Definition of contact in English:

contact

noun ˈkɒntaktˈkɑnˌtækt

1mass noun The state of physical touching.
接触
equipment in contact with water can benefit from rubber lining
Example sentencesExamples
- I have seen the actors' sensations become transformed when they come in contact with moviemaking technique.
- They had been separately ignited or in contact with something which was already alight but had not spread from one site to another.
- Lice are wingless and they cannot jump, unlike fleas, but instead they spread through physical contact.
- One of the preventative measures is that surfaces likely to in contact with hands should be sterilised with disinfectant.
- It is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact, especially in overcrowded living conditions.
- I found that my left hand was resting on my own forehead, not quite in contact with it but touching the ends of the fine, raised little hairs standing up on my skin.
- Where water from fire hoses or water main leaks had come in contact with this substance, it created small pools that resembled slush.
- Scabies is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact.
- If human food or utensils come in contact with roach feces, then there's the chance of life-threatening illness.
- The virus then spread from these cells to other cells that were in contact with it, and so on.
- None of our animals have been in contact with theirs.
- They are programmed to stay in contact with objects they touch, as rats do.
- The longer bird flu is in contact with humans, the greater the chance it will acquire the ability to spread among them.
- Patients will only be treated differently if they have been to an affected area, or in contact with someone who has, and are displaying symptoms.
- The rash usually clears if the allergen is no longer in contact with the skin, but recurs with any slight contact with it again.
- I also learned how to calculate what a bush, rock, or mound of dirt would to do my force and speed when I came into contact with the earth again.
- The foundation of a building is another area to come in contact with a spreading wildfire.
- One thing we've discovered is that children in contact with other children are a huge vector for the flu and colds.
- Smetana, Dvorak and Janacek often remarked on the inspiration they found in contact with the Bohemian hills, forests and rivers.
- It is spread by coming in contact with the blood of an infected person.
Synonyms
touch, touching
proximity, exposure, contiguity, junction, union, tangency
association, connection, communication, intercourse, relations, dealings
archaic traffic
1. 1.1as modifier Caused by or operating through physical touch.
  接触（性）的；通过接触的；由接触引起的
  contact dermatitis
  接触性皮炎。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Contractors will use a biodegradable contact herbicide, which is environmentally friendly and leaves no harmful residues.
  The rash may be difficult to differentiate from the rash of allergic contact dermatitis.
  Lay your bookmark upside down very carefully on one edge of the contact paper so you can fold over the rest of it on the back of the bookmark.
  Allergic contact dermatitis improves with removal of the sensitizing agent.
  The use of skin emollients or barrier creams to prevent contact dermatitis is receiving new attention.
  This occasion was no different; she had a minor degree of hallux valgus, a runny nose, and some contact dermatitis on her wrist.
  Allergic contact dermatitis is the result of sensitization to an allergen.
  This was the contact point which was used to make the marks.
  The circuit is completed when the contact in the bolt touches the contact area of the primer.
  It measures the probability of exchange of cosolvent molecule for a solvent model at the contact surface.
  The rash had been present for less than 36 hours and looked like a massive contact dermatitis.
  To minimize wear and ensure smooth operation, these contact areas need proper lubrication.
  Turns out the kid has a contact dermatitis from where his thighs are rubbing together.
  They are also the main mediators of the immunopathological mechanisms in contact dermatitis.
  However, the contact hypothesis has not been reliably demonstrated.
  This test is usually performed to identify substances that cause contact dermatitis.
  Patch test: this test is used to find the allergen causing eczema or contact dermatitis.
  Generally, a soil-applied herbicide is applied with or after the contact herbicide.
  This second exposure to red dye triggered an allergic contact dermatitis.
  The abscess looked necrotic in the center, while the surrounding area had a severe contact dermatitis.
2. 1.2count noun A connection for the passage of an electric current from one thing to another, or a part or device by which such a connection is made.
  接通电；触点，接头；接触器
  the sliding contact of the potentiometer
  电位计的滑动接头。
  Example sentencesExamples
  An electrical connector includes a body and two or more electrical contacts.
  Method for making metal contacts and interconnections concurrently on semiconductor integrated circuits.
  Each chip is surrounded by electrical contacts through which data enters and exits.
  The bulb has a base, with two metal contacts, and in turn these connect to an electrical circuit.
  Semiconductor devices and methods to form a contact of a semiconductor device are disclosed.
  The conductive contact will electrically connect with the diffused region through the landing pad.
  Pure copper is used extensively for cables and wires, electrical contacts, and a wide variety of other parts that are required to pass electrical current.
  Method and apparatus for preparing and metallizing high aspect ratio silicon semiconductor device contacts to reduce the resistivity thereof
  Method for reducing oxidation of electroplating chamber contacts and improving uniform electroplating of a substrate
  It also has a metal contact, or guard, that can be moved up and down the antenna.
  Situated on both the male and female housing are electrical contacts which themselves engage when the housings are joined.
  About 19,000,000 ounces are estimated to go into electric contacts in appliances and electronic equipment.
  A key challenge in molecular electronics is making electrical contacts to the fragile molecules, chemical chains that are easily damaged.
  One advantage of the inductive system is that there are no exposed electrical contacts.
  Grounding contacts are disposed adjacent the ball contacts, where the grounding contacts are electrically connected to the ground plane.
  An additional layer of the second dielectric material is on some of the metal contacts, linings and filled spaces.
  Modern industry is consuming increasing quantities of gold, mostly as electrical contacts in micro circuitry.
  Small gaps in the electrical contacts along the conveyor serve as traps that can hold single bacterial cells while their electrical properties are measured.
  In the relay, a pair of moveable switching contacts is positioned between a pair of fixed electrical contact pads.
  Readers reminded us that gold, which does not tarnish or corrode, is used in contacts and connectors in telephones, computers, and other electronic products.
3. 1.3contacts Contact lenses.
  接触透镜，隐形眼镜
  she didn't have her contacts in
  Example sentencesExamples
  Today is the first time I have been able to wear my contacts without pain.
  And most people, who depend upon eyeglasses or contacts to see, live with the frustration of stumbling around the rest of their life anytime they're without them.
  Even so, probably the main reason people choose contacts over glasses is that they don't like how glasses look, or they think no one else likes how glasses look.
2mass noun The action of communicating or meeting.
传达；联系；遭遇，遇见
she had little contact with family members
Example sentencesExamples
- His duties included sorting the post and photocopying documents and he rarely came into contact with members of the public.
- Many prisoners were victims of their own daring; they broke through enemy lines and lost contact with supporting troops.
- I'd been away from the streets for 6 months and had lost contact with friends I had there.
- We had some laughs as we reminisced of old times and got caught up with news of family members that we have lost contact with.
- She had few clues to his background as his island family had lost contact with him shortly after he emigrated to America.
- She has lost contact with her family and receives no other visitors.
- He had lost contact with his family and deteriorated into alcoholism.
- Eileen will be able to put you in contact with your local Red Cross Chapter.
- I don't get out to Arizona very often so I've lost contact with much of my family there.
- He had lost contact with his father and that side of the family long ago and his mother's parents were both dead.
- But the moment he came into contact with the audience, his charm flowered and he became a likeable human being.
- A lot of the people I met at university I wish I were still in contact with, or in more frequent contact with.
- His family lost contact with him for six nerve-racking hours, before finally getting word that he was safe and well.
- We're in contact with the teaching unions and continue to look for creative solutions to these issues.
- His family and friends have lost contact with him and are worried, the officer said.
- You physically live in one country but you are in contact with much of the world via the global computer network.
- Greek air force jets were scrambled when the plane lost contact with air traffic control Sunday morning.
- Everyone I came into contact with wanted to help, to show us around.
- Det Insp Chris Binns said Donna had lost contact with her family and fallen in with the ‘wrong crowd’.
- He came home in 1976 for his father's funeral but afterwards lost contact with his family.
Synonyms
communication, connection, correspondence, touch, association
1. 2.1count noun A meeting, communication, or relationship with someone.
  见面；联系；交往；关系
  they have forged contacts with key people in business
  他们已和商界关键人士建立了联系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Examples may range from class newsletters, student notebooks, teacher/parent notes of meetings and phone contacts, and home visit reports.
  A whole series of varied contacts bringing new relations to the environment, to life, to the world.
  She wanted to remain in contact with him but Council officers denied her any contact, says Mrs Thomas's report.
  Even the US, which has no embassy there, is beginning to forge contacts.
  They want ministers and civil servants to give annual reports about all meetings or significant contacts with lobbyists, their clients or other special-interest groups.
  No contact or communication whatsoever with the people, except by mail.
  The interests of the two countries have been intertwined, based on frequent communication and contacts among their people.
  Some of these difficulties melded or contributed, in some respects, to some of the behaviour exhibited by the appellant in relation to his contacts with the complainant.
  As a matter of fact, we are continuing our contacts and meetings.
  This had the additional benefit of keeping communities to a size that allowed face-to-face communication and intimate personal contacts between all members.
2. 2.2count noun A person who may be approached for information or assistance, especially with regard to one's job.
  （尤指工作方面的）有用的社会关系；联系人，联络人；情报来源
  Francesca had good contacts
  弗郎西斯卡有广泛的社会关系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Other new initiatives include a website promoting specials and offering details of support organisations, useful contacts and recruitment information.
  We are circulating information to all our districts, and are shortlisting all the suspect's relatives, accomplices and contacts.
  He didn't know that we were KGB and that we were spies, he thought he was just meeting with contacts from the embassy to promote peace and understanding and socialist brotherhood.
  There was still a small British community there and almost all our key contacts on the delicate issue of hostages were to be found there.
  In doing so they may gain information, opportunities, contacts, networks, and assistance.
  The Minister outlined how, in recent months, he has been active in establishing contacts and developing relations with his counterparts in the applicant countries.
  Secondly, it appears that in reality many such individuals are able to find other sources of accommodation and support, for example from relatives or from other contacts in a local community.
  But central London should be avoided for meeting secret contacts because of the heavy police presence.
  I mean, he has so many contacts, so many relationships.
  They are selected on the basis of their positive reputations and extensive social contacts in their communities.
  Do establish relationships with key contacts in an effort to better understand their wants and needs.
  For many small businesses this could potentially mean the loss of their customer contacts or latest stock information and accounts.
  A secondary benefit of these contacts is the information you impart regarding your camp mission, programming, and counseling opportunities.
  The agenda consists of plans to exchange electronic information and establish permanent contacts among the interior ministers of the 25 member nations.
  Rose suspects it happens frequently, that officers use whatever opportunities arise with juveniles to pump contacts for information and ask them to be informers.
  Normally he entertains guests for lunch, then goes into more meetings, before taking contacts out to dinner.
  Include emergency contacts, insurance information, medication list and changes in health conditions.
  Many clubs for older youths and adults aimed to increase social contacts outside narrow communities of nationality.
  In the virtual world, I can learn, make contacts, flex my communication muscles, and explore ideas that I might not otherwise have come across.
  I would encourage you to expand your contacts and build relationships to include exposure to a wide variety of industries.
  Synonyms
  connection, acquaintance, associate, liaison, friend
3. 2.3count noun A person who has associated with a patient with a contagious disease (and so may carry the infection)
  （传染病的）接触者
  all efforts are made to persuade possible contacts of patients with either disease to attend for investigation
  Example sentencesExamples
  To be eligible to participate, the general practitioners had to have a computerised medical record system for registration of all patient contacts.
  Therefore, the TST is likely to be a good indicator of latent infection in recently exposed contacts.
  Brooks and colleagues also found variability in the number of latent infections among contacts of 21 patients with TB.
  The exposed population consisted of 207 close contacts of the active patients.
  The risk of a second case of infection among close contacts is 500 to 1000 times higher than in the general population.
  We reasoned that spouses and other household contacts were likely to be closer to the patient than nonhousehold contacts.
  No healthcare workers in the clinic or close contacts of the patients became infected.
  For control measures to succeed, early detection and treatment of patients and contacts is very essential.
  Again, retrospective epidemiological investigation showed that this patient had infected several contacts.
  The final aspect of control is the tracing of the sexual contacts of the infected patient, who may have infection without being aware of it.
  These physicians enrolled 946 index patients and their household contacts in a three-month period.
  A high prevalence of TB disease and LTBI has been documented among close contacts of persons with infectious pulmonary TB.
  The first is how to define household contacts when the index patient lives in a hall of residence containing several hundred students.
  We found that if household contacts of a patient with meningococcal disease are given prophylaxis with antibiotics that eradicate meningococcal carriage there are fewer subsequent cases.
  It can be prevented in contacts of patients by intramuscular injection of immune serum globulin in amounts of half to 2 milliliters, according to weight.
  A standard protocol was developed to retest and retreat all patients and contacts who had been treated with Bicillin C-R for syphilis.
  Identification of contacts of patients with infectious TB and treatment of those at risk with an effective drug regimen.
  If the patient becomes chronically infected, all household contacts should be vaccinated.
  Also, at least one fifth of unsafe sexual contacts of patients with newly diagnosed HIV are likely to be infected with HIV.
  Children who are close household contacts of sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB patients should be screened for TB.

