contacts
[kˈɑntˌækts] /ˈkän-ˌtakt How to pronounce contact (audio)/ (ame, mw)
contacts — 名詞
1. people you know who can help you by giving information, introductions, or a job
人脈
能幫忙牽線或提供資訊的人
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.
Walid 靠叔叔在旅館生意上的人脈找到實習。
through contacts = through useful people you know
Kemi's contacts in publishing helped her book proposal reach three editors.
Kemi 在出版界的人脈讓她的書稿送到三位編輯手上。
After the trade fair, Mira wrote down several restaurant contacts in her notebook.
逛完商展後，Mira 把幾位餐飲業的人脈記在筆記本裡。
Small firms often rely on personal contacts when they hire new staff.
小公司徵人時，常常仰賴私人人脈。
- 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
聯絡人
裝置裡儲存的人名與聯絡資料
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.
Amihan 在畢業前把學校的聯絡人移到新手機裡。
Christopher shared his emergency contacts with the camp office.
Christopher 把自己的緊急聯絡人資料交給營隊辦公室。
emergency contacts
The tablet lost all my contacts after the battery died.
平板沒電後，我的聯絡人全都不見了。
Please back up your contacts before you reset the device.
重設裝置前，請先備份你的聯絡人。
- 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
通訊錄
存放聯絡人資料的清單或應用程式
the list or phone app where your saved names and numbers are stored
Élise opened Contacts and searched for the dentist's number.
Élise 打開通訊錄，搜尋牙醫的電話號碼。
capitalized app name: Contacts
Our coach asked everyone to update Contacts before the away game.
客場比賽前，教練要大家先更新通訊錄。
Rin imported her old SIM card into Contacts on Friday night.
Rin 週五晚上把舊 SIM 卡匯入 Contacts。
The icon vanished, but Contacts was still in the phone menu.
圖示不見了，但 Contacts 仍在手機選單裡。
- 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
隱形眼鏡
戴在眼睛上的薄鏡片
small lenses worn on your eyes instead of glasses
Esme wears contacts at school and glasses at home.
Esme 在學校戴隱形眼鏡，在家戴眼鏡。
wear contacts
Aarav packed extra contacts for the five-day hiking trip.
Aarav 為五天的健行多帶了幾副隱形眼鏡。
Emily took her contacts out before swimming in the hotel pool.
Emily 下飯店游泳池前先把隱形眼鏡拿下來。
Yael forgot her contacts and could not read the menu board clearly.
Yael 忘了帶隱形眼鏡，看不清楚菜單板。
- 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.