contacts
[kˈɑntˌækts] /ˈkän-ˌtakt How to pronounce contact (audio)/ (ame, mw)
contacts — noun
1. people you know who can help you by giving information, introductions, or a job
people you know who can help you by giving information, introductions, or a job
Walid found an internship through contacts from his uncle's hotel business.
through contacts = through useful people you know
Kemi's contacts in publishing helped her book proposal reach three editors.
After the trade fair, Mira wrote down several restaurant contacts in her notebook.
Small firms often rely on personal contacts when they hire new staff.
- connections
often stresses influence or access more strongly
- network
usually refers to the whole web of relationships, not individual people
文法句型
have contacts in
through contacts
用法筆記
Usually plural. This sense is about people who may open doors for you, not the communication state in the base word contact.
常見錯誤
2. the names of people and their saved phone, email, or address details in your dev
the names of people and their saved phone, email, or address details in your device
Amihan moved her school contacts to a new phone before graduation.
Christopher shared his emergency contacts with the camp office.
emergency contacts
The tablet lost all my contacts after the battery died.
Please back up your contacts before you reset the device.
- address-book entries
more technical and less common in everyday speech
文法句型
back up contacts
share contacts
用法筆記
Often used for the saved people together with their details. Unlike sense 3, this sense points to the entries themselves, not the app or list as a place.
常見錯誤
3. the list or phone app where your saved names and numbers are stored
the list or phone app where your saved names and numbers are stored
Élise opened Contacts and searched for the dentist's number.
capitalized app name: Contacts
Our coach asked everyone to update Contacts before the away game.
Rin imported her old SIM card into Contacts on Friday night.
The icon vanished, but Contacts was still in the phone menu.
- address book
older term that can refer to paper or digital lists
文法句型
open Contacts
update Contacts
用法筆記
Often written with a capital C when it is the name of a phone app. Unlike sense 2, this sense refers to the place where the saved entries appear.
4. small lenses worn on your eyes instead of glasses
small lenses worn on your eyes instead of glasses
Esme wears contacts at school and glasses at home.
wear contacts
Aarav packed extra contacts for the five-day hiking trip.
Emily took her contacts out before swimming in the hotel pool.
Yael forgot her contacts and could not read the menu board clearly.
- contact lenses
the full and slightly more formal expression
文法句型
wear contacts
take contacts out
用法筆記
In everyday English, contacts is a common short form of contact lenses.