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C0594900 (kŏn′tăkt′)n.1. a. A coming together or touching, as of objects or surfaces.b. The state or condition of touching or of immediate proximity: Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.2. a. Connection or interaction; communication: still in contact with my former employer.b. Visual observation: The pilot made contact with the ship.c. Association; relationship: came into contact with new ideas at college.3. A person who might be of use; a connection: The reporter met with her contact at the mayor's office.4. a. A connection between two conductors that permits a flow of current or heat.b. A part or device that makes or breaks such a connection.5. Medicine A person recently exposed to a contagious disease, usually through close association with an infected individual.6. A contact lens.v. (kŏn′tăkt′, kən-tăkt′) con·tact·ed, con·tact·ing, con·tacts v.tr.1. To get in touch with; communicate with: "This past January I was contacted by a lawyer who said he needed my help" (Elizabeth Loftus).2. a. To come into contact with: "The [golf] club head did not produce a comforting click as it contacted the ball" (John Garrity).b. To make contact with; touch or strike: Players may contact the ball only once on a volley.v.intr. To be in or come into contact.adj.1. Of, sustaining, or making contact.2. Caused or transmitted by touching: a contact skin rash.

[Latin contāctus, from past participle of contingere, to touch : com-, com- + tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

con·tac′tu·al (kən-tăk′cho͞o-əl) adj.con·tac′tu·al·ly adv.Usage Note: The verb contact is a classic example of a verb that was made from a noun and of a new usage that was initially frowned upon. The noun meaning "the state or condition of touching" is first recorded in 1626 in the writing of Francis Bacon. Some 200 years later it spawned a verb meaning "to bring or place in contact." This sense of the verb has lived an unremarkable life in technical contexts. It was only in the first quarter of the 20th century that contact came to be used to mean "to communicate with," and soon afterward the controversy began. Contact was declared to be properly a noun, not a verb—and besides, it was argued, as a verb it was vague. Neither of these arguments holds water. Turning nouns into verbs is one of the most routine ways in which new verbs enter English. The examples are countless and familiar. Curb, date, elbow, interview, panic, and park are but a few. The verb contact is but another instance of what linguists call functional shift from one part of speech to another. As for the vagueness of contact, this seems a virtue in an age in which forms of communication have proliferated. The sentence We will contact you when your application has been processed allows for a variety of possible ways to communicate: by mail, telephone, email, or fax. The usefulness and popularity of this verb has worn down resistance to it. In 1969, only 34 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the use of contact as a verb, but in 1988, 65 percent of the Panel accepted it in the sentence She immediately called an officer at the Naval Intelligence Service, who in turn contacted the FBI. In 2004, fully 94 percent accepted contact in this same sentence. See Usage Note at impact.

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n 1. the act or state of touching physically 2. the state or fact of close association or communication (esp in the phrases in contact, make contact) 3. (Electronics) a. a junction of two or more electrical conductorsb. the part of the conductors that makes the junctionc. the part of an electrical device to which such connections are made 4. an acquaintance, esp one who might be useful in business, as a means of introduction, etc 5. (Pathology) any person who has been exposed to a contagious disease 6. (Photography) photog See contact print 7. (Medicine) (usually plural) an informal name for contact lens 8. (Pathology) (modifier) of or relating to irritation or inflammation of the skin caused by touching the causative agent: contact dermatitis. 9. (Agriculture) (modifier) denoting an insecticide or herbicide that kills on contact, rather than after ingestion or absorption 10. (modifier) of or maintaining contact 11. (modifier) requiring or involving (physical) contact: the contact sport of boxing. vb (when: intr, often foll by with) to put, come, or be in association, touch, or communication interj (Aeronautics) aeronautics (formerly) a call made by the pilot to indicate that an aircraft's ignition is switched on and that the engine is ready for starting by swinging the propeller [C17: from Latin contactus, from contingere to touch on all sides, pollute, from tangere to touch] contactual adj conˈtactually adv

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n. 1. the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people. 2. immediate proximity or association. 3. the act or state of being in communication. 4. a person one knows through whom one can gain access to information, favors, influential people, etc. 5. a junction of electric conductors, usu. metal, that controls current flow, often completing or interrupting a circuit. 6. the interface, generally a planar surface, between geologic strata that differ in lithology or age. 7. a person who has lately been exposed to an infected person. 8. contact lens. v.t. 9. to put or bring into contact. 10. to communicate with: We'll contact you by phone. v.i. 11. to enter into or be in contact. adj. 12. involving or produced by touching or proximity: a contact allergy. [1620–30; < Latin contāctus act of touching] con`tact•ee′, n. con•tac•tu•al (kɒnˈtæk tʃu əl) adj. con•tac′tu•al•ly, adv. usage: Many verbs in English have derived from nouns. One can head an organization or toe the mark; butter the bread or bread the cutlet. Grammatically at least, there is no justification for the once frequently heard criticism of contact used as a verb, esp. in the meaning “to communicate with.” Probably because there is no other one-word verb in the language to express this particular idea, contact as a verb has become standard in all types of speech and writing.

