contact

noun

联系 act of communicating

1. （尤指经常的）联系，联络
   the act of communicating with sb, especially regularly
   1. I don't have much contact with my uncle.
      我和叔父甚少联系。
   2. There is little contact between the two organizations.
      这两个机构相互之间没有什么联系。
   3. Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them) ?
      你和你大学里的朋友还保持联系吗？
   4. She's lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her son.
      她和儿子失去了联系。
   5. I finally made contact with (= succeeded in speaking to or meeting) her in Paris.
      我最终在巴黎与她取得了联系。
   6. The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or telephone numbers) .
      这家机构为我提供了其他和我情况相似的人的联系方法。
   7. two people avoiding eye contact (= avoiding looking directly at each other)
      避免目光相遇的两个人
   8. Here's my contact number (= temporary telephone number) while I'm away.
      这是我外出时的联系电话。

接触 touching sb/sth

2. 触摸；接触
   the state of touching sth
   1. His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.
      他的手指稍稍地接触了一下球。
   2. This substance should not come into contact with food.
      这种物质切莫与食物接触。
   3. a fear of physical contact
      对身体接触的恐惧感
   4. This pesticide kills insects on contact (= as soon as it touches them) .
      这种杀虫剂昆虫一触即死。

遇到某人 / 事物 meeting sb/sth

3. 遇见（某人）；碰上（要处理的事）
   the state of meeting sb or having to deal with sth
   1. In her job she often comes into contact with (= meets) lawyers.
      她在工作中常与律师接触。
   2. Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age.
      儿童应该在幼年接触诗歌。

关系 relationship

4. 会见；交往；人际关系
   an occasion on which you meet or communicate with sb; a relationship with sb
   1. We have good contacts with the local community.
      我们与当地社区关系甚好。
   2. The company has maintained trade contacts with India.
      这家公司和印度一直保持着贸易往来。

人 person

5. 熟人；（尤指）社会关系
   a person that you know, especially sb who can be helpful to you in your work
   1. social/personal contacts
      社会上的 / 私下的熟人
   2. I've made some useful contacts in journalism.
      我在新闻界结交了一些有用的人。

电 electrical

6. （电流的）接触，接通；接触器
   an electrical connection
   1. The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit.
      这些开关可接通形成闭合电路。

眼睛 for eyes

眼睛 for eyes

医学 medical

7. （与传染病患者的）接触者
   a person who may be infectious because he or she has recently been near to sb with a contagious disease

verb

1. 联系，联络（如用电话或信件）
   to communicate with sb, for example by telephone or letter
   1. I've been trying to contact you all day.
      我整天一直在设法与你联系。

1. N-UNCOUNT (尤指经常性的)联系，联络
   Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
   1. Opposition leaders are denying any contact with the government in Kabul...
      反对派领袖否认与喀布尔政府有任何联系。
   2. He forbade contacts between directors and executives outside his presence.
      他禁止董事与管理层绕开他私下进行任何联系。
2. PHRASE 保持联系;有联系
   If you are in contact with someone, you regularly meet them or communicate with them.
   1. He was in direct contact with the kidnappers...
      他与绑架者有直接联系。
   2. We do keep in contact.
      我们确实保持着联系。
3. VERB 联系;联络
   If you contact someone, you telephone them, write to them, or go to see them in order to tell or ask them something.
   1. Contact the Tourist Information Bureau for further details...
      详情请洽旅游信息处。
   2. When she first contacted me Frances was upset.
      弗朗西丝第一次与我联系时很心烦意乱。
4. ADJ (信息、电话号码等)供联系的，供联络的
   Your contact details or number are information such as a telephone number where you can be contacted.
   1. You must leave your full name and contact details when you phone.
      打电话时须留下全名与联络信息。
5. N-UNCOUNT 接触;遇见
   If you come into contact with someone or something, you meet that person or thing in the course of your work or other activities.
   1. Doctors I came into contact with voiced their concern...
      我接触到的医生都表示了他们的担心。
   2. The college has brought me into contact with western ideas.
      上大学使我接触了西方的思想。
6. PHR-RECIP 与…联络;和…取得联系
   If you make contact with someone, you find out where they are and talk or write to them.
   1. Then, after she had become famous, he tried to make contact with her.
      后来，她出名之后，他曾试图与她联系。
7. PHR-RECIP 与…失去联系;与…断了联系
   If you lose contact with someone who you have been friendly with, you no longer see them, speak to them, or write to them.
   1. Though they all live nearby, I lost contact with them really quickly...
      虽然他们都住在附近，但我很快与他们失去了联系。
   2. Mother and son lost contact when Nicholas was in his early twenties.
      尼古拉斯20岁出头的时候母子就失去了联系。
8. N-UNCOUNT 触碰;接触
   When people or things are in contact, they are touching each other.
   1. They compared how these organisms behaved when left in contact with different materials...
      他们比较了与不同材料接触时这些生物体的反应。
   2. The cry occurs when air is brought into contact with the baby's larynx...
      婴儿的喉咙接触到空气时，就会哭出来。
   3. There was no physical contact, nor did I want any...
      没有身体接触，我也不想有任何接触。
   4. This shows where the foot and shoe are in contact.
      这显示了脚和鞋接触的地方。
9. N-UNCOUNT (无线电)联络，通信
   Radio contact is communication by means of radio.
   1. He failed to make radio contact.
      他未能进行无线电联络。
   2. ...a technical problem reported by the pilot moments before he lost contact with the control tower.
      飞行员与控制塔失去联络前不久报告的技术故障
10. N-COUNT 熟人;有用的社会关系
    A contact is someone you know in an organization or profession who helps you or gives you information.
    1. Their contact in the United States Embassy was called Phil.
       他们在美国大使馆的熟人叫菲尔。
11. to make eye contact → see: eye

