con-sumerism /kan'sjuimanzam;
NAmE -'su:-/ noun [U] (sometimes disapproving) the buying and using
of goods and services; the belief that it is good for a society or an
individual person to buy and use a large quantity of goods and services消费；消费主义（认为高‘费对社会
和个人有利} >■ con-sumer
ist adj. ： consumerist
values 消费主义的价值观
consumer 'price(s) index (fir£) (NAmE con,
(显示普通商品及服务的每月价格变化）一see also RETAIL PRICE INDEX
con-sum-ing
/kan'sjuimii]； NAmE -'su:-/ adj. [only before noun]
(of a feeling, an interest, etc.感情、兴 _
等）so strong or important that it takes up
all your time and energy强烈的；重要的;令人着迷的：JBasfcetbaH is his consuming passion•篮球令他着迷。一see also TIME-CONSUMING
con-sum-mate1 /kan'SAmat; 'kuns^nidt; NAmE 'ka:n-/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) extremely skilled; perfect 技女;高超的；完美尚：S/ie was■ a
consummate performer•.她i个会艺非凡舍表演者。◊ He piayed the shot with consummate
sfciH.他以高超的技巧击球。◊ (d/sopprow>7g) a consummate Zia/•撒谎髙手► con-sum- mate-ly adv.
con-sum-mate2 /'kDnsameit; NAmE 'karn-/ verb [VN] {formal) 1 to make a marriage
or a relationship complete by having sex (初次）同房；通过性交使（邊 姻或两人的关系）圆满：The marriage 〖asted only
a vveefc and was never .consummated.那段婚姻仅维持了一星期，
期间从未同房2 to
make sth complete or perfect 無完
整；使完美
con-sum-ma-tion
/.kDnsa'meiXn;
NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun [c, U] 1 the act of making a
marriage or relationship complete by having sex (初次）同房；通过性交使两又
关系圆满 2 the fact of making sth complete or perfect
完成；使完美：The
paintings are the consummation of his h/e’s worfc.这些画是他毕生努力的完美结晶。
con-sump-tion /ken'SAmpJn/ noun [U] 1 the act of using
energy, food or materials; the amount used ( M 量、食物或材料的）消耗，消耗量：the production 〇/ fuel for domestic consumption (= to be used in the
country where it is produced)供_内消耗的燃料生产◊ Gas and oil consumption always
increases in cold weather.燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。oTTie meat was declared unfit for human consumption. & # 肉被宣布不适于人食甬。〇丑6
was advised,
to. reduce his aZcoho〖 consumption.他被劝告减少饮酒。◊ Her speech to party members was not intended for public consump- tion (= to
be heard by the public).她六党员发表的讲话
并不打算公诸大众。一see also consume
2 the act of buying and using products 消费：Consumption rather than saving has
become the central feature of contem- pora/y societies现代社会的主要特征盛消费而不是储蓄。
—see
also conspicuous consumption, consume 3 [old-fashioned) a serious infectious
disease of the lungs 肺病；肺肺结核 Sd TUBERCULOSIS con-sump-tive /kan'sAmptiv/ noun (old-fashioned) a person who suffers
from consumption (= a disease of the lungs)肺痨（或肺结核）患者><:〇11.51|>110也代〇办
cont. (also contd) flfcbr. continued 继续的；’连续-的：
cont.