verb ˈkɒntaktkənˈtaktˈkɑnˌtækt

[with object]

1Communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive information.
（尤指为交换信息而）与…接触；与…联系；与…交往
anyone with any information should contact Darlington police
Example sentencesExamples
- For further information, please contact our customer service department.
- He had also appealed for any other parties who believed they had relevant information to contact the inquiry team.
- The Dallas police tried to contact Alice as a witness, but Alice was dead.
- If people contact us with information we do act on it, but sometimes it takes time to collate enough information and evidence to bring a prosecution.
- We ask anyone with further information to contact us.
- Here is the information you need to contact the officials responsible for shutting down this event.
- For further information please contact any committee member or look in local press.
- Feel free to contact me for information on resources to help you get organized.
- If you wish for more information contact the appeal's volunteer in your area.
- Your name, address, and telephone number are optional, but we can't contact you without that information.
- For more information you can contact any committee member or the phone numbers below.
- The consequences of this attack could have been much worse and I would appeal to anyone who has any information to contact us immediately.
- The closing date for payment of the same is March 31st and for further information contact any member of the executive.
- And police plan to contact parents of juveniles involved in trouble.
- We are obviously keen to find out what happened so I would urge anyone with information to contact us.
- If the person who contacts you does not volunteer this information, be sure to ask.
- Investigators will contact witnesses for information and take statements.
- If we can be of further assistance for information, please contact us.
- He urged any member of the community with information to contact the nearest police station.
- The application and documents will now be reviewed and we will contact you if additional information is required.
Synonyms
get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, approach, reach, notify, be in communication with
phone, call, ring up, speak to, talk to, write to
British get on to
informal get hold of, drop a line to
2Touch.
接触
I winced as my blister contacted the floor
当（脚上的）水泡接触地板的时候，我疼得缩了回来。
Example sentencesExamples
- Force your toe to contact the floor just as it is passing your right foot.
- I brought the aircraft to a stop, but not until after the wingtip and the prop contacted the ground.
- Petiole rot begins as an orange-brown or rust-colored lesion where the petiole touches the rim of the pot or where it contacts the soil.
- When you contact the floor, immediately sit up into the next rep and toss the ball back to your partner.
- Whenever possible, if you can touch and maintain that contact then go for it.
Synonyms
touch, stroke, caress, skim, sweep, graze, shave, glance, contact, flick, scrape

