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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·tact1 /ˈkɒntækt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun 1 COMMUNICATIONCONTACT somebodycommunication 交流 [uncountable] communication with a person, organization, country etc 联系，联络；交往contact with/between There is very little contact between the two tribes. 这两个部落间几乎没有什么交往。 Many of us have no direct contact with elderly people. 我们中有许多人和老人没有直接的接触。in contact We stay in contact by email. 我们用电子邮件保持联系。 The town is cut off from contact with the outside world. 小镇与外界的联系被切断了。2 TOUCHtouch 接触 [uncountable] when two people or things touch each other 接触contact with/between Children need physical contact with a caring adult. 儿童需要和关爱他们的大人有身体接触。 The disease spreads by sexual contact between infected animals. 这种疾病是通过受感染动物之间的性接触进行传播的。in contact with something For a second, his hand was in contact with mine. 那一瞬间，他的手和我的手碰到了一起。 When water comes into contact with air, carbon dioxide is released. 水和空气接触就会释放出二氧化碳。on contact (with something) The bomb exploded on contact (=at the moment it touched something). 炸弹一碰就爆炸了。3 SITUATION/PROBLEMexperience 经验 [uncountable] when you meet someone or experience a particular kind of thing 接触，联系 Everyone who came into contact with Di felt better for knowing her. 与戴妃接触过的每一个人都庆幸认识了她。 Pat’s job brings her into contact with the problems people face when they retire. 帕特的工作使她接触到了人们退休后会遇到的种种问题。4 PERSON WHO CAN HELPperson 人 [countable usually plural]KNOW somebody a person you know who may be able to help or advise you 〔能提供帮助或建议的〕熟人 He has a lot of contacts in the media. 在传媒界他有很多熟人。 a worldwide network of contacts 世界各地的人脉关系business/personal contacts 生意关系/私交5 contacts [plural] a situation in which you can communicate easily with a group, country etc 社会关系contacts with/between We have good contacts with the local community. 我们和当地社区有着良好的关系。 He goes to great lengths to maintain these contacts. 他竭尽全力维持这些关系。 the establishment of diplomatic contacts 外交关系的建立6 point of contact a) MEETa place you go to or a person you meet when you ask an organization for help 联系点；联系人first/initial point of contact Primary health care teams are the first point of contact for users of the service. 基础保健小组是保健服务使用者的第一个联系点。 b) CONNECTED WITHa way in which two different things are related 联系点，结合点 finding a point of contact between theory and practice 在理论与实践之间寻找一个结合点 c) the part of something where another thing touches it 接触点 The sting causes swelling at the point of contact. 被叮咬之后接触点会肿胀。7. ELECTRICAL PARTelectrical 电的 [countable]TEE an electrical part that completes a circuit when it touches another part 〔电路的〕触点，接头8. eyes 眼睛 [countable] informalMH a contact lens 隐形眼镜 → eye contact at eye1(5) COLLOCATIONSverbshave contact with somebody 与某人有联系I haven’t had any contact with her for at least two years. 我和她至少有两年没有联系了。be in contact (=have regular communication) 在联系中He’s been in contact with his lawyer about the situation. 针对这种状况，他已经在和律师联系了。get in contact (=manage to communicate) 取得联系Where can I get in contact with you while you are away? 你不在的时候我在哪里可以联系到你？stay/keep in contact (also maintain contact formal) 保持联系We’ve stayed in contact since we met on holiday. 我们自从度假时认识以后就一直保持着联系。lose contact (=no longer see someone or hear from them) 失去联系5She went to live in Australia and I lost contact with her.她去澳大利亚生活了，我就和她失去了联系。nShe moved to Spain and I lost contact with her.make contact 联系We’d like to make contact with other schools in the area. 我们想和这个地区的其他学校联系。put somebody in contact with somebody (=give someone the name, telephone number etc of another person) 介绍某人和某人联系I can put you in contact with a friend of mine in Paris. 我可以介绍你和我在巴黎的一个朋友联系。come into contact with somebody (=meet or spend time with someone) 和某人接触It’s good to come into contact with people from different cultures. 和不同文化背景的人接触有好处。bring somebody into contact with someone 使某人和某人联系nThe job brought me into contact with a lot of interesting people.establish contact 建立联系nThe police are trying to establish contact with the kidnappers.avoid contact 避免联系nShe doesn’t give interviews and avoids contact with the media.nsever contact with somebody (=refuse to have any contact with someone)After the divorce, she severed all contact with her husband.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + contactdirect contact (=spending time with someone) 直接的接触Our volunteers work in direct contact with people who need help. 我们的志愿者直接接触需要帮助的人们。close contact (=communicating with someone often) 密切的联系I like to stay in close contact with my parents. 我喜欢和父母保持密切的联系。personal contact (=seeing and speaking to someone personally) 当面接触，亲身接触She never comes into personal contact with senior managers. 她从来没有和高管们正面接触过。social/human contact (=spending time with other people) 社会/人际交往nHe lived alone and had little human contact.regular contact 经常的联系nAll students have regular contact with their tutor.day-to-day/daily contact 每天的接触nI like my job because it involves day-to-day contact with clients.face-to-face contact (=talking to someone who is with you) 当面交流nCertain types of jobs do not need face-to-face contact.none-to-one contact (=being with only one other person)Children with learning difficulties may need one-to-one contact.radio contact (=communication by radio) 无线电联络nAir traffic control had lost radio contact with the pilot.Examples from the Corpus