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(kŏn′tăkt′)1. Electricity a. A connection between two conductors that allows an electric current to flow.b. A part or device that makes or breaks a connection in an electrical circuit.2. Geology The place where two different geological layers or rocks come together.

contact

- Its underlying notion is "touching," from Latin tangere, "touch."See also related terms for touching.

contact

1. In air intercept, a term meaning, "Unit has an unevaluated target."
2. In health services, an unevaluated individual who is known to have been sufficiently near an infected individual to have been exposed to the transfer of infectious material.

contact

Past participle: contacted
Gerund: contacting

Imperative
contact
contact

Present
I contact
you contact
he/she/it contacts
we contact
you contact
they contact

Preterite
I contacted
you contacted
he/she/it contacted
we contacted
you contacted
they contacted

Present Continuous
I am contacting
you are contacting
he/she/it is contacting
we are contacting
you are contacting
they are contacting

Present Perfect
I have contacted
you have contacted
he/she/it has contacted
we have contacted
you have contacted
they have contacted

Past Continuous
I was contacting
you were contacting
he/she/it was contacting
we were contacting
you were contacting
they were contacting

Past Perfect
I had contacted
you had contacted
he/she/it had contacted
we had contacted
you had contacted
they had contacted

Future
I will contact
you will contact
he/she/it will contact
we will contact
you will contact
they will contact

Future Perfect
I will have contacted
you will have contacted
he/she/it will have contacted
we will have contacted
you will have contacted
they will have contacted

Future Continuous
I will be contacting
you will be contacting
he/she/it will be contacting
we will be contacting
you will be contacting
they will be contacting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been contacting
you have been contacting
he/she/it has been contacting
we have been contacting
you have been contacting
they have been contacting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been contacting
you will have been contacting
he/she/it will have been contacting
we will have been contacting
you will have been contacting
they will have been contacting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been contacting
you had been contacting
he/she/it had been contacting
we had been contacting
you had been contacting
they had been contacting

Conditional
I would contact
you would contact
he/she/it would contact
we would contact
you would contact
they would contact

Past Conditional
I would have contacted
you would have contacted
he/she/it would have contacted
we would have contacted
you would have contacted
they would have contacted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contact - close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interactingbrush - contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"eye contact - contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students"placement - contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"
	2.	contact - the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"physical contacttouching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"wipe, rub - the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"fair ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing fieldsnick - a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket batlaying on - the act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger"
	3.	contact - the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"osculation - (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangenttangency - the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing
	4.	contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"impinging, strikinghappening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happenscollision, hit - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"interlocking, meshing, mesh, engagement - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"impact - the striking of one body against anothertouch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
	5.	contact - a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"middlemanrepresentative - a person who represents others
	6.	contact - a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"inter-group communication, liaison, linkcommunication channel, channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
	7.	contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"tangencybreaker point, distributor point, point - a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugselectrical contact - contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to anotherjunction, conjunction - something that joins or connectsp-n junction - the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics"short circuit, short - accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential differencesound bow - contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikesterminal, pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leavestread - the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the groundcontact arm, wiper arm, wiper - contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outletelectronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
	8.	contact - a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"touchcommunicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
	9.	contact - a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medicationcontact lenslens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Verb	1.	contact - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"get hold of, get through, reachcommunicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"ping - send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"ping - contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"raise - establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
	2.	contact - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"adjoin, touch, meetspread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"scratch, fray, rub, chafe, fret - cause friction; "my sweater scratches"attach - be attached; be in contact withhug - fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"butt, butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"lean against, lean on, rest on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"converge, meet - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"

contact

noun1. communication, link, association, connection, correspondence, intercourse Opposition leaders are denying any contact with the government in Kabul.2. touch, contiguity Hepatitis B virus is spread by contact with infected blood.3. connection, colleague, associate, liaison, acquaintance, confederate Her business contacts described her as 'a very determined lady'.verb1. get or be in touch with, call, reach, approach, phone, ring (up) (informal, chiefly Brit.), write to, speak to, communicate with, get hold of, touch base with (U.S. & Canad. informal) When she first contacted me, she was upset.

contact

noun1. A coming together so as to be touching:contingence, touch.2. A situation allowing exchange of ideas or messages:communication, intercommunication, touch.3. An acquaintance who is in a position to help:connection, source.verb1. To bring into or make contact with:touch.2. To succeed in communicating with:get, reach.Idioms: catch up with , get hold of, get in touch with, get through to, get to.

