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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·tact
ETYMOLOGY French or Latin; French, from Latin contactus,from contingere to have contact with — more at contingent DATE 1626 1. a. union or junction of surfaces b. the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial bodies or of the disk of one body with the shadow of another during an eclipse, transit, or occultation c. (1) the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes (2) a special part made for such a junction 2. a. association , relationship b. connection , communication c. an establishing of communication with someone or an observing or receiving of a significant signal from a person or object radar contact with Mars 3. a person serving as a go-between, messenger, connection, or source of special information business contacts 4. contact lens
DATE 1834 intransitive verb : to make contact transitive verb 1. to bring into contact 2. a. to enter or be in contact with : join b. to get in communication with contact your local dealer Usage. The use of contact as a verb, especially in sense 2b, is accepted as standard by almost all commentators except those who write college handbooks.
DATE 1859 : maintaining, involving, or activated or caused by contact contact poisons contact sports contact dermatitis English Etymology contact contact (n.) 1620s, from L. contactus "a touching," pp. of contingere "to touch, seize," from com- "together" + tangere "to touch" (see tangent). The verb is 1834, "put in contact;" meaning "get in touch with" is 1927, Amer.Eng. As a signal to the person about to spin an aircraft propeller that the ignition is switched on, the word was in use by 1913. Contact lens is first recorded 1888; short form contact is from 1961. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ contact con·tact / 5kCntAkt; NAmE 5kB:n- / nounACT OF COMMUNICATING 联系 1. [U] ~ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) the act of communicating with sb, especially regularly (尤指经常的)联系,联络: I don't have much contact with my uncle. 我和叔父甚少联系。 There is little contact between the two organizations. 这两个机构相互之间没有什么联系。 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？ 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。 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职务相若的人的联系方法。 two people avoiding eye contact (= avoiding looking directly at each other) 避免目光相遇的两个人 Here's my contact number (= temporary telephone number) while I'm away. 这是我外出时的联系电话。 TOUCHING SB / STH 接触 2. [U] the state of touching sth 触摸；接触: His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball. 他的手指稍稍地接触了一下球。 This substance should not come into contact with food. 这种物质切莫与食物接触。 a fear of physical contact 对身体接触的恐惧感 This pesticide kills insects on contact (= as soon as it touches them). 这种杀虫剂昆虫一触即死。 MEETING SB / STH 遇到某人/事物 3. [U] the state of meeting sb or having to deal with sth 遇见(某人)；碰上(要处理的事): 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. 儿童应该在幼年接触诗歌。 RELATIONSHIP 关系 4. [C, usually pl.] an occasion on which you meet or communicate with sb; a relationship with sb 会见；交往；人际关系: We have good contacts with the local community. 我们与当地社区关系甚好。 The company has maintained trade contacts with India. 这家公司和印度一直保持着贸易往来。 PERSON 人 5. [C] a person that you know, especially sb 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. 我在新闻界交结了一些有用的人。 ELECTRICAL 电 6. [C] an electrical connection (电流的)接触,接通；接触器: The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit. 这些开关可接通形成闭合电路。 FOR EYES 眼睛 7. contacts [pl.] (informal) = contact lens MEDICAL 医学 8. [C] a person who may be infectious because he or she has recently been near to sb with a contagious disease (与传染病患者的)接触者 IDIOMS ⇨ see point n. verb[VN] to communicate with sb, for example by telephone or letter 联系,联络(如用电话或信件): I've been trying to contact you all day. 我整天一直在设法与你联系。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English contact noun 1 meeting/talking/writing to sb ADJ. close She is still in close contact with Sarah. | regular | direct Have you had any direct contact with the director of the company? | face-to-face VERB + CONTACT be in, have | come into, establish, get in, make In his job, he comes into contact with many different people. We first established contact with the organization in 1999. When I arrive in New York, I'll get in contact with him. | put sb in I put my cousin in contact with a friend who works at the company. | keep, maintain, stay in Maintaining contact after many years can be difficult. | break off | lose PREP. ~ between There has been no contact between them for several years. | ~ with I have very little contact with Simon now. 2 person you know who can help you ADJ. good, useful, valuable | business, personal VERB + CONTACT have He has a lot of good contacts in the music industry. | build up, make It takes time to build up contacts. I made a lot of useful business contacts at the conference. 