Derivatives

contactable

adjective kənˈtaktəb(ə)lˈkɒntaktəb(ə)l

They have highly trained and extremely competent medical personnel and are easily contactable and readily available 24 hours a day.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a huge market amongst people on the move, people like plumbers, electricians, journalists, indeed anyone who is not readily contactable on a landline.
- For those who are searching for property, don't forget that almost every estate agent in Ireland is contactable by e-mail, even if they don't have a website.
- All of the volunteers are contactable by pagers and a boat launches as soon as an adequate number of crew arrive at the harbour.
- Mum takes on everyone's worries and stresses by being contactable 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- There is a lot of work to be done at unsociable hours for the councillors, and in theory they need to be contactable at all hours of the day and night so they can act on behalf of their ward constituents.
- Colm was equipped with a bleeper which meant that, if at any time a double lung became available, he would be immediately contactable.
- It is thought he is holidaying in the South African countryside, and is not contactable.
- I have not been contactable by e-mail for the past couple of weeks but the good news is that this facility is now back in action.
- My daughters regularly get into trouble for not being constantly contactable.
- But who really benefits when the employee is always contactable for work through email?
- Depending on what spyware my parents have installed on their computer this time I may or may not be posting or contactable until Tuesday.
- The Prison Service was not contactable yesterday.
- Everybody knows somebody who knows somebody who's had something amazing happen to them, but it's strange how this person is never directly contactable.
- He kept a contactable e-mail address and listing for emergencies.
- He told his parents that he would not be contactable.
- Armstrong said: ‘I'm absolutely bemused that he decided to do something where he is not contactable by the people he represents or works for.’
- This way you can move about, work from anywhere, access the Internet and be easily contactable wherever you are.
- Organisers have also arranged for environmental health officers to visit the site before and during the ball to monitor noise, and a mobile sound patrol will be contactable throughout the event.
- In one case the agent was not contactable and we were asked to deal with another negotiator who had not visited the property in question.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin contactus, from contact- 'touched, grasped, bordered on', from the verb contingere, from con- 'together with' + tangere 'to touch'.

Contact and contagion (Late Middle English) both go back to Latin contingere ‘touched’ formed from con- ‘with’ and tangere ‘touch’. Contaminate (Late Middle English) is related.

Definition of contact in US English:

contact

nounˈkɑnˌtækt

1The state or condition of physical touching.
接触
the tennis ball is in contact with the court surface for as little as 5 milliseconds
Example sentencesExamples
- I also learned how to calculate what a bush, rock, or mound of dirt would to do my force and speed when I came into contact with the earth again.
- They are programmed to stay in contact with objects they touch, as rats do.
- The rash usually clears if the allergen is no longer in contact with the skin, but recurs with any slight contact with it again.
- The longer bird flu is in contact with humans, the greater the chance it will acquire the ability to spread among them.
- One of the preventative measures is that surfaces likely to in contact with hands should be sterilised with disinfectant.
- They had been separately ignited or in contact with something which was already alight but had not spread from one site to another.
- Patients will only be treated differently if they have been to an affected area, or in contact with someone who has, and are displaying symptoms.
- I have seen the actors' sensations become transformed when they come in contact with moviemaking technique.
- I found that my left hand was resting on my own forehead, not quite in contact with it but touching the ends of the fine, raised little hairs standing up on my skin.
- If human food or utensils come in contact with roach feces, then there's the chance of life-threatening illness.
- Lice are wingless and they cannot jump, unlike fleas, but instead they spread through physical contact.
- Scabies is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact.
- It is spread by coming in contact with the blood of an infected person.
- Smetana, Dvorak and Janacek often remarked on the inspiration they found in contact with the Bohemian hills, forests and rivers.
- Where water from fire hoses or water main leaks had come in contact with this substance, it created small pools that resembled slush.
- It is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact, especially in overcrowded living conditions.
- None of our animals have been in contact with theirs.
- The foundation of a building is another area to come in contact with a spreading wildfire.
- The virus then spread from these cells to other cells that were in contact with it, and so on.
- One thing we've discovered is that children in contact with other children are a huge vector for the flu and colds.
Synonyms
touch, touching
1. 1.1as modifier Activated by or operating through physical touch.
  接触（性）的；通过接触的；由接触引起的
  contact dermatitis
  接触性皮炎。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The abscess looked necrotic in the center, while the surrounding area had a severe contact dermatitis.
  The use of skin emollients or barrier creams to prevent contact dermatitis is receiving new attention.
  Patch test: this test is used to find the allergen causing eczema or contact dermatitis.
  This test is usually performed to identify substances that cause contact dermatitis.
  Lay your bookmark upside down very carefully on one edge of the contact paper so you can fold over the rest of it on the back of the bookmark.
  Contractors will use a biodegradable contact herbicide, which is environmentally friendly and leaves no harmful residues.
  Generally, a soil-applied herbicide is applied with or after the contact herbicide.
  It measures the probability of exchange of cosolvent molecule for a solvent model at the contact surface.
  They are also the main mediators of the immunopathological mechanisms in contact dermatitis.
  However, the contact hypothesis has not been reliably demonstrated.
  Allergic contact dermatitis is the result of sensitization to an allergen.
  This second exposure to red dye triggered an allergic contact dermatitis.
  The circuit is completed when the contact in the bolt touches the contact area of the primer.
  The rash may be difficult to differentiate from the rash of allergic contact dermatitis.
  Turns out the kid has a contact dermatitis from where his thighs are rubbing together.
  This was the contact point which was used to make the marks.
  Allergic contact dermatitis improves with removal of the sensitizing agent.
  This occasion was no different; she had a minor degree of hallux valgus, a runny nose, and some contact dermatitis on her wrist.
  To minimize wear and ensure smooth operation, these contact areas need proper lubrication.
  The rash had been present for less than 36 hours and looked like a massive contact dermatitis.
2. 1.2 A connection for the passage of an electric current from one thing to another, or a part or device by which such a connection is made.
  接通电；触点，接头；接触器
  a one-way electrical contact between a metal and a semiconductor
  Example sentencesExamples
  The bulb has a base, with two metal contacts, and in turn these connect to an electrical circuit.
  Modern industry is consuming increasing quantities of gold, mostly as electrical contacts in micro circuitry.
  It also has a metal contact, or guard, that can be moved up and down the antenna.
  About 19,000,000 ounces are estimated to go into electric contacts in appliances and electronic equipment.
  Situated on both the male and female housing are electrical contacts which themselves engage when the housings are joined.
  Method for reducing oxidation of electroplating chamber contacts and improving uniform electroplating of a substrate
  Grounding contacts are disposed adjacent the ball contacts, where the grounding contacts are electrically connected to the ground plane.
  Readers reminded us that gold, which does not tarnish or corrode, is used in contacts and connectors in telephones, computers, and other electronic products.
  Method for making metal contacts and interconnections concurrently on semiconductor integrated circuits.
  The conductive contact will electrically connect with the diffused region through the landing pad.
  Pure copper is used extensively for cables and wires, electrical contacts, and a wide variety of other parts that are required to pass electrical current.
  In the relay, a pair of moveable switching contacts is positioned between a pair of fixed electrical contact pads.
  One advantage of the inductive system is that there are no exposed electrical contacts.
  An additional layer of the second dielectric material is on some of the metal contacts, linings and filled spaces.
  Each chip is surrounded by electrical contacts through which data enters and exits.
  Method and apparatus for preparing and metallizing high aspect ratio silicon semiconductor device contacts to reduce the resistivity thereof
  Small gaps in the electrical contacts along the conveyor serve as traps that can hold single bacterial cells while their electrical properties are measured.
  A key challenge in molecular electronics is making electrical contacts to the fragile molecules, chemical chains that are easily damaged.
  Semiconductor devices and methods to form a contact of a semiconductor device are disclosed.
  An electrical connector includes a body and two or more electrical contacts.
3. 1.3contacts Contact lenses.
  接触透镜，隐形眼镜
  Example sentencesExamples
  And most people, who depend upon eyeglasses or contacts to see, live with the frustration of stumbling around the rest of their life anytime they're without them.
  Today is the first time I have been able to wear my contacts without pain.
  Even so, probably the main reason people choose contacts over glasses is that they don't like how glasses look, or they think no one else likes how glasses look.
2The state or condition of communicating or meeting.
接触
Lewis and Clark came into contact with numerous river tribes
he had lost contact with his friends
他和朋友们失去了联系。
Example sentencesExamples
- Many prisoners were victims of their own daring; they broke through enemy lines and lost contact with supporting troops.
- Det Insp Chris Binns said Donna had lost contact with her family and fallen in with the ‘wrong crowd’.
- His family lost contact with him for six nerve-racking hours, before finally getting word that he was safe and well.
- He had lost contact with his father and that side of the family long ago and his mother's parents were both dead.
- I don't get out to Arizona very often so I've lost contact with much of my family there.
- His family and friends have lost contact with him and are worried, the officer said.
- You physically live in one country but you are in contact with much of the world via the global computer network.
- His duties included sorting the post and photocopying documents and he rarely came into contact with members of the public.
- He had lost contact with his family and deteriorated into alcoholism.
- But the moment he came into contact with the audience, his charm flowered and he became a likeable human being.
- I'd been away from the streets for 6 months and had lost contact with friends I had there.
- Eileen will be able to put you in contact with your local Red Cross Chapter.
- She has lost contact with her family and receives no other visitors.
- He came home in 1976 for his father's funeral but afterwards lost contact with his family.
- A lot of the people I met at university I wish I were still in contact with, or in more frequent contact with.
- Greek air force jets were scrambled when the plane lost contact with air traffic control Sunday morning.
- She had few clues to his background as his island family had lost contact with him shortly after he emigrated to America.
- We had some laughs as we reminisced of old times and got caught up with news of family members that we have lost contact with.
- Everyone I came into contact with wanted to help, to show us around.
- We're in contact with the teaching unions and continue to look for creative solutions to these issues.
Synonyms
communication, connection, correspondence, touch, association
1. 2.1 A meeting, communication, or relationship with someone.
  见面；联系；交往；关系
  they have forged contacts with key people in business
  他们已和商界关键人士建立了联系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They want ministers and civil servants to give annual reports about all meetings or significant contacts with lobbyists, their clients or other special-interest groups.
  Even the US, which has no embassy there, is beginning to forge contacts.
  Examples may range from class newsletters, student notebooks, teacher/parent notes of meetings and phone contacts, and home visit reports.
  This had the additional benefit of keeping communities to a size that allowed face-to-face communication and intimate personal contacts between all members.
  Some of these difficulties melded or contributed, in some respects, to some of the behaviour exhibited by the appellant in relation to his contacts with the complainant.
  A whole series of varied contacts bringing new relations to the environment, to life, to the world.
  The interests of the two countries have been intertwined, based on frequent communication and contacts among their people.
  She wanted to remain in contact with him but Council officers denied her any contact, says Mrs Thomas's report.
  No contact or communication whatsoever with the people, except by mail.
  As a matter of fact, we are continuing our contacts and meetings.
2. 2.2 A person who may be communicated with for information or assistance, especially with regard to one's job.
  （尤指工作方面的）有用的社会关系；联系人，联络人；情报来源
  Francie had good contacts
  弗郎西斯卡有广泛的社会关系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many clubs for older youths and adults aimed to increase social contacts outside narrow communities of nationality.
  Normally he entertains guests for lunch, then goes into more meetings, before taking contacts out to dinner.
  There was still a small British community there and almost all our key contacts on the delicate issue of hostages were to be found there.
  We are circulating information to all our districts, and are shortlisting all the suspect's relatives, accomplices and contacts.
  In doing so they may gain information, opportunities, contacts, networks, and assistance.
  Rose suspects it happens frequently, that officers use whatever opportunities arise with juveniles to pump contacts for information and ask them to be informers.
  I would encourage you to expand your contacts and build relationships to include exposure to a wide variety of industries.
  The Minister outlined how, in recent months, he has been active in establishing contacts and developing relations with his counterparts in the applicant countries.
  Other new initiatives include a website promoting specials and offering details of support organisations, useful contacts and recruitment information.
  I mean, he has so many contacts, so many relationships.
  In the virtual world, I can learn, make contacts, flex my communication muscles, and explore ideas that I might not otherwise have come across.
  But central London should be avoided for meeting secret contacts because of the heavy police presence.
  Do establish relationships with key contacts in an effort to better understand their wants and needs.
  They are selected on the basis of their positive reputations and extensive social contacts in their communities.
  For many small businesses this could potentially mean the loss of their customer contacts or latest stock information and accounts.
  Include emergency contacts, insurance information, medication list and changes in health conditions.
  Secondly, it appears that in reality many such individuals are able to find other sources of accommodation and support, for example from relatives or from other contacts in a local community.
  The agenda consists of plans to exchange electronic information and establish permanent contacts among the interior ministers of the 25 member nations.
  A secondary benefit of these contacts is the information you impart regarding your camp mission, programming, and counseling opportunities.
  He didn't know that we were KGB and that we were spies, he thought he was just meeting with contacts from the embassy to promote peace and understanding and socialist brotherhood.
  Synonyms
  connection, acquaintance, associate, liaison, friend
3. 2.3 A person who has associated with a patient with a contagious disease (and so may carry the infection).
  （传染病的）接触者
  Example sentencesExamples
  The exposed population consisted of 207 close contacts of the active patients.
  For control measures to succeed, early detection and treatment of patients and contacts is very essential.
  A standard protocol was developed to retest and retreat all patients and contacts who had been treated with Bicillin C-R for syphilis.
  Again, retrospective epidemiological investigation showed that this patient had infected several contacts.
  To be eligible to participate, the general practitioners had to have a computerised medical record system for registration of all patient contacts.
  Also, at least one fifth of unsafe sexual contacts of patients with newly diagnosed HIV are likely to be infected with HIV.
  These physicians enrolled 946 index patients and their household contacts in a three-month period.
  The risk of a second case of infection among close contacts is 500 to 1000 times higher than in the general population.
  No healthcare workers in the clinic or close contacts of the patients became infected.
  Children who are close household contacts of sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB patients should be screened for TB.
  We reasoned that spouses and other household contacts were likely to be closer to the patient than nonhousehold contacts.
  We found that if household contacts of a patient with meningococcal disease are given prophylaxis with antibiotics that eradicate meningococcal carriage there are fewer subsequent cases.
  Therefore, the TST is likely to be a good indicator of latent infection in recently exposed contacts.
  Identification of contacts of patients with infectious TB and treatment of those at risk with an effective drug regimen.
  Brooks and colleagues also found variability in the number of latent infections among contacts of 21 patients with TB.
  The first is how to define household contacts when the index patient lives in a hall of residence containing several hundred students.
  If the patient becomes chronically infected, all household contacts should be vaccinated.
  It can be prevented in contacts of patients by intramuscular injection of immune serum globulin in amounts of half to 2 milliliters, according to weight.
  The final aspect of control is the tracing of the sexual contacts of the infected patient, who may have infection without being aware of it.
  A high prevalence of TB disease and LTBI has been documented among close contacts of persons with infectious pulmonary TB.

verbˈkɑnˌtækt

[with object]

1Communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive specific information.
（尤指为交换信息而）与…接触；与…联系；与…交往
Example sentencesExamples
- For more information you can contact any committee member or the phone numbers below.
- We are obviously keen to find out what happened so I would urge anyone with information to contact us.
- He urged any member of the community with information to contact the nearest police station.
- Investigators will contact witnesses for information and take statements.
- The consequences of this attack could have been much worse and I would appeal to anyone who has any information to contact us immediately.
- For further information please contact any committee member or look in local press.
- We ask anyone with further information to contact us.
- If you wish for more information contact the appeal's volunteer in your area.
- If people contact us with information we do act on it, but sometimes it takes time to collate enough information and evidence to bring a prosecution.
- For further information, please contact our customer service department.
- Your name, address, and telephone number are optional, but we can't contact you without that information.
- The application and documents will now be reviewed and we will contact you if additional information is required.
- The Dallas police tried to contact Alice as a witness, but Alice was dead.
- If we can be of further assistance for information, please contact us.
- Feel free to contact me for information on resources to help you get organized.
- If the person who contacts you does not volunteer this information, be sure to ask.
- He had also appealed for any other parties who believed they had relevant information to contact the inquiry team.
- Here is the information you need to contact the officials responsible for shutting down this event.
- And police plan to contact parents of juveniles involved in trouble.
- The closing date for payment of the same is March 31st and for further information contact any member of the executive.
Synonyms
get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, approach, reach, notify, be in communication with
2Touch.
接触
I winced as my blister contacted the floor
当（脚上的）水泡接触地板的时候，我疼得缩了回来。
Example sentencesExamples
- Petiole rot begins as an orange-brown or rust-colored lesion where the petiole touches the rim of the pot or where it contacts the soil.
- When you contact the floor, immediately sit up into the next rep and toss the ball back to your partner.
- I brought the aircraft to a stop, but not until after the wingtip and the prop contacted the ground.
- Force your toe to contact the floor just as it is passing your right foot.
- Whenever possible, if you can touch and maintain that contact then go for it.
Synonyms
touch, stroke, caress, skim, sweep, graze, shave, glance, contact, flick, scrape

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’.

