an electrical part that can be moved to touch another part in order to complete an electrical circuit
Noun:
close interaction;they kept in daily contact
they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
the act of touching physically;her fingers came in contact with the light switch
the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity;litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
the physical coming together of two or more things;contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance;he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
a channel for communication between groups;he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
electronics a junction where things as two electrical conductors touch or are in physical contact;they forget to solder the contacts
a communicative interaction;the pilot made contact with the base
he got in touch with his colleagues
a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
Verb:
be in or establish communication with;Our advertisements reach millions
He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
be in direct physical contact with; make contact;The two buildings touch
Their hands touched
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point
v.动词
contact, touch这两个词都可表示“接触”“联系”。其区别在于:touch指具体的、感觉器官的接触,并暗示这类接触所带来的优美或亲密的感觉; 而contact指抽象的接触,仅指“联系”而身体未必接触。例如:
I must contact my lawyer before I make my final decisions.在作出最后决定以前,我必须先同我的律师联系一下。
Until recently, this remote tribe had contacted little with the outside world.这个边远的部落直到最近和外界几乎没什么联系。contact，touch这两个动词均有“接触”之意。
contact强调紧密接触的两个物体之间的相互关系。也可用作比喻。
touch指具体意义“接触”时，强调动作；表抽象意义时，侧重“联系”。
meet，encounter，confront，face，contact这些动词均有“遇见、会见、碰见”之意。
meet普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作相对运动，最终相碰遇。
encounter通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。
confront 不可避免地，面对面地相遇，也指敢于正视困难或问题。
face侧重双方静止地面对面，或指充满勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。
contact多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系，口语用词。
17世纪20年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的contingere：com 一起） +tangere (接触），意为在一起接触。
用作名词 (n.
动词+～break contact断电establish contact建立联系make contact with和…取得联系形容词+～close contact亲密的交往cultural contact文化交往social contact社交名词+～business contact业务联系介词+～in contact with与…接触～+介词contact between teacher and student老师和学生之间的接触用作动词 v.～+名词contact one's lawyer联系某人的律师～+介词contact sb about sth与某人联系某事contact sb by telephone用电话联系某人
用作动词v.
contact with v.+prep.
与…有交往 have a touch with (sb)
contact with sbHe contacted with me.他曾和我有过交往。
Have you contacted with your solicitor recently?你最近同你的律师有联系吗?
We contacted with the ship by radio.我们通过无线电与那只船取得了联系。
Until recently, this remote tribe had contacted little with the outside world.这个边远的部落直到最近和外界几乎没什么联系。近义词 touchn. connection反义词 isolation隔离
用作名词n.Have the children been in contact with the disease?孩子们同这种疾病有过接触吗?
Until recently, this remote tribe had little contact with the outside world.这个边远的部落直到最近和外界几乎都没有什么联系。
In his contact with others, he never forces people to accept his point of view.在与人交往中,他从不强迫别人接受他的观点。
I've got a useful contact in the tax office.我在税务局有熟人。
The switch closes the contacts and complete the circuit.这个开关可使接触器接通电流形成回路。用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AWe agreed to contact again as soon as possible.我们同意尽快再次联系。
If the exposed wires contact, we shall have a short circuit.如果裸露的电线相互接触,就会发生短路现象。
She thought perhaps the scout would still come to contact.她想或许侦察员还会来联系。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.I'll contact you by telephone.我将用电话和你联系。
Where can I contact you tomorrow?明天我在哪里能跟你联系?
I must contact my lawyer before I make my final decisions.在作出最后决定以前,我必须先同我的律师联系一下。
Please contact Mrs. Oda for further details.欲知详情,请与奥达太太联系。
They tried hard but still couldn't contact the headquarter.他们费了很大的劲,仍然未能与司令部取得联系。
I'm sorry not to have contacted you sooner but I've been off colour for the last few days.我很遗憾没有早点和你取得联系,不过前几天我一直身体不舒服。
Please contact me at your earliest convenience.请你尽早在你方便时与我联系。
Brake shoes contact the inside diameter of the drum.制动器的刹车片与刹车鼓的内壁相接触。
No enemy was contacted by our patrols on all our fronts today.今天在各条战线上敌人均未与我方遭遇。
The nearest hospital should be contacted right away.立即与最近的医院取得联系。
v.动词
contact的基本意思是“接触”“联系”,用于物时指相互紧密接触,用于人时指通过写信、电话、见面等方式直接联系,但身体未必接触。
contact可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语，可用于被动结构。
contact作名词时，既可作单数，也可作复数。英国人习惯用其单数形式，而美国人则习惯用其复数形式，表示“联系”的意思。I have had many contacts with my friends.
contact作动词时，指“与……联系”。During my stay in the city I contacted several teachers.
表示“开始与某人接触”时，可以用以下来两种表达方式：come into contact with和come in contact with。前者比后者使用更频繁；
make contact with 表示“与某人进行接触”；
contact的几个注意点：有时可指“被联系的人”。contact还常有“跟无线电台通信”或“跟……交战”的意思。I have got this information from one of my contacts, who used to live overseas.
名词64%,动词34%,形容词2%
用作名词The rich secluded themselves from contact with the poor.富人不肯同穷人接触。
I finally made contact with her in Paris.我终于在巴黎同她取得了联系。用作动词Contact the police at once!立刻与警方联系！
Our patrols on all our frontscontactedno enemy today.今天我方在各条战线上的巡逻队均未遭遇敌人。用作形容词She suffers from a contact skin rash.她患上了一种接触传染性皮疹。