contact

連絡、交流

話したり、書いたり、電話したりして人とやり取りすること。

やさしい英語で： Communication with someone, for example by speaking, writing, or calling.

• We keep in contact by phone.
• She lost contact with her school friends.
• Have you had any contact with him recently?

使い方： be in contact with someone (I am still in contact with my old teacher.); get in contact with someone (Please get in contact with our office.); lose contact with someone (We lost contact with our neighbours after moving.)

類義語： communication

よく使う表現： keep in contact, lose contact, contact with someone

接触

人や物に実際に触れること、または触れている状態。

やさしい英語で： The state or act of physically touching someone or something.

• Avoid direct contact with the chemical.
• The ball made contact with his hand.
• The disease can spread through close physical contact.

使い方： contact with someone/something (Avoid contact with the hot surface.)

類義語： touch, touching

よく使う表現： physical contact, direct contact, contact with something

アイコンタクト、視線を合わせること

「eye contact」で、二人が互いの目をまっすぐ見ること。

やさしい英語で： In "eye contact", the act of two people looking directly into each other’s eyes.

• He avoided eye contact.
• Try to maintain eye contact with your audience.
• We made eye contact across the crowded room.

使い方： make eye contact with someone (She made eye contact with me and smiled.)

よく使う表現： eye contact, make eye contact, avoid eye contact

接点

つながった部品の間で電気を流す、小さな金属部分。

やさしい英語で： A small metal part that allows electricity to pass between connected parts.

• Clean the contact with a dry cloth.
• The battery contacts were covered in dirt.
• A damaged contact stopped the device from working.

類義語： terminal

よく使う表現： electrical contact, battery contact

連絡する

人に電話をかけたり、メッセージを送ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To phone someone or send them a message.

• Please contact me tomorrow.
• She contacted the hotel by email.
• Can I contact you at this number?

類義語： get in touch with, reach

よく使う表現： contact someone, contact the office, contact the police

接触する

人や物に実際に触れる。

やさしい英語で： To touch someone or something physically.

• The ball contacted the ground.
• Neither wheel contacts the metal frame.
• The liquid must not contact your skin.

類義語： touch

よく使う表現： contact the surface, contact the ground