contact• We need better contact between staff and management.• business contacts• The disease cannot be spread through casual contact.• He did not even think of checking the job adverts, as he believed that his contacts would help him more.• Consider the school principal who discovers students wearing beepers to stay in contact with their superiors in the drug trade.• May we learn to treat with respect everyone that we come into contact with.• To me the making of the relationships is the real on-line contact.• Please do not hesitate to make contact with me in the event that this letter leaves unanswered any questions you might have.• "Have you had any other contact with him?" asked the lawyer.• Turn the sliding contact of the potentiometer to approximately mid-position.• An irregularly folded cloth, or one with the folds bunched, reduces the contact area and thus efficiency.• If the filling-in soil is dry, watering is needed only to make this contact, and no more.in contact• The scouts or the ground troops would find the enemy or be in contact.• Greif is clear in his belief that not all parents should be in contact with their children after divorce.• To have played with them then, and still to be in contact, is a great privilege and pleasure.• It is only by returning periodically to it that man can keep in contact with things of ultimate value.• They had a radio truck with them which enabled them to keep in contact.• I look forward to keeping in contact.• Bill, Bill was real concerned because he and Owen stay in contact with each other.• Consider the school principal who discovers students wearing beepers to stay in contact with their superiors in the drug trade.on contact (with something)• Other kinds of oil emulsify on contact with water, turning it, even when substantially diluted, the colour of milk.• The chemical was liable to explode on contact with water.• The defendants supplied a chemical to the plaintiffs but failed to warn that it was liable to explode on contact with water.• Would the cream dissolve fat on contact or penetrate the skin?• The emphasis is on contact and a chance to talk: non-formal activities centring on children, domestic skills and basic literacy.• Shirley MacLaine, according to her autobiography, similarly relies on contacting disembodied entities through various mediums.• Static electricity - that was the only explanation - although from his bland expression he had felt no similar spark on contact.• Ordinary chlorine bleach kills the virus on contact and can be used to sterilize needles between uses.brings ... into contact with• Some teachers have a liaison brief that brings them into contact with other services and parents.• You could develop an interest that brings you into contact with other people, . like collecting paintings or other objetd'art.• The book will appeal to the growing number of professionals and students whose work brings them into contact with farming.business/personal contacts• Within each department or agency his personal contacts were usually limited to its head and perhaps one or two others.• Despite the increased flow of electronic information, both factors and clients see an advantage in improved personal contacts.• Modest wage and price pressures were reported by most business contacts.• Small companies, which rarely re-organize, thrive on personal contacts.• Information can flow freely between members, as a result of the personal contacts established within these groups.• Other clients were reached via business contacts or friends.• Listen to the radio carefully and choose your personal contacts accordingly.contact2 ●●● S2 W2 AWL verb [transitive] CONTACT somebodyto write to or telephone someone 〔写信、打电话〕联系〔某人〕5 Give the names of two people who can be contacted in an emergency.给出两个紧急联系人的名字。n Give the name of someone who we can contact in an emergency. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. 你如果有任何疑问，尽管和我联系。 —contactable adjective [not before noun] A mobile phone makes you contactable wherever you are. 手机使你不论在哪里都可以联系得到。 RegisterIn everyday English, people often say get in touch with someone rather than contact someone: 在日常英语中，人们经常说get in touch with someone，而不说contact someoneIs there a number where I can get in touch with you? 有什么电话号码可以让我联系到你吗？n GRAMMAR: Comparisoncontact• You contact someone: Contact the sales department for details. ✗Don’t say: Contact with the sales department for details.make contact/get in contact• You make contact with someone: I’ve been trying to make contact with him. ✗Don’t say: make a contact with someone• You get in contact with someone: You can get in contact with us on this number. ✗Don’t say: get in contact to someone • You can also say that two or more people make contact or get in contact: They made contact as soon as they landed.get in touch• You get in touch with someone: I managed to get in touch with the owner.• You can also say that two or more people get in touch: We got in touch and arranged to meet.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
