n. 接触;触点;[医](传染病)接触人;门路;
vt. 使接触;与…联系;与…通讯(或通话);
vi. 联系,接触;
💡 con共同+tact接触→共同接触 → 接触;联系
"I don't have much contact with my uncle."
我和叔父甚少联系。
近义:reach, touch, nexus, relations, relationship, ties
n. 电话;电话机;(电话机的)话筒;受话器;
vt.& vi. 以电话传送(消息),给(某人)打电话;用电话与(某人)交谈;
💡 tele远,传送+phone声音→远方声音传过来 → 电话
"The telephone was out of order, but is functional now."
电话刚才坏了, 但现在可以用了.
近义:phone, call, blower, telephonic