词汇	contact
释义	Definition of contact in English: contact noun ˈkɒntaktˈkɑnˌtækt 1mass noun The state of physical touching. 接触 equipment in contact with water can benefit from rubber lining Example sentencesExamples I have seen the actors' sensations become transformed when they come in contact with moviemaking technique. They had been separately ignited or in contact with something which was already alight but had not spread from one site to another. Lice are wingless and they cannot jump, unlike fleas, but instead they spread through physical contact. One of the preventative measures is that surfaces likely to in contact with hands should be sterilised with disinfectant. It is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact, especially in overcrowded living conditions. I found that my left hand was resting on my own forehead, not quite in contact with it but touching the ends of the fine, raised little hairs standing up on my skin. Where water from fire hoses or water main leaks had come in contact with this substance, it created small pools that resembled slush. Scabies is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact. If human food or utensils come in contact with roach feces, then there's the chance of life-threatening illness. The virus then spread from these cells to other cells that were in contact with it, and so on. None of our animals have been in contact with theirs. They are programmed to stay in contact with objects they touch, as rats do. The longer bird flu is in contact with humans, the greater the chance it will acquire the ability to spread among them. Patients will only be treated differently if they have been to an affected area, or in contact with someone who has, and are displaying symptoms. The rash usually clears if the allergen is no longer in contact with the skin, but recurs with any slight contact with it again. I also learned how to calculate what a bush, rock, or mound of dirt would to do my force and speed when I came into contact with the earth again. The foundation of a building is another area to come in contact with a spreading wildfire. One thing we've discovered is that children in contact with other children are a huge vector for the flu and colds. Smetana, Dvorak and Janacek often remarked on the inspiration they found in contact with the Bohemian hills, forests and rivers. It is spread by coming in contact with the blood of an infected person. Synonyms touch, touching proximity, exposure, contiguity, junction, union, tangency association, connection, communication, intercourse, relations, dealings archaic traffic 1.1as modifier Caused by or operating through physical touch. 接触（性）的；通过接触的；由接触引起的 contact dermatitis 接触性皮炎。 Example sentencesExamples Contractors will use a biodegradable contact herbicide, which is environmentally friendly and leaves no harmful residues. The rash may be difficult to differentiate from the rash of allergic contact dermatitis. Lay your bookmark upside down very carefully on one edge of the contact paper so you can fold over the rest of it on the back of the bookmark. Allergic contact dermatitis improves with removal of the sensitizing agent. The use of skin emollients or barrier creams to prevent contact dermatitis is receiving new attention. This occasion was no different; she had a minor degree of hallux valgus, a runny nose, and some contact dermatitis on her wrist. Allergic contact dermatitis is the result of sensitization to an allergen. This was the contact point which was used to make the marks. The circuit is completed when the contact in the bolt touches the contact area of the primer. It measures the probability of exchange of cosolvent molecule for a solvent model at the contact surface. The rash had been present for less than 36 hours and looked like a massive contact dermatitis. To minimize wear and ensure smooth operation, these contact areas need proper lubrication. Turns out the kid has a contact dermatitis from where his thighs are rubbing together. They are also the main mediators of the immunopathological mechanisms in contact dermatitis. However, the contact hypothesis has not been reliably demonstrated. This test is usually performed to identify substances that cause contact dermatitis. Patch test: this test is used to find the allergen causing eczema or contact dermatitis. Generally, a soil-applied herbicide is applied with or after the contact herbicide. This second exposure to red dye triggered an allergic contact dermatitis. The abscess looked necrotic in the center, while the surrounding area had a severe contact dermatitis. 1.2count noun A connection for the passage of an electric current from one thing to another, or a part or device by which such a connection is made. 接通电；触点，接头；接触器 the sliding contact of the potentiometer 电位计的滑动接头。 Example sentencesExamples An electrical connector includes a body and two or more electrical contacts. Method for making metal contacts and interconnections concurrently on semiconductor integrated circuits. Each chip is surrounded by electrical contacts through which data enters and exits. The bulb has a base, with two metal contacts, and in turn these connect to an electrical circuit. Semiconductor devices and methods to form a contact of a semiconductor device are disclosed. The conductive contact will electrically connect with the diffused region through the landing pad. Pure copper is used extensively for cables and wires, electrical contacts, and a wide variety of other parts that are required to pass electrical current. Method and apparatus for preparing and metallizing high aspect ratio silicon semiconductor device contacts to reduce the resistivity thereof Method for reducing oxidation of electroplating chamber contacts and improving uniform electroplating of a substrate It also has a metal contact, or guard, that can be moved up and down the antenna. Situated on both the male and female housing are electrical contacts which themselves engage when the housings are joined. About 19,000,000 ounces are estimated to go into electric contacts in appliances and electronic equipment. A key challenge in molecular electronics is making electrical contacts to the fragile molecules, chemical chains that are easily damaged. One advantage of the inductive system is that there are no exposed electrical contacts. Grounding contacts are disposed adjacent the ball contacts, where the grounding contacts are electrically connected to the ground plane. An additional layer of the second dielectric material is on some of the metal contacts, linings and filled spaces. Modern industry is consuming increasing quantities of gold, mostly as electrical contacts in micro circuitry. Small gaps in the electrical contacts along the conveyor serve as traps that can hold single bacterial cells while their electrical properties are measured. In the relay, a pair of moveable switching contacts is positioned between a pair of fixed electrical contact pads. Readers reminded us that gold, which does not tarnish or corrode, is used in contacts and connectors in telephones, computers, and other electronic products. 1.3contacts Contact lenses. 接触透镜，隐形眼镜 she didn't have her contacts in Example sentencesExamples Today is the first time I have been able to wear my contacts without pain. And most people, who depend upon eyeglasses or contacts to see, live with the frustration of stumbling around the rest of their life anytime they're without them. Even so, probably the main reason people choose contacts over glasses is that they don't like how glasses look, or they think no one else likes how glasses look. 2mass noun The action of communicating or meeting. 传达；联系；遭遇，遇见 she had little contact with family members Example sentencesExamples His duties included sorting the post and photocopying documents and he rarely came into contact with members of the public. Many prisoners were victims of their own daring; they broke through enemy lines and lost contact with supporting troops. I'd been away from the streets for 6 months and had lost contact with friends I had there. We had some laughs as we reminisced of old times and got caught up with news of family members that we have lost contact with. She had few clues to his background as his island family had lost contact with him shortly after he emigrated to America. She has lost contact with her family and receives no other visitors. He had lost contact with his family and deteriorated into alcoholism. Eileen will be able to put you in contact with your local Red Cross Chapter. I don't get out to Arizona very often so I've lost contact with much of my family there. He had lost contact with his father and that side of the family long ago and his mother's parents were both dead. But the moment he came into contact with the audience, his charm flowered and he became a likeable human being. A lot of the people I met at university I wish I were still in contact with, or in more frequent contact with. His family lost contact with him for six nerve-racking hours, before finally getting word that he was safe and well. We're in contact with the teaching unions and continue to look for creative solutions to these issues. His family and friends have lost contact with him and are worried, the officer said. You physically live in one country but you are in contact with much of the world via the global computer network. Greek air force jets were scrambled when the plane lost contact with air traffic control Sunday morning. Everyone I came into contact with wanted to help, to show us around. Det Insp Chris Binns said Donna had lost contact with her family and fallen in with the ‘wrong crowd’. He came home in 1976 for his father's funeral but afterwards lost contact with his family. Synonyms communication, connection, correspondence, touch, association 2.1count noun A meeting, communication, or relationship with someone. 见面；联系；交往；关系 they have forged contacts with key people in business 他们已和商界关键人士建立了联系。 