1. Have you been able to have any kind of contact?
   你联系上了吗？
2. I came into contact with very bright Harvard and Yale students
   我接触到一些非常聪明的哈佛和耶鲁的学生。
3. Opposition leaders are denying any contact with the government in Kabul
   反对派领袖否认与喀布尔政府有任何联系。
4. He forbade contacts between directors and executives outside his presence.
   他禁止董事与管理层绕开他私下进行任何联系。
5. He was in direct contact with the kidnappers
   他与绑架者有直接联系。
6. We do keep in contact.
   我们确实保持着联系。
7. Contact the Tourist Information Bureau for further details
   详情请洽旅游信息处。
8. When she first contacted me Frances was upset.
   弗朗西丝第一次与我联系时很心烦意乱。
9. You must leave your full name and contact details when you phone.
   打电话时须留下全名与联络信息。
10. Doctors I came into contact with voiced their concern
    我接触到的医生都表示了他们的担心。
11. The college has brought me into contact with western ideas.
    上大学使我接触了西方的思想。
12. Then, after she had become famous, he tried to make contact with her.
    后来，她出名之后，他曾试图与她联系。
13. Though they all live nearby, I lost contact with them really quickly
    虽然他们都住在附近，但我很快与他们失去了联系。
14. Mother and son lost contact when Nicholas was in his early twenties.
    尼古拉斯20岁出头的时候母子就失去了联系。
15. They compared how these organisms behaved when left in contact with different materials
    他们比较了与不同材料接触时这些生物体的反应。
16. The cry occurs when air is brought into contact with the baby's larynx
    婴儿的喉咙接触到空气时，就会哭出来。
17. There was no physical contact, nor did I want any
    没有身体接触，我也不想有任何接触。
18. This shows where the foot and shoe are in contact.
    这显示了脚和鞋接触的地方。
19. He failed to make radio contact.
    他未能进行无线电联络。
20. Their contact in the United States Embassy was called Phil.
    他们在美国大使馆的熟人叫菲尔。
21. He seemed to be in direct contact with the Boss
    他似乎直接和老板联系。
22. You can contact us by e-mail
    你可以通过电子邮件和我们联系。
23. We had already established contact with the museum
    我们已经和那家博物馆建立了联系。
24. In the course of my everyday life, I had very little contact with teenagers.
    在我的日常生活中，我很少和青少年打交道。
25. In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department
    如果遇到困难，请尽管和我们的客户服务部联系。
26. Anyone with information should contact the Anti-Terrorist Squad on the confidential freephone hotline.
    知情者应通过保密的免费电话热线和反恐小组联系。
27. To make it easier to contact us, keep this card handy.
    把这张卡放在手边，以便于和我们联系。
28. Contact with other disabled yachtsmen of like mind would be helpful
    和其他志同道合的残疾人帆船运动员接触会有帮助。
29. I sometimes wear contact lenses
    我有时戴隐形眼镜。
30. Even if we cannot agree, we should maintain our contact.
    即使我们不能取得一致，我们也要保持联系。

  communication communion contact【导航词义：交流】

  communication n. 交流，沟通

〔辨析〕指用话语、信号、文字、电子设备等与他人交换信息、表达想法或情感的行为或过程。

  communion n. 〈正式〉交流

〔辨析〕指与某人或某物之间非言语的情感交流。

  contact n. 联系，交往

〔辨析〕指人、机构、国家等之间的联系，强调接触。

n.

point of contact

• 联系地点；联系人
  a place where you go or a person that you speak to when you are dealing with an organization
  1. The receptionist is the first point of contact most people have with the clinic.
     多数人与诊所接触的第一个人是接待员。

noun

1. close interaction
   1. they kept in daily contact
   2. they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings

2. the act of touching physically
   1. her fingers came in contact with the light switch

   Synonym:    physical contact

3. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
   1. they forget to solder the contacts

   Synonym:    tangency

4. a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

   Synonym:    contact lens

5. a channel for communication between groups
   1. he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

   Synonym:    liaisonlinkinter-group communication

6. a communicative interaction
   1. the pilot made contact with the base
   2. he got in touch with his colleagues

   Synonym:    touch

7. the physical coming together of two or more things
   1. contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull

   Synonym:    impingingstriking

8. a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
   1. he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor

   Synonym:    middleman

9. the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
   1. litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid

verb

1. be in or establish communication with
   1. Our advertisements reach millions
   2. He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia

   Synonym:    reachget throughget hold of

2. be in direct physical contact with
   1. The two buildings touch
   2. Their hands touched
   3. The wire must not contact the metal cover
   4. The surfaces contact at this point

   Synonym:    touchadjoinmeet