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

  1. The skin should not come in contact with the acid.皮肤不应接触到这种酸。
  2. 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。
  3. The two cultures came in contact during the trade era.两种文化在贸易时代发生了接触。
  4. Please come in contact with our office for more details.请联系我们办公室获取更多细节。
  5. 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