Example sentencesExamples Examples may range from class newsletters, student notebooks, teacher/parent notes of meetings and phone contacts, and home visit reports. A whole series of varied contacts bringing new relations to the environment, to life, to the world. She wanted to remain in contact with him but Council officers denied her any contact, says Mrs Thomas's report. Even the US, which has no embassy there, is beginning to forge contacts. They want ministers and civil servants to give annual reports about all meetings or significant contacts with lobbyists, their clients or other special-interest groups. No contact or communication whatsoever with the people, except by mail. The interests of the two countries have been intertwined, based on frequent communication and contacts among their people. Some of these difficulties melded or contributed, in some respects, to some of the behaviour exhibited by the appellant in relation to his contacts with the complainant. As a matter of fact, we are continuing our contacts and meetings. This had the additional benefit of keeping communities to a size that allowed face-to-face communication and intimate personal contacts between all members. 2.2count noun A person who may be approached for information or assistance, especially with regard to one's job. （尤指工作方面的）有用的社会关系；联系人，联络人；情报来源 Francesca had good contacts 弗郎西斯卡有广泛的社会关系。 Example sentencesExamples Other new initiatives include a website promoting specials and offering details of support organisations, useful contacts and recruitment information. We are circulating information to all our districts, and are shortlisting all the suspect's relatives, accomplices and contacts. He didn't know that we were KGB and that we were spies, he thought he was just meeting with contacts from the embassy to promote peace and understanding and socialist brotherhood. There was still a small British community there and almost all our key contacts on the delicate issue of hostages were to be found there. In doing so they may gain information, opportunities, contacts, networks, and assistance. The Minister outlined how, in recent months, he has been active in establishing contacts and developing relations with his counterparts in the applicant countries. Secondly, it appears that in reality many such individuals are able to find other sources of accommodation and support, for example from relatives or from other contacts in a local community. But central London should be avoided for meeting secret contacts because of the heavy police presence. I mean, he has so many contacts, so many relationships. They are selected on the basis of their positive reputations and extensive social contacts in their communities. Do establish relationships with key contacts in an effort to better understand their wants and needs. For many small businesses this could potentially mean the loss of their customer contacts or latest stock information and accounts. A secondary benefit of these contacts is the information you impart regarding your camp mission, programming, and counseling opportunities. The agenda consists of plans to exchange electronic information and establish permanent contacts among the interior ministers of the 25 member nations. Rose suspects it happens frequently, that officers use whatever opportunities arise with juveniles to pump contacts for information and ask them to be informers. Normally he entertains guests for lunch, then goes into more meetings, before taking contacts out to dinner. Include emergency contacts, insurance information, medication list and changes in health conditions. Many clubs for older youths and adults aimed to increase social contacts outside narrow communities of nationality. In the virtual world, I can learn, make contacts, flex my communication muscles, and explore ideas that I might not otherwise have come across. I would encourage you to expand your contacts and build relationships to include exposure to a wide variety of industries. Synonyms connection, acquaintance, associate, liaison, friend 2.3count noun A person who has associated with a patient with a contagious disease (and so may carry the infection) （传染病的）接触者 all efforts are made to persuade possible contacts of patients with either disease to attend for investigation Example sentencesExamples To be eligible to participate, the general practitioners had to have a computerised medical record system for registration of all patient contacts. Therefore, the TST is likely to be a good indicator of latent infection in recently exposed contacts. Brooks and colleagues also found variability in the number of latent infections among contacts of 21 patients with TB. The exposed population consisted of 207 close contacts of the active patients. The risk of a second case of infection among close contacts is 500 to 1000 times higher than in the general population. We reasoned that spouses and other household contacts were likely to be closer to the patient than nonhousehold contacts. No healthcare workers in the clinic or close contacts of the patients became infected. For control measures to succeed, early detection and treatment of patients and contacts is very essential. Again, retrospective epidemiological investigation showed that this patient had infected several contacts. The final aspect of control is the tracing of the sexual contacts of the infected patient, who may have infection without being aware of it. These physicians enrolled 946 index patients and their household contacts in a three-month period. A high prevalence of TB disease and LTBI has been documented among close contacts of persons with infectious pulmonary TB. The first is how to define household contacts when the index patient lives in a hall of residence containing several hundred students. We found that if household contacts of a patient with meningococcal disease are given prophylaxis with antibiotics that eradicate meningococcal carriage there are fewer subsequent cases. It can be prevented in contacts of patients by intramuscular injection of immune serum globulin in amounts of half to 2 milliliters, according to weight. A standard protocol was developed to retest and retreat all patients and contacts who had been treated with Bicillin C-R for syphilis. Identification of contacts of patients with infectious TB and treatment of those at risk with an effective drug regimen. If the patient becomes chronically infected, all household contacts should be vaccinated. Also, at least one fifth of unsafe sexual contacts of patients with newly diagnosed HIV are likely to be infected with HIV. Children who are close household contacts of sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB patients should be screened for TB. verb ˈkɒntaktkənˈtaktˈkɑnˌtækt [with object] 1Communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive information. （尤指为交换信息而）与…接触；与…联系；与…交往 anyone with any information should contact Darlington police Example sentencesExamples For further information, please contact our customer service department. He had also appealed for any other parties who believed they had relevant information to contact the inquiry team. The Dallas police tried to contact Alice as a witness, but Alice was dead. If people contact us with information we do act on it, but sometimes it takes time to collate enough information and evidence to bring a prosecution. We ask anyone with further information to contact us. Here is the information you need to contact the officials responsible for shutting down this event. For further information please contact any committee member or look in local press. Feel free to contact me for information on resources to help you get organized. If you wish for more information contact the appeal's volunteer in your area. Your name, address, and telephone number are optional, but we can't contact you without that information. For more information you can contact any committee member or the phone numbers below. The consequences of this attack could have been much worse and I would appeal to anyone who has any information to contact us immediately. The closing date for payment of the same is March 31st and for further information contact any member of the executive. And police plan to contact parents of juveniles involved in trouble. We are obviously keen to find out what happened so I would urge anyone with information to contact us. If the person who contacts you does not volunteer this information, be sure to ask. Investigators will contact witnesses for information and take statements. If we can be of further assistance for information, please contact us. He urged any member of the community with information to contact the nearest police station. The application and documents will now be reviewed and we will contact you if additional information is required. Synonyms get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, approach, reach, notify, be in communication with phone, call, ring up, speak to, talk to, write to British get on to informal get hold of, drop a line to 2Touch. 接触 I winced as my blister contacted the floor 当（脚上的）水泡接触地板的时候，我疼得缩了回来。 Example sentencesExamples Force your toe to contact the floor just as it is passing your right foot. I brought the aircraft to a stop, but not until after the wingtip and the prop contacted the ground. Petiole rot begins as an orange-brown or rust-colored lesion where the petiole touches the rim of the pot or where it contacts the soil. When you contact the floor, immediately sit up into the next rep and toss the ball back to your partner. Whenever possible, if you can touch and maintain that contact then go for it. Synonyms touch, stroke, caress, skim, sweep, graze, shave, glance, contact, flick, scrape Derivatives contactable adjective kənˈtaktəb(ə)lˈkɒntaktəb(ə)l They have highly trained and extremely competent medical personnel and are easily contactable and readily available 24 hours a day. Example sentencesExamples There is a huge market amongst people on the move, people like plumbers, electricians, journalists, indeed anyone who is not readily contactable on a landline. For those who are searching for property, don't forget that almost every estate agent in Ireland is contactable by e-mail, even if they don't have a website. All of the volunteers are contactable by pagers and a boat launches as soon as an adequate number of crew arrive at the harbour. Mum takes on everyone's worries and stresses by being contactable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is a lot of work to be done at unsociable hours for the councillors, and in theory they need to be contactable at all hours of the day and night so they can act on behalf of their ward constituents. Colm was equipped with a bleeper which meant that, if at any time a double lung became available, he would be immediately contactable. It is thought he is holidaying in the South African countryside, and is not contactable. I have not been contactable by e-mail for the past couple of weeks but the good news is that this facility is now back in action. My daughters regularly get into trouble for not being constantly contactable. But who really benefits when the employee is always contactable for work through email? Depending on what spyware my parents have installed on their computer this time I may or may not be posting or contactable until Tuesday. The Prison Service was not contactable yesterday. Everybody knows somebody who knows somebody who's had something amazing happen to them, but it's strange how this person is never directly contactable. He kept a contactable e-mail address and listing for emergencies. He told his parents that he would not be contactable. Armstrong said: ‘I'm absolutely bemused that he decided to do something where he is not contactable by the people he represents or works for.’ This way you can move about, work from anywhere, access the Internet and be easily contactable wherever you are. Organisers have also arranged for environmental health officers to visit the site before and during the ball to monitor noise, and a mobile sound patrol will be contactable throughout the event. In one case the agent was not contactable and we were asked to deal with another negotiator who had not visited the property in question. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin contactus, from contact- 'touched, grasped, bordered on', from the verb contingere, from con- 'together with' + tangere 'to touch'. Contact and contagion (Late Middle English) both go back to Latin contingere ‘touched’ formed from con- ‘with’ and tangere ‘touch’. Contaminate (Late Middle English) is related. Definition of contact in US English: contact nounˈkɑnˌtækt 1The state or condition of physical touching. 接触 the tennis ball is in contact with the court surface for as little as 5 milliseconds Example sentencesExamples I also learned how to calculate what a bush, rock, or mound of dirt would to do my force and speed when I came into contact with the earth again. They are programmed to stay in contact with objects they touch, as rats do. The rash usually clears if the allergen is no longer in contact with the skin, but recurs with any slight contact with it again. The longer bird flu is in contact with humans, the greater the chance it will acquire the ability to spread among them. One of the preventative measures is that surfaces likely to in contact with hands should be sterilised with disinfectant. They had been separately ignited or in contact with something which was already alight but had not spread from one site to another. Patients will only be treated differently if they have been to an affected area, or in contact with someone who has, and are displaying symptoms. I have seen the actors' sensations become transformed when they come in contact with moviemaking technique. I found that my left hand was resting on my own forehead, not quite in contact with it but touching the ends of the fine, raised little hairs standing up on my skin. If human food or utensils come in contact with roach feces, then there's the chance of life-threatening illness. Lice are wingless and they cannot jump, unlike fleas, but instead they spread through physical contact. Scabies is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact. It is spread by coming in contact with the blood of an infected person. Smetana, Dvorak and Janacek often remarked on the inspiration they found in contact with the Bohemian hills, forests and rivers. Where water from fire hoses or water main leaks had come in contact with this substance, it created small pools that resembled slush. It is highly contagious and is spread by close physical contact, especially in overcrowded living conditions. None of our animals have been in contact with theirs. The foundation of a building is another area to come in contact with a spreading wildfire. The virus then spread from these cells to other cells that were in contact with it, and so on. One thing we've discovered is that children in contact with other children are a huge vector for the flu and colds. Synonyms touch, touching 1.1as modifier Activated by or operating through physical touch. 接触（性）的；通过接触的；由接触引起的 contact dermatitis 接触性皮炎。 Example sentencesExamples The abscess looked necrotic in the center, while the surrounding area had a severe contact dermatitis. The use of skin emollients or barrier creams to prevent contact dermatitis is receiving new attention. Patch test: this test is used to find the allergen causing eczema or contact dermatitis. This test is usually performed to identify substances that cause contact dermatitis. Lay your bookmark upside down very carefully on one edge of the contact paper so you can fold over the rest of it on the back of the bookmark. Contractors will use a biodegradable contact herbicide, which is environmentally friendly and leaves no harmful residues. Generally, a soil-applied herbicide is applied with or after the contact herbicide. It measures the probability of exchange of cosolvent molecule for a solvent model at the contact surface. They are also the main mediators of the immunopathological mechanisms in contact dermatitis. However, the contact hypothesis has not been reliably demonstrated. Allergic contact dermatitis is the result of sensitization to an allergen. This second exposure to red dye triggered an allergic contact dermatitis. The circuit is completed when the contact in the bolt touches the contact area of the primer. The rash may be difficult to differentiate from the rash of allergic contact dermatitis. Turns out the kid has a contact dermatitis from where his thighs are rubbing together. This was the contact point which was used to make the marks. Allergic contact dermatitis improves with removal of the sensitizing agent. This occasion was no different; she had a minor degree of hallux valgus, a runny nose, and some contact dermatitis on her wrist. To minimize wear and ensure smooth operation, these contact areas need proper lubrication. The rash had been present for less than 36 hours and looked like a massive contact dermatitis. 1.2 A connection for the passage of an electric current from one thing to another, or a part or device by which such a connection is made. 接通电；触点，接头；接触器 a one-way electrical contact between a metal and a semiconductor Example sentencesExamples The bulb has a base, with two metal contacts, and in turn these connect to an electrical circuit. Modern industry is consuming increasing quantities of gold, mostly as electrical contacts in micro circuitry. It also has a metal contact, or guard, that can be moved up and down the antenna. About 19,000,000 ounces are estimated to go into electric contacts in appliances and electronic equipment. Situated on both the male and female housing are electrical contacts which themselves engage when the housings are joined. Method for reducing oxidation of electroplating chamber contacts and improving uniform electroplating of a substrate Grounding contacts are disposed adjacent the ball contacts, where the grounding contacts are electrically connected to the ground plane. Readers reminded us that gold, which does not tarnish or corrode, is used in contacts and connectors in telephones, computers, and other electronic products. Method for making metal contacts and interconnections concurrently on semiconductor integrated circuits. The conductive contact will electrically connect with the diffused region through the landing pad. Pure copper is used extensively for cables and wires, electrical contacts, and a wide variety of other parts that are required to pass electrical current. In the relay, a pair of moveable switching contacts is positioned between a pair of fixed electrical contact pads. One advantage of the inductive system is that there are no exposed electrical contacts. An additional layer of the second dielectric material is on some of the metal contacts, linings and filled spaces. Each chip is surrounded by electrical contacts through which data enters and exits. Method and apparatus for preparing and metallizing high aspect ratio silicon semiconductor device contacts to reduce the resistivity thereof Small gaps in the electrical contacts along the conveyor serve as traps that can hold single bacterial cells while their electrical properties are measured. A key challenge in molecular electronics is making electrical contacts to the fragile molecules, chemical chains that are easily damaged. Semiconductor devices and methods to form a contact of a semiconductor device are disclosed. An electrical connector includes a body and two or more electrical contacts. 1.3contacts Contact lenses. 接触透镜，隐形眼镜 Example sentencesExamples And most people, who depend upon eyeglasses or contacts to see, live with the frustration of stumbling around the rest of their life anytime they're without them. Today is the first time I have been able to wear my contacts without pain. Even so, probably the main reason people choose contacts over glasses is that they don't like how glasses look, or they think no one else likes how glasses look. 2The state or condition of communicating or meeting. 接触 Lewis and Clark came into contact with numerous river tribes he had lost contact with his friends 他和朋友们失去了联系。 Example sentencesExamples Many prisoners were victims of their own daring; they broke through enemy lines and lost contact with supporting troops. Det Insp Chris Binns said Donna had lost contact with her family and fallen in with the ‘wrong crowd’. His family lost contact with him for six nerve-racking hours, before finally getting word that he was safe and well. He had lost contact with his father and that side of the family long ago and his mother's parents were both dead. I don't get out to Arizona very often so I've lost contact with much of my family there. His family and friends have lost contact with him and are worried, the officer said. You physically live in one country but you are in contact with much of the world via the global computer network. His duties included sorting the post and photocopying documents and he rarely came into contact with members of the public. He had lost contact with his family and deteriorated into alcoholism. But the moment he came into contact with the audience, his charm flowered and he became a likeable human being. I'd been away from the streets for 6 months and had lost contact with friends I had there. Eileen will be able to put you in contact with your local Red Cross Chapter. She has lost contact with her family and receives no other visitors. He came home in 1976 for his father's funeral but afterwards lost contact with his family. A lot of the people I met at university I wish I were still in contact with, or in more frequent contact with. Greek air force jets were scrambled when the plane lost contact with air traffic control Sunday morning. She had few clues to his background as his island family had lost contact with him shortly after he emigrated to America. We had some laughs as we reminisced of old times and got caught up with news of family members that we have lost contact with. Everyone I came into contact with wanted to help, to show us around. We're in contact with the teaching unions and continue to look for creative solutions to these issues. Synonyms communication, connection, correspondence, touch, association 2.1 A meeting, communication, or relationship with someone. 