contact

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈkɒntækt/    /ˈkɑntækt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of touching physically; being in close association. countable,uncountable
    — She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
  2. The establishment of communication (with). countable,uncountable
    — I haven't been in contact with her for years.
  3. The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact. countable,uncountable
    — If the pilot […] cannot establish visual contact with the ground, he must immediately execute a missed-approach procedure […]
  4. A nodule designed to connect a device with something else. countable,uncountable
    — Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
  5. Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. countable,uncountable
    — Who is the company's contact for sales queries?
  6. Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.; A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number. broadly,countable,uncountable
  7. A contact lens. countable,informal,uncountable
  8. A device designed for repetitive connections. countable,uncountable
  9. Contact juggling. countable,informal,uncountable
    — I bought myself a new contact ball last week
  10. The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To touch; to come into physical contact with. transitive
    — The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
  2. To establish communication with (something or someone). transitive
    — I am trying to contact my sister.

词形变化

contacts plural contacts present,singular,third-person contacting participle,present contacted participle,past contacted past

词源

词源 1
From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.
词源 2
From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.
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