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liaison

noun
🔊/liˈeɪzn/
🔊/ˈliːəzɑːn/, 🔊/liˈeɪzɑːn/
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  1. [uncountable, singular] a relationship between two organizations or different departments in an organization, involving the exchange of information or ideas联络；联系
    • We are hoping to establish better customer liaison.我们希望与客户建立更好的联系。
    • liaison between A and B Our role is to ensure liaison between schools and parents.我们的职责是确保学校与家长间的联系。🔊🔊
    • liaison with somebody We work in close liaison with the police.我们与警方密切配合。🔊🔊
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    • She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。
    • We are hoping to establish good liaisons with these groups.我们希望与这些团体建立良好的联系。
    • We maintained a close liaison with the trade union.我们和工会保持密切联系。
    • a community liaison officer社区联络员
    • a customer liaison manager客户联络经理
    • good liaison between management and staff管理层与员工之间畅通的联系
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • close
    • effective
    • good
    • …
    verb + liaison
    • maintain
    • establish
    • improve
    • …
    liaison + noun
    • committee
    • group
    • team
    • …
    preposition
    • in liaison with
    • liaison between
    • liaison with
    • …
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  2. [countable] liaison (to/with somebody/something) a person whose job is to make sure there is a good relationship between two groups or organizations联络员；联系人
    • the White House liaison to organized labor白宫与工人组织的联络人
    • We hired someone as customer liaison.我们雇用了一名客户联络员。
  3. [countable] liaison (with somebody) a secret sexual relationship, especially if one or both partners are already in a relationship with somebody else（尤指一方或双方已婚的）私通，通奸
    • He finally admitted to several sexual liaisons.他最终承认有过几次通奸。
    • She was having a romantic liaison with her husband's best friend.她与丈夫最好的朋友有染。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • romantic
    • sexual
    • adulterous
    • …
    verb + liaison
    • have
    preposition
    • liaison with
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    4. synonym affair
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a cookery term): from French, from lier ‘to bind’.