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单词 contact
释义
noun | verb | adjective
contactcontact1 /ˈkɑntækt/ ●●○ S2 W2 AWL noun Etymology
ETYMOLOGYcontact1
Origin: 1600-1700 French Latin contactus, from the past participle of contigere
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 I’ve lost contact with most of my childhood friends.
 We stay in contact by email.
 She put me in contact with (=gave me the name or telephone number of) one of her colleagues.
 I’ve made contact with (=communicated with) most of the people on the list.
 Staff who have direct contact with customers must dress professionally.
 For a second his hand was in contact with mine.
 Health care workers who come in contact with flu victims should wash their hands frequently.
 These bombs explode on contact (=at the moment of touching something).
 Scrape the contact surfaces with a knife, then reattach the cables.
 I’ve made a few contacts in the industry.
 Dickens worked in a factory, which brought him into contact with the poor conditions of the working classes.
 Everyone who came into contact with Anna felt better for knowing her.
1COMMUNICATION [uncountable] communication with a person, organization, country, etc.: contact with The village is cut off from contact with the outside world. I’ve lost contact with most of my childhood friends.contact between There is very little contact between the two brothers.get/keep/stay in contact with somebody We stay in contact by email. She put me in contact with (=gave me the name or telephone number of) one of her colleagues. I’ve made contact with (=communicated with) most of the people on the list.close/social/personal/regular etc. contact Staff who have direct contact with customers must dress professionally.2TOUCH [uncountable] the state of touching or being close to someone or something:  The disease cannot be spread through casual contact.contact with Children need close contact with a caring adult.contact between Football involves a lot of physical contact between players. For a second his hand was in contact with mine. Health care workers who come in contact with flu victims should wash their hands frequently. These bombs explode on contact (=at the moment of touching something).contact points/areas/surfaces etc. Scrape the contact surfaces with a knife, then reattach the cables.3PERSON [countable] a person you know who may be able to help you or give you advice about something:  business contacts I’ve made a few contacts in the industry.4EXPERIENCE [uncountable] the action of meeting someone or experiencing a particular kind of thing:  Dickens worked in a factory, which brought him into contact with the poor conditions of the working classes. Everyone who came into contact with Anna felt better for knowing her.5ELECTRICAL PART [countable] science, physics an electrical part that completes a circuit when it touches another part6EYES [countable] informal a contact lens7contacts [plural] a situation or relationship in which you communicate easily with another group, country, etc.:  The two countries are determined to maintain diplomatic contacts.contact with We have good contacts with the local community.8point of contact a)a place that you go to or a person that you meet when dealing with an organization or trying to get something:  The new service center will serve as the single point of contact for general customer inquiries. b)a way in which two very different things are related or connected:  It’s difficult to find a point of contact between theory and practice. c)the part of something where another thing touches it → see also eye contact at eye1 (5)[Origin: 1600–1700 French, Latin contactus, from the past participle of contigere]
noun | verb | adjective
contactcontact2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
contact
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycontact
he, she, itcontacts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycontacted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave contacted
he, she, ithas contacted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad contacted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill contact
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have contacted
Continuous Form
PresentIam contacting
he, she, itis contacting
you, we, theyare contacting
PastI, he, she, itwas contacting
you, we, theywere contacting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been contacting
he, she, ithas been contacting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been contacting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be contacting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been contacting
Thesaurus
THESAURUSexchange information
to exchange information or conversation with other people, using words, signs, letters, etc.:  We mostly communicate by email.
to telephone or write to someone:  I’ve recently gotten in touch with some old friends on Facebook.
to telephone or write to someone, especially for the first time. Contact is more formal than get in touch with:  The company contacted him by email and invited him to a job interview.
informal to succeed in contacting someone, especially on the telephone:  I kept trying to get a hold of Linda, but she wasn’t answering her phone.
to succeed in contacting someone by telephone:  Is this the number I should use to reach you?
formal if two people correspond with each other, they write letters to each other:  My grandmother and I used to correspond regularly, but I hardly write letters anymore.
 to telephone or write to someone:  School officials immediately contacted the police.► see thesaurus at communicate
noun | verb | adjective
contactcontact3 AWL adjective [only before noun] 1a contact number or address is a telephone number or address where someone can be found if necessary:  Did Mr. Warren leave a contact number?2contact explosives or chemicals become active when they touch something:  contact weedkillers
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