- [uncountable]
the act of communicating with somebody, especially regularly （尤指经常的）联系，联络 - contact with somebody
I don't have much contact with my uncle. 我和叔父甚少联系。 We've been unable to establish radio contact with the pilot. 我们无法与飞行员建立无线电联系。 She's lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her son. 她和儿子失去了联系。 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。 - contact between A and B
There is little contact between the two organizations. 这两个机构相互之间没有什么联系。 - in contact
We're no longer in regular contact. 我们不再经常联系了。 - in contact with somebody
The Foreign Office is currently in close contact with the Indian authorities. 外交部目前正与印度当局保持密切联系。 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？ The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or phone 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。 Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to get in contact with the police (= phone them or go to see them). 任何有关于该事件消息的人都被要求与警方联系。 two people avoiding eye contact (= avoiding looking directly at each other) 避免目光相遇的两个人 Please ensure we have your contact number (= phone number) in case we need to reschedule. 请确保我们有您的联系电话，以防我们需要重新安排。 I'll give you my contact details (= phone number, email address, etc.) 我会给你我的具体联系方式。 The society's website provides contact information. 该协会的网站提供联系方式。
Extra ExamplesHere's my contact number while I'm away. 这是我外出时的联系电话。 He carefully avoided eye contact. 他小心翼翼避免与人目光接触。 You should make contact with them by email before you call. 你应该在打电话之前通过电子邮件和他们联系。 Have you had any direct contact with the director of the company? 你同公司董事有过直接的接触吗？ He never makes eye contact with me. 他从不与我直接对视。 I put my cousin in contact with a friend who works at the company. 我让表妹同一位在那家公司工作的朋友联系。 I have very little contact with Simon now. 我和西蒙现在很少联系。 Let's try to stay in contact! 咱们设法保持联系！ Maintaining contact after many years can be difficult. 许多年后还保持联系可能会很困难。 She is still in close contact with Sarah. 她仍然同萨拉联系密切。 She was deprived of all human contact for three weeks. 她曾被剥夺与所有人的联系达 3 个星期之久。 There has been no contact between them for several years. 他们有几年没联系了。 When I arrive Delhi I'll get in contact with him. 我到达德里后会跟他联系。 We first established contact with the organization in 1999. 我们于1999年首次同这个机构建立了联系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- constant
- daily
- …
- be in
- have
- come into
- …
- contact between
- contact with
- contact with somebody
- [uncountable]
the state of meeting somebody or having to deal with something 遇见（某人）；碰上（要处理的事） - contact with somebody/something
She always avoided contact with the press. 她总是避免与媒体接触。 - in contact with somebody/something
He'd prefer a job where he doesn't have to be in direct contact with the public. 他更喜欢一份不必与公众直接接触的工作。 In her job she often comes into contact with (= meets) lawyers. 她在工作中常与律师接触。 Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age. 儿童应该在幼年就接触诗歌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- constant
- daily
- …
- be in
- have
- come into
- …
- contact between
- contact with
- contact with somebody/something
- [countable, usually plural]
an occasion on which you meet or communicate with somebody; a relationship with somebody 会见；交往；人际关系 - [countable]
a person that you know, especially somebody who can be helpful to you in your work 熟人；（尤指）社会关系 social/personal contacts 社会上的／私下的熟人 I've made some useful contacts in journalism. 我在新闻界结交了一些有用的人。 She has several contacts in New York. 她在纽约有几个熟人。 He has a contact at the White House. 他在白宫有熟人。
Extra ExamplesHe has a lot of good contacts in the music industry. 他在音乐界很有人脉。 He used his contacts to get his son a publishing job. 他动用自己的关系给儿子找了一份出版业的工作。 I made a lot of useful business contacts at the conference. 在这次大会上我建立了不少有用的业务关系。 It takes time to build up contacts. 建立关系需要时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- useful
- valuable
- …
- have
- build up
- develop
- …
- [uncountable]
the state of touching something 触摸；接触 a fear of physical contact 对身体接触的恐惧感 The disease is spread by contact. 这种疾病通过接触传播。 infections transmitted through sexual contact 通过性接触传播的感染 - in contact with something
His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball. 他的手指稍稍地碰了一下球。 This substance should not come into contact with food. 这种物质切莫与食物接触。 - on contact
This pesticide kills insects on contact (= as soon as it touches them). 这种杀虫剂昆虫一触即死。 - on contact with something
This chemical is liable to explode on contact with water. 这种化学品一接触水就容易爆炸。 - contact of something + adv./prep.
She blushed at the sudden contact of his hand against her arm. 他的手突然碰到她的胳膊，她脸红了。
Extra ExamplesThe disease is transmitted through physical contact. 这种疾病通过身体的接触传播。 For a brief moment their lips were in contact. 他们的嘴唇有瞬间的接触。 The light will go out on contact with water. 一碰到水，这灯就会熄灭。 There should be no contact between the separate samples. 分开的试样之间不应该有任何接触。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
- sexual
- eye
- …
- come into
- avoid
- prevent
- …
- in contact
- on contact
- contact between
- …
- [countable]
an electrical connection （电流的）接触，接通；接触器 - [usually plural] (informal)
a contact lens (= a small round piece of thin plastic that you put on your eye to help you see better) 隐形眼镜片 - [countable]
a person who has recently been near to somebody with a contagious disease and so might have caught the infection from them （与传染病患者的）接触者
act of communicating联系
meeting somebody/something遇到某人／事物
relationship关系
person人
touching somebody/something接触
electrical电
for eyes眼睛
medical医学
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’.