Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3234
correspond
通信；书信往来
to exchange messages
- 1.
To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
在特征、数量、质量、起源、结构、功能等方面相当或相似
- 2.
To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
尤其通过邮寄信件进行信息交流
在特征、数量、质量、起源、结构、功能等方面相当或相似；尤其通过邮寄信件进行信息交流；符合；通信；相当；[法] 符合
In use
We have corresponded by email for over a year.
She corresponds with her old classmates regularly.
They stopped corresponding after the argument.
correspond to ________
表示匹配或相当，后接事物。
The red dots on the map correspond to major cities.
地图上的红点对应主要城市。
correspond with ________
表示书信往来，后接人。
She corresponded with her pen pal for years.
她与笔友通信多年。
correspond with ________
表示与……一致，后接事物。
His story does not correspond with the facts.
Connections
Collocations
- correspond with
- 与...通信
- I corresponded with her for many years.我与她通信多年。
- correspond to
- 与...相符；相当于
- The numbers on the map correspond to buildings.地图上的数字与建筑物相对应。
- correspond exactly
- 完全符合
- The two accounts correspond exactly.两个叙述完全一致。
- correspond closely
- 密切对应
- The witness's story corresponds closely with the evidence.证人的叙述与证据密切相关。
- correspond roughly
- 大致对应
- These categories correspond roughly to age groups.这些类别大致对应年龄组。
- correspond in
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两人通信（correspond），内容相互回应（respond），即符合、对应。
Context & Register
多用于正式或学术语境，如数学对应、观点一致、书面通信等场景。寄存器偏正式，口语中使用较少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'respond' and 'despond' rhyme with 'correspond' (same stressed vowel and following consonants). The remaining words ('corrode', 'corrupt', 'correction', 'correlation') share the 'cor-' prefix but have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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