contact• I was given the names of three government officials to contact.• If the problem continues, try contacting a software expert.• I would have to find another way to contact my grandfather.• Elsa contacted several companies to ask if they could offer her part-time work.• My advice to anyone thinking of buying the top names is to contact the auction houses for catalogues of their summer sales.• Buyers contact the company via phone.• After they received the bomb threat, school officials immediately contacted the police.• School officials immediately contacted the police.• Look at this example: Thank you for contacting us about the difficulty you had collecting your baggage at the Oakland airport.• I would expect that they would contact us and secure whatever permissions and licenses are appropriate.• The piloting team can be contacted via the Helpline number:.contact3 AWL adjective [only before noun] 1 contact number/address/details a telephone number or address where someone can be found if necessary 联系电话/地址/方式2 HCcontact explosives or chemicals become active when they touch something 〔炸药或化学物质〕通过接触起作用的Examples from the Corpus
contact• Glue the tiles to the floor with contact cement.• Did Mr. Warren leave a contact number?From Longman Business Dictionarycontactcon‧tact /ˈkɒntæktˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable] a person you know who may be able to help or advise you, especially because of the work they doHe has a lot of contacts in the media.There are some excellent opportunities around, if you ask friends and business contacts.Origin contact1 (1600-1700) French Latin contactus, from the past participle of contigere; → CONTINGENT1con·tact1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1contact2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1contact3 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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con‧tact1 S2 W2 AC /ˈkɒntækt $ ˈkɑːn-/ 
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contact with/between
There is very little contact between the two tribes.
Many of us have no direct contact with elderly people.
in contact
We stay in contact by email.
The town is cut off from contact with the outside world.
2. TOUCH [uncountable] when two people or things touch each other
contact with/between
Children need physical contact with a caring adult.
The disease spreads by sexual contact between infected animals.
in contact with something
For a second, his hand was in contact with mine.
When water comes into contact with air, carbon dioxide is released.
on contact (with something)
The bomb exploded on contact (=at the moment it touched something).
3. EXPERIENCE [uncountable] when you meet someone or experience a particular kind of thing:
Everyone who came into contact with Di felt better for knowing her.
Pat’s job brings her into contact with the problems people face when they retire.
4. PERSON [countable usually plural] a person you know who may be able to help or advise you:
He has a lot of contacts in the media.
a worldwide network of contacts
business/personal contacts
5. contacts [plural] a situation in which you can communicate easily with a group, country etc
contacts with/between
We have good contacts with the local community.
He goes to great lengths to maintain these contacts.
the establishment of diplomatic contacts
6. point of contact
a. a place you go to or a person you meet when you ask an organization for help
first/initial point of contact
Primary health care teams are the first point of contact for users of the service.
b. a way in which two different things are related:
finding a point of contact between theory and practice
c. the part of something where another thing touches it:
The sting causes swelling at the point of contact.
7. ELECTRICAL [countable] an electrical part that completes a circuit when it touches another part
8. EYES [countable] informal a contact lens
⇨ eye contact at eye1(5)
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▪have contact with somebody I haven’t had any contact with her for at least two years.
▪be in contact (=have regular communication) He’s been in contact with his lawyer about the situation.