见面；联系；交往；关系 they have forged contacts with key people in business 他们已和商界关键人士建立了联系。 Example sentencesExamples They want ministers and civil servants to give annual reports about all meetings or significant contacts with lobbyists, their clients or other special-interest groups. Even the US, which has no embassy there, is beginning to forge contacts. Examples may range from class newsletters, student notebooks, teacher/parent notes of meetings and phone contacts, and home visit reports. This had the additional benefit of keeping communities to a size that allowed face-to-face communication and intimate personal contacts between all members. Some of these difficulties melded or contributed, in some respects, to some of the behaviour exhibited by the appellant in relation to his contacts with the complainant. A whole series of varied contacts bringing new relations to the environment, to life, to the world. The interests of the two countries have been intertwined, based on frequent communication and contacts among their people. She wanted to remain in contact with him but Council officers denied her any contact, says Mrs Thomas's report. No contact or communication whatsoever with the people, except by mail. As a matter of fact, we are continuing our contacts and meetings. 2.2 A person who may be communicated with for information or assistance, especially with regard to one's job. （尤指工作方面的）有用的社会关系；联系人，联络人；情报来源 Francie had good contacts 弗郎西斯卡有广泛的社会关系。 Example sentencesExamples Many clubs for older youths and adults aimed to increase social contacts outside narrow communities of nationality. Normally he entertains guests for lunch, then goes into more meetings, before taking contacts out to dinner. There was still a small British community there and almost all our key contacts on the delicate issue of hostages were to be found there. We are circulating information to all our districts, and are shortlisting all the suspect's relatives, accomplices and contacts. In doing so they may gain information, opportunities, contacts, networks, and assistance. Rose suspects it happens frequently, that officers use whatever opportunities arise with juveniles to pump contacts for information and ask them to be informers. I would encourage you to expand your contacts and build relationships to include exposure to a wide variety of industries. The Minister outlined how, in recent months, he has been active in establishing contacts and developing relations with his counterparts in the applicant countries. Other new initiatives include a website promoting specials and offering details of support organisations, useful contacts and recruitment information. I mean, he has so many contacts, so many relationships. In the virtual world, I can learn, make contacts, flex my communication muscles, and explore ideas that I might not otherwise have come across. But central London should be avoided for meeting secret contacts because of the heavy police presence. Do establish relationships with key contacts in an effort to better understand their wants and needs. They are selected on the basis of their positive reputations and extensive social contacts in their communities. For many small businesses this could potentially mean the loss of their customer contacts or latest stock information and accounts. Include emergency contacts, insurance information, medication list and changes in health conditions. Secondly, it appears that in reality many such individuals are able to find other sources of accommodation and support, for example from relatives or from other contacts in a local community. The agenda consists of plans to exchange electronic information and establish permanent contacts among the interior ministers of the 25 member nations. A secondary benefit of these contacts is the information you impart regarding your camp mission, programming, and counseling opportunities. He didn't know that we were KGB and that we were spies, he thought he was just meeting with contacts from the embassy to promote peace and understanding and socialist brotherhood. Synonyms connection, acquaintance, associate, liaison, friend 2.3 A person who has associated with a patient with a contagious disease (and so may carry the infection). （传染病的）接触者 Example sentencesExamples The exposed population consisted of 207 close contacts of the active patients. For control measures to succeed, early detection and treatment of patients and contacts is very essential. A standard protocol was developed to retest and retreat all patients and contacts who had been treated with Bicillin C-R for syphilis. Again, retrospective epidemiological investigation showed that this patient had infected several contacts. To be eligible to participate, the general practitioners had to have a computerised medical record system for registration of all patient contacts. Also, at least one fifth of unsafe sexual contacts of patients with newly diagnosed HIV are likely to be infected with HIV. These physicians enrolled 946 index patients and their household contacts in a three-month period. The risk of a second case of infection among close contacts is 500 to 1000 times higher than in the general population. No healthcare workers in the clinic or close contacts of the patients became infected. Children who are close household contacts of sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB patients should be screened for TB. We reasoned that spouses and other household contacts were likely to be closer to the patient than nonhousehold contacts. We found that if household contacts of a patient with meningococcal disease are given prophylaxis with antibiotics that eradicate meningococcal carriage there are fewer subsequent cases. Therefore, the TST is likely to be a good indicator of latent infection in recently exposed contacts. Identification of contacts of patients with infectious TB and treatment of those at risk with an effective drug regimen. Brooks and colleagues also found variability in the number of latent infections among contacts of 21 patients with TB. The first is how to define household contacts when the index patient lives in a hall of residence containing several hundred students. If the patient becomes chronically infected, all household contacts should be vaccinated. It can be prevented in contacts of patients by intramuscular injection of immune serum globulin in amounts of half to 2 milliliters, according to weight. The final aspect of control is the tracing of the sexual contacts of the infected patient, who may have infection without being aware of it. A high prevalence of TB disease and LTBI has been documented among close contacts of persons with infectious pulmonary TB. verbˈkɑnˌtækt [with object] 1Communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive specific information. （尤指为交换信息而）与…接触；与…联系；与…交往 Example sentencesExamples For more information you can contact any committee member or the phone numbers below. We are obviously keen to find out what happened so I would urge anyone with information to contact us. He urged any member of the community with information to contact the nearest police station. Investigators will contact witnesses for information and take statements. The consequences of this attack could have been much worse and I would appeal to anyone who has any information to contact us immediately. For further information please contact any committee member or look in local press. We ask anyone with further information to contact us. If you wish for more information contact the appeal's volunteer in your area. If people contact us with information we do act on it, but sometimes it takes time to collate enough information and evidence to bring a prosecution. For further information, please contact our customer service department. Your name, address, and telephone number are optional, but we can't contact you without that information. The application and documents will now be reviewed and we will contact you if additional information is required. The Dallas police tried to contact Alice as a witness, but Alice was dead. If we can be of further assistance for information, please contact us. Feel free to contact me for information on resources to help you get organized. If the person who contacts you does not volunteer this information, be sure to ask. He had also appealed for any other parties who believed they had relevant information to contact the inquiry team. Here is the information you need to contact the officials responsible for shutting down this event. And police plan to contact parents of juveniles involved in trouble. The closing date for payment of the same is March 31st and for further information contact any member of the executive. Synonyms get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, approach, reach, notify, be in communication with 2Touch. 接触 I winced as my blister contacted the floor 当（脚上的）水泡接触地板的时候，我疼得缩了回来。 Example sentencesExamples Petiole rot begins as an orange-brown or rust-colored lesion where the petiole touches the rim of the pot or where it contacts the soil. When you contact the floor, immediately sit up into the next rep and toss the ball back to your partner. I brought the aircraft to a stop, but not until after the wingtip and the prop contacted the ground. Force your toe to contact the floor just as it is passing your right foot. Whenever possible, if you can touch and maintain that contact then go for it. Synonyms touch, stroke, caress, skim, sweep, graze, shave, glance, contact, flick, scrape Origin Early 17th century: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’.
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