CONTACT1 to write to, talk to, telephone etc someone2 to regularly telephone, write to, email etc someone3 to succeed in contacting someone by telephone4 when people write, speak etc to each other5 to no longer speak to or write to someoneRELATED WORDSsee alsoTALKWRITETELEPHONELETTERMESSAGECOMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL1 to write to, talk to, telephone etc someone 给某人写信，与某人交谈，给某人打电话等get in touch with /ˌget ɪn ˈtʌtʃ wɪð/ [verb phrase not in passive]to write to, telephone, email etc someone, especially someone you do not see very often 与…联系〔尤指不经常见面者〕 I really ought to get in touch with Paula. It's been months since we last spoke. 我真该与葆拉联系一下，我们上次说话至今已好几个月了。 I've been trying to get in touch with my sister for several days. 几天来，我一直想与姐姐联系上。 You can get in touch with me at home, or at the office if necessary. 你可以在家联系上我，如果必要，办公室也行。contact /ˈkɒntæktǁˈkɑːn-/ [transitive verb]to write to, phone, email etc someone especially for the first time, in order to give or ask for information 〔为提供或询问信息〕与…联络〔尤指初次联系〕 I was given the names of three government officials to contact. 我获得了三位可联系的政府官员的名字。 After they received the bomb threat, school officials immediately contacted the police. 校方接到炸弹威胁后，立即与警方联系。get onto /get ˈɒntuː/ [transitive phrasal verb not usually in progressive]British spokento phone, write to, email etc someone in order to complain, explain, or ask for something 【英口】〔为投诉、解释或要求得到某物〕与…联系 I'm afraid I can't help you. You'd better get onto the foreign office. 恐怕我帮不了你，你最好与外交部联系。 I'll get onto Eddy and see if I can find out what's going on. 我要问问埃迪，看我能不能弄清楚到底发生了什么事。make contact with /ˌmeɪk ˈkɒntækt wɪðǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase]to succeed in contacting someone, especially when this is difficult 与…取得联络〔尤指好不容易〕 The pilot finally managed to make contact with the control tower. 飞行员最后总算和控制塔联系上了。 I've managed to make contact with most of the people on the list. 我设法与名单上的大多数人联系上了。approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ [transitive verb]to contact someone that you do not know or have not contacted before, in order to offer them something or ask them for something 〔为向某人提供某物或要求得到某物而〕初次接洽，打交道 Nash has already been approached by several pro football teams. 几支专业足球队已经与纳什接洽过。approach somebody about something The company confirmed that it had been approached about a merger. 该公司证实关于合并的事有人同他们接触过。2 to regularly telephone, write to, email etc someone 经常给某人打电话、写信、发电邮等be in contact /biː ɪn ˈkɒntæktǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase]to regularly telephone, write to, email etc someone so that you quickly find out about any news 经常联系 Harrison maintains that the pair were not in contact for over 10 years. 哈里森坚称他们俩已超过十年没联系了。be in contact with We're in close contact with the Italian division of the company. 我们与该公司的意大利分公司来往密切。 John is no longer in contact with his family. 约翰不再与家人联系。keep in touch/stay in touch /ˌkiːp ɪn ˈtʌtʃ, ˌsteɪ ɪn ˈtʌtʃ/ [verb phrase]to continue to see, speak to, or write to someone when you are no longer working with them, living near them etc 〔不再共事或分开等之后〕继续保持联系 Linda and I stay in touch by sending occasional postcards. 我与琳达偶尔寄张明信片来保持联系。 Have a safe trip back. Don't forget to keep in touch. 祝你平安到家，别忘记保持联系。keep in touch/stay in touch with I haven't kept in touch with any of the people I went to school with. 我没有和任何同学保持联系。keep in contact /ˌkiːp ɪn ˈkɒntæktǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase]to continue to write to, telephone, email etc someone although you are far away from them 保持联系〔尽管相距遥远〕 We keep in contact, but I rarely see them. 我们保持联系，但难得见面。keep in contact with I've kept in contact with several of my army buddies. 我与几位战友保持着联系。keep in contact by Teenagers keep in contact by text messaging on their mobile phones. 青少年发手机短信来保持联系。communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt, kəˈmjuːnəkeɪt/ [intransitive verb]to exchange information or have a conversation with someone, by telephone, letter etc, or by seeing them 通讯；通话；交往communicate by phone/email/letter etc Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail. 现在我们住在不同的城市，用电邮联络。communicate in writing They couldn't communicate in writing, because William was illiterate. 他们无法书面联络，因为威廉不识字。3 to succeed in contacting someone by telephone 通过电话联系上某人get hold of /ˌget ˈhəʊld ɒv/ [verb phrase]to succeed in contacting someone by telephone after trying several times 打电话找到〔某人〕 Where have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all week. 你去哪儿了？整整一周我都在打电话找你。 It's no use trying to phone Linda at work -- she's impossible to get hold of. 工作时间给琳达打电话没有用——找不到她的。get through /ˌget ˈθruː/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to succeed in contacting someone by telephone, especially after a delay or technical problem 〔尤指经过延误后或技术问题解决之后〕打通电话 I finally got through, but it took several minutes. 我最终打通了电话，但花了几分钟时间。get through to somebody By the way, did you get through to Sharon? 顺便问一下，你打通电话找到沙伦了吗? I hate dealing with the bank over the phone. It takes ages to get through to the right person. 我讨厌在电话上同银行打交道，找对人要花很长时间。reach /riːtʃ/ [transitive verb]to contact someone by telephone - use this especially when you are saying whether you can or cannot contact them 与…电话联系〔尤用于指是否可以联系得到〕 You can reach me here through Friday. I leave for Denver Saturday. 直到星期五你可以打电话到这里与我联系，我星期六起程去丹佛。 Have you been able to reach Neil? 你能打电话联系上尼尔吗？4 when people write, speak etc to each other 相互写信、交谈等communication /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən, kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]the activity or process of speaking, writing, or sending messages to other people 通信；沟通，交流，联系 Good communication is vital in a large organization. 良好的沟通在大机构中至关重要。 There were some communication problems during the first phase of the project. 该计划的第一阶段存在一些沟通问题。means of communication Radio was the pilot's only means of communication. 无线电是飞行员唯一的通讯工具。contact /ˈkɒntæktǁˈkɑːn-/ [uncountable noun]communication between two people or groups - use this especially when you are talking about people who do not speak to each other very often 交流，联系〔尤用于形容相互间不常说话的人〕contact between We need better contact between staff and management. 员工和管理部门之间需要更好的沟通。contact with ‘Have you had any other contact with him?’ asked the lawyer. “你和他有没有其他联系？”律师问道。5 to no longer speak to or write to someone 不再和某人说话或通信lose touch /ˌluːz ˈtʌtʃ/ [verb phrase not in passive]to not speak to, write to, or see someone for a long time, so that finally you do not know where they are or what they are doing 失去联络 It's sad, but Wendy and I have lost touch. 说来伤心，我和温迪失去了联络。lose touch with After Jason moved to Utah, I lost touch with him. 贾森搬去犹他州后，我便与他失去了联系。lose contact /ˌluːz ˈkɒntæktǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase]to no longer be able to contact someone by radio or electronic signals, as a result of technical problems 〔发生技术问题〕失去联络，联络中断lose contact with Air traffic control say they've lost contact with the plane. 空中交通管制中心称，他们与那架飞机失去了联系。