3 when people/things touch each other ADJ. physical, sexual The disease is transmitted through physical contact. VERB + CONTACT come into Do not let the glue come into contact with water. PREP. in ~ For a brief moment their lips were in contact. | on ~ The light will go out on contact with water. | ~ between There should be no contact between the separate samples. | ~ with Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 the state of being in or coming into close association or connection FF1C;shuddered at the contact of his icy handFF1E; Synonyms: contingence, touch Related Words: closeness, contiguity, nearness, propinquity, proximity; impingement, taction, touching; association, connection, relation; oneness, union, unity Contrasted Words: breach, break, rift, rupture, split; insularity, isolation, seclusion, segregation, separation; distance, farness, remoteness 2 a situation permitting exchange of ideas and opinions FF1C;tried for several days to get in contact with her brotherFF1E; Synonyms: commerce, communication, communion, intercommunication, intercourse Related Words: association, companionship, fellowship; oneness, union, unity; accord, concord, harmony, rapport; empathy, sympathy, understanding n. Function: verb Synonyms: REACH 4, getWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·tact I. \ˈkänˌtakt\ noun (-s) Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin contactus, from contactus, past participle of contingere to touch on all sides — more at contingent 1. a. : union or junction of body surfaces : a touching or meeting < cooled by contact with the air > < sexual contact > : impact < body contact in football and hockey > b. geometry : the meeting of curves or surfaces so as to have tangents or tangent planes in common c. : the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of any two celestial bodies or of the disk of one body with the shadow of another during an eclipse, transit, or occultation d. (1) : the junction or touching surface of two electrical conductors through which a current passes (2) : a special part (as a platinum stud) made for such a junction for temporary or momentary connection 2. a. : association or relationship (as in physical or mental or business or social meeting or communication) < students and teachers in daily contact > < Japan's new contacts with Europe > : direct experience through the senses < a mental patient's infrequent contacts with reality > b. : a condition or an instance of meeting, connecting, or communicating < ordinary men were made to feel a direct contact with their God — H.S.Canby > < keep in contact with the other members > < neither party had made any contact with the other > < made contact with the enemy > c. : acculturation d. : direct visual observation of the surface of the ground or water made from an airplane especially as an aid to judging position and properly guiding the airplane < flying by contact rather than flying by instruments > e. : an instance of establishing communication with someone < a radio contact > or of observing or receiving a significant signal from a person or object (as by radar or sonar) < got three contacts on the radarscope > also : a person or object with which such contact is made 3. a. : a person serving as go-between, messenger, agent, or source of special information especially in a secret activity < the contact for the syndicate > < a newspaperman's contacts are often cabdrivers or bartenders > b. : any person or animal that has been in contact with a person or animal affected with a contagious disease 4. : the often irregular surface that constitutes the junction of two bodies of rock different in kind, age, or origin 5. : contact lens II. \“, kənˈt-, känˈt-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb : to bring into contact : enter or be in contact with: a. : to press against : meet , touch < brake shoes contact the inside diameter of the drum > : join < where the line of ordinary low water … directly contacted the open sea — U.S.Code > b. : to make connection with : get in communication with : reach — used often where the means is not precisely specified < contact your local dealer > < the salesman contacted a few prospects > c. : to talk or confer with : interview : apply to : approach < the first company you contact may not … use your services — W.J.Reilly > < the department … was contacted to learn of availability and costs — R.C.Emery > intransitive verb : to make contact < the point at which the two surfaces contact > III. \ˈkänˌtakt\ adjective 1. : of, maintaining, or establishing contact < a contact man > < contact area > : involving, permitting, or activated by contact < contact weather > < contact fuse > 2. geology : lying along or near or genetically connected with a contact < a contact deposit > 3. : characterized by or normally involving body contact between players < football and hockey are contact sports > 4. : caused or transmitted by direct or indirect contact (as with an allergen or a contagious disease) < contact allergy > < contact transmission > IV. adverb : by direct visual observation of the earth < the ceiling was so low that the patrol was flown contact — J.L.Foley > |
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