?
D — To share information. “communicate” means to share information.
Which word means “to share information”?
C — communicate. “communicate” means to share information.
communicate — to share information. In Chinese: 交流，沟通.
communicate is pronounced /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/.
Marine biologists use underwater microphones to communicate with whales and study their complex vocal patterns. (海洋生物学家使用水下麦克风与鲸鱼交流，并研究它们复杂的发声模式。)
convey, transmit, exchange — all close in meaning to communicate (to share information).
conceal, withhold — each the opposite of communicate (to share information).
Yes. communicate is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.