▪get in contact (=manage to communicate) Where can I get in contact with you while you are away?
▪stay/keep in contact (also maintain contact formal) We’ve stayed in contact since we met on holiday.
▪lose contact (=no longer see someone or hear from them) She went to live in Australia and I lost contact with her.
▪make contact We’d like to make contact with other schools in the area.
▪put somebody in contact with somebody (=give someone the name, telephone number etc of another person) I can put you in contact with a friend of mine in Paris.
▪come into contact with somebody (=meet or spend time with somebody) It’s good to come into contact with people from different cultures.
▪bring somebody into contact with somebody The job brought me into contact with a lot of interesting people.
▪establish contact The police are trying to establish contact with the kidnappers.
▪avoid contact She doesn’t give interviews and avoids contact with the media.
▪sever contact with somebody (=refuse to have any contact with someone) After the divorce, she severed all contact with her husband.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + contact
▪direct contact (=spending time with somebody) Our volunteers work in direct contact with people who need help.
▪close contact (=communicating with somebody often) I like to stay in close contact with my parents.
▪personal contact (=seeing and speaking to somebody personally) She never comes into personal contact with senior managers.
▪social/human contact (=spending time with other people) He lived alone and had little human contact.
▪regular contact All students have regular contact with their tutor.
▪day-to-day/daily contact I like my job because it involves day-to-day contact with clients.
▪face-to-face contact (=talking to someone who is with you) Certain types of jobs do not need face-to-face contact.
▪one-to-one contact (=being with only one other person) Children with learning difficulties may need one-to-one contact.
▪radio contact (=communication by radio) Air traffic control had lost radio contact with the pilot.
contact2 S2 W2 AC verb [transitive]to write to or telephone someone:
Give the names of two people who can be contacted in an emergency.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
—contactable adjective [not before noun]:
A mobile phone makes you contactable wherever you are.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people often say get in touch with someone rather than contact someone:
▪Is there a number where I can get in touch with you?
▪ communicate verb [intransitive and transitive] to exchange information or have a conversation with someone, by telephone, letter etc, or by seeing them: Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail. | He is able to communicate using a special keyboard, which is connected to a computer. | This message is not being communicated to staff.
▪contact verb [transitive] to write to, phone, or email someone especially for the first time, in order to give or ask for information: Neighbours contacted police after seeing a man with a gun. | She refused to comment when contacted by reporters from the local newspaper.
▪get in touch (with somebody) to write to, telephone, or email someone, especially someone who you do not see very often: I really ought to get in touch with Paula. It's been months since we last spoke. | You've got my phone number if you need to get in touch.
▪get hold of somebody to succeed in contacting someone by telephone after trying several times: Where have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all week. | It's no use trying to phone Linda at work – she's impossible to get hold of.
▪approach verb [transitive] to contact someone that you do not know or have not contacted before, in order to offer them something or ask them for something: He has already been approached by several professional football teams. | The company confirmed that it had been approached about a merger.
contact3 AC adjective [only before noun]1. contact number/address/details a telephone number or address where someone can be found if necessary:
If you are babysitting, make sure you have a contact number for the parents.
2. contact explosives or chemicals become active when they touch something:
contact poisons
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noun Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: Latin contactus, from the past participle of contigere; ⇨ contingent1
1. COMMUNICATION [uncountable] communication with a person, organization, country etcLanguage: French
Origin: Latin contactus, from the past participle of contigere; ⇨ contingent1
contact with/between
in contact
2. TOUCH [uncountable] when two people or things touch each other
contact with/between
in contact with something
on contact (with something)
3. EXPERIENCE [uncountable] when you meet someone or experience a particular kind of thing:
4. PERSON [countable usually plural] a person you know who may be able to help or advise you:
business/personal contacts
5. contacts [plural] a situation in which you can communicate easily with a group, country etc
contacts with/between
6. point of contact
a. a place you go to or a person you meet when you ask an organization for help
first/initial point of contact
b. a way in which two different things are related:
c. the part of something where another thing touches it:
7. ELECTRICAL [countable] an electrical part that completes a circuit when it touches another part
8. EYES [countable] informal a contact lens
⇨ eye contact at eye1(5)
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verb [transitive]to write to or telephone someone: —contactable adjective [not before noun]:
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