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C〇n-tact
〇■» /'kDntaekt; NAmE 'ka:n-/
noun, verb m noun
► ACT OF COMMUNICATING 联 f 1 [U] ~ (with sb) | ~ (between A
and B) the
act of communicating with sb, especially regularly (尤指经常的）联系，联络：/don’t have much contact vWth my unde/我和叔父甚'少联系。◊ There is little contact between the two
organizations. & 两个机构相互之间没有什么联系。◊ Have you fceptfn
contact with any of your friends from college do you still see
them or speak or write to them)?你♦你大爭里 的朋友还保持联系吗？
◊
She’s tost contact with (=
no longer sees or writes to) her son.她和儿子失去了读系。
0 I finally made contact with (= succeeded in
speaking to or meeting) her fn Paris.我最终在巴黎与她或得了联
系。◊ 77ze organization put me in contact with other
427 contain
people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or telephone
numbers)•这篆机构为我提供了其他和我
情况相似的人的联系方法。◊ two people avoiding ^ye contact (,= avoiding looking
directly at each other) 避免.目光相遇的两个人◊ Here’s my
contact: number (=temporary telephone number) while I'm away. yX
我外出时的联系电话。 _
►
TOUCHING SB/STH 接触 2 [U] the state of touching sth 触 摸；接触：His fingers were briefly in
contact with the baH.他的手指稍稍地接触t一卞球。◊ This substance s/iouW not come into contact with /ood•这种物质切莫
与食物接触。◊ a /ear 〇/ physfcai contact 对;#
昼触的
〇 This pesticide kills insects on
contact
(= as soon as it touches them).这种杀虫剂昆虫一触即死。
►
MEETING SB/STH 遇到某人 / 事物 3 [U]
the state of meeting sb or having to deal with sth 遇见（某人 >
;
)
： In her job she often comes into contact with {=_
meets) kmyers.她在工作:中常与律师 ◊ Chikiren
shouZd be brought into contact with poetry at an earfy age.儿童应该在幼年接触诗歌。
►
RELATIONSHIP X；系 4 [C，,usually pJ.] an occasion on
which you meet or communicate with sb; a relationship with sb 会见；交往;.人际吴系：We have good contacts
wfth the iocaf co爪munity.我们与当地社区养系甚好。◊ The company
has maintained trade contacts with
公司和印库一直焊持着贸易往来。
►
PERSON 5 [C]
a person that you know, especially sb who can be helpful to you in your work B A;(尤 指）社会关系：socfal/persona丨contacts社会上的/私
下的熟人◊ J’ve made some use/i/Z contacts m
joumaiism.
我在新闻界结交了 &些有用的人。 〃
►
ELECTRICAL 电.6 [C]
an electrical connection <—电流的）
接触，.接通；接 器：77ie switches dose the contacts and
comp/ete the circuit.这些开关可接通形成闭合电路。
►
FOI? EYES 眼睛 7 contacts [pi.] : CONTACT
LENS
►
MEDICAL 迨.学 8 [C] a person who may
be infectious because he or she has recently been near to sb with a contagious disease (与#染病患者的）接触者
IT»TO1
see
point n.
■
verfo [VN] to communicate with sb, for example,
by telephone or letter 联系 ，联络 （如 用电话或信件 ）： fve Seen trying io
contact you aH day.我整天一直在设法与
你联系。
con-tact-ee /.kDntaek'ti:;
NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun a person who claims
to have been taken away by aliens
(= creatures from other planets), or to have had contact with them (声称）遭外星A劫持过的人，与外星人接触
过的人
'contact lens (also informal con-tact, lens) noun a small round piece
of thin plastic that you put on your eye to help you see better —形眼镜片
'contact sport noun a sport in which
players have physical contact with each other.接触式运.动（.运动员之
间备身体接触）；Plin NON-CONTACT SPORT
con-ta-gion /kan'teidsan/
noun 1 [U] Hie spreading of
a disease by people touching each other 接“传染：77iere is no risk 〇少contagfon•没有接触传染的咸瘙。2 [C] (o/c/ use) a disease that can
be spread by people touching eacii other 接触性传染病 3
[Cl (fp/vrifl/) something bad that spreads quickly by being passed from person
to person (不良#物的快速■播，蔓筵，扩散一compare INFECTION
conta-gious /
COII-tain
tH* /kan'tem/ verb [VN] (not used in
the progressive tenses不用于进行时）
1 if sth contains sth
else, it has that thing inside it or as part of it 包含；含有；容纳：rhis drink doesn’t