contact
UK/'kɒntækt/US/'kɒntækt/
NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFLGREA2
Definitions
n.
The state of physical touching
接触，触碰
n.
Communication or association with someone
联系，往来
n.
A person you know who can be useful
熟人，门路
v.
To get in touch with someone
联系，与……取得联络
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcon- (together) + tact (touch) = "touching together." Two things in contact are literally touching. The word then stretched from physical touch to human touch: staying in contact (communication), having contacts (people you can reach). The metaphor is always two parties meeting.
Root tact still carries 52 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.make contact取得联系
- 2.stay in contact保持联系
- 3.lose contact失去联系
- 4.eye contact眼神接触
- 5.contact details联系方式
Example Sentences
- 1.
Avoid contact with the wet paint until it dries.
- 2.
We lost contact after she moved abroad.
- 3.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
- 4.
He has useful contacts in the publishing industry.