come in contact with
英 /kʌm ɪn ˈkɒntækt wɪð/美 /kʌm ɪn ˈkɑːntækt wɪð/
v. 动词
接触;与…联系;碰到
用法示例
- The skin should not come in contact with the acid.皮肤不应接触到这种酸。
- I came in contact with a rare disease while traveling abroad.我在国外旅行时接触到了罕见疾病。
- The two cultures came in contact during the trade era.两种文化在贸易时代发生了接触。
- Please come in contact with our office for more details.请联系我们办公室获取更多细节。
- The child came in contact with the hot stove and got burned.孩子碰到了热炉子,被烫伤了。
含义详解
本义指物理上的接触,即两个物体或人直接相碰。引申义指抽象的联系或交流,如信息、思想或人际关系的接触。再引申可指偶然遇到或面临某种情况,如‘与困难接触’(come in contact with difficulties)。各义项间由具体到抽象,由主动到被动。
词源解析
‘come’源自古英语‘cuman’,意为‘来’;‘in’源自古英语‘in’;‘contact’源自拉丁语‘contactus’,由‘com-’(共同)和‘tangere’(触摸)构成,意为‘共同触摸’;‘with’源自古英语‘wið’,意为‘与’。整个短语字面意为‘与…共同触摸而来’,即‘与…接触’。记忆时可联想‘come’表示动作方向,‘in contact’表示状态,‘with’引出对象。
适用语境
该短语在学术写作中常用于描述物质或概念间的相互作用,如‘when two chemicals come in contact with each other’;在新闻报道中表示人物或事件的关联,如‘officials came in contact with the suspect’;在日常口语中表示偶然相遇或接触,如‘I came in contact with an old friend’;在法律文本中表示‘接触’的法律意义,如‘no one came in contact with the defendant’;在文学作品中可带隐喻色彩,如‘she came in contact with the harsh reality’。各场景下语气中性,正式程度取决于上下文。
用法须知
该短语为不及物动词短语,后接宾语时需用介词‘with’。常见句型为‘come in contact with + 名词/代词’。可用于进行时态,如‘is coming in contact with’。易错点:不要遗漏‘with’;不要与‘contact’(及物动词)混淆,如‘contact someone’等于‘come in contact with someone’,但后者更正式。
相似词辨析
与‘come into contact with’相比,意思相同,但‘into’强调进入接触状态,更正式;‘contact’作动词时更简洁直接,常用于商务或技术语境;‘meet’强调见面,不一定有接触;‘touch’强调物理接触,口语化;‘encounter’强调偶然性,且可指遭遇困难等。选择时,若强调物理接触,‘come in contact with’和‘touch’均可;若强调抽象联系,‘come in contact with’更合适;若强调偶然性,‘encounter’更贴切。
常见误区
该短语语域中性偏正式,日常口语中常用,但在非常正式的书面语中可能用‘come into contact with’或‘be exposed to’。无褒贬色彩。常见误用:将‘with’替换为‘to’(错误);与‘contact’混淆,如‘come contact with’(错误);在被动语态中误用,如‘is come in contact with’(应为‘comes in contact with’)。
常见搭配
- come in direct contact with
- come in physical contact with
- come in close contact with
- come in contact with someone
- come in contact with a substance
- come in contact with the law
- come in contact with reality