Translations

联络联络人联络物门路与...联系

contact

(ˈkontӕkt) noun1. physical touch or nearness. Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?接触2. communication. I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him? 联络，交往 3. a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful. I made several good contacts in London. 门路，熟人（尤指有权有势者） 4. (a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached). the contacts on the battery.接点5. a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease. We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.接触过传染病人者6. a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone. His radio is his only contact with the outside world. 联络人，联络物 verb to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc. I'll contact you by telephone.与...联系contact lens a small plastic lens on the eyeball worn, instead of spectacles, to improve sight. 隐形眼镜片

contact

→ 联系zhCN, 联络zhCN

Who do we contact if there are problems? → 遇到问题应跟谁联系？
I wear contact lenses → 我戴隐形眼镜
Cleansing solution for contact lenses → 隐形眼镜清洗液
Where can I contact you? → 哪儿能与您联系？

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no plan survives contact with the enemy

Military plans always need to be changed once they are enacted in real-life military situations. The saying emphasizes the need for flexibility, as opposed to strict adherence to strategy. It is attributed to Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, a 19th-century Prussian field marshal. Men, be ready to make changes on the battlefield—we all know that no plan survives contact with the enemy.See also: contact, enemy, no, plan, survive

bring (someone or something) into contact with (someone or something)

1. To introduce someone to someone else so that they can communicate in the future. My best friend wants to get fit, so I brought her into contact with my personal trainer.2. To cause something to physically touch something else. This usage can refer to both people and things. Don't bring that wire into contact with this one! I start sneezing any time I am brought into contact with pollen.See also: bring, contact

come in(to) contact

1. Literally, to touch someone or something. Jill got chicken pox too after coming in contact with her cousins while they were sick. Be careful not to come into contact with that plant—it's poison ivy.2. To encounter someone or something. I'd never come into contact with this theory before, but it's pretty interesting.See also: come, contact

be in contact with (one)

To communicate with one. Has anyone been in contact with grandma since the storm hit? Don't worry, I'll be in contact with you once I have some more information.See also: contact

make contact with (someone or something)

1. To communicate with someone. Has anyone made contact with Grandma since the storm hit?2. To touch someone or something. Be careful not to make contact with that plant—it's poison ivy. We have a massive leak because the construction crew made contact with a pipe while drilling in our basement.3. To engage with an unknown entity for the first time. Do you think we'll ever make contact with intelligent life? The government strictly forbids anyone from making contact with the indigenous tribe.See also: contact, make

have contact with (one)

To communicate with one. Has anyone had contact with Grandma since the storm hit?See also: contact, have

point of contact

A person or entity one can seek to access information or services. Our account manager Sarah will be your new point of contact moving forward if you need any information about your account. The consulate should be your first point of contact should you need any assistance during your travels.See also: contact, of, point

contact with (one)

Communication with one. Has anyone had contact with Grandma since the storm hit?See also: contact

lose contact (with one)

To unintentionally decrease frequency of communication (with one) over time until no further contact takes place. Unfortunately, my college roommate and I lost contact over the years, so I have no idea how she's doing now. I lost contact with Tina after she moved to Alaska. The last I heard, she was still living out there.See also: contact, lose

in contact with (one)

Communicating with one. Has anyone been in contact with Grandma since the storm hit? Don't worry, I'll be in contact with you once I have some more information.See also: contact

bring someone or something into contact with someone or something

to cause things or people to touch or associate with one another. She hasn't been the same since I brought her into contact with the child who had chicken pox. Don't bring your hand in contact with the poison ivy. Don't bring him into contact with Fred.See also: bring, contact

come in(to) contact

(with someone or something) 1. Lit. to touch someone or something, probably unknowingly. How many people have come into contact with the sick man? He came in contact with almost no one. 2. Fig. to meet up with and learn about someone or something. Have you ever come into contact with trigonometry before? I have never come in contact with anything so difficult.See also: come, contact

*contact with someone a link to someone

resulting in communication. (*Typically: be in ~; have ~; make~.) I have had no contact with Bill since he left town. Tom made contact with a known criminal last month.See also: contact, link

in contact (with someone or something)

communicating with someone or a group; to share information with someone or a group. I have been in contact with our supplier, who will deliver the part next week. I am in contact with the Senate committee now.See also: contact

lose contact with someone or something

and lose touch with someone or something[for communication with someone or a group] to fail or fade away; to let one's friendship or relationship with someone or a group lapse. I hope I don't lose contact with you. I don't want to lose touch with my old friends.See also: contact, lose

ˌpoint of ˈcontact

a place where you go or a person that you speak to when you are dealing with an organization: The receptionist is the first point of contact most people have with the clinic.See also: contact, of, point

lose ˈtouch/ˈcontact (with somebody/something)

not write/speak to somebody or not hear/read about somebody/something as you did in the past: She lost touch with most of her old friends when she moved to London.See also: contact, lose, touch

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no plan survives contact with the enemy

bring (someone or something) into contact with (someone or something)

come in(to) contact

be in contact with (one)

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noun communication

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noun touch

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noun connection

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verb get or be in touch with

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noun a coming together so as to be touching

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noun a situation allowing exchange of ideas or messages

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noun an acquaintance who is in a position to help

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verb to bring into or make contact with

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verb to succeed in communicating with

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noun close interaction

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noun the act of touching physically

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noun the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

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noun the physical coming together of two or more things

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noun a person who is in a position to give you special assistance