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touch
Word family
touch1 /tʌtʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 verb
1 feel 触摸 [transitiveT]TOUCH to put your hand, finger etc on someone or something 〔手或手指等〕触摸，碰
2 no space between 当中没有空间 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TOUCH if two things touch, or one thing touches another thing, they reach each other so that there is no space between them 触碰；触及；接触
n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbs
Touch is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them. It does not need to have an object:
Their hands touched.
In this sentence, touch is intransitive and does not have an object.You can also say:
Their hands touched each other.
His hand touched hers.
In these sentences, touch is transitive.3 touch something to something literary to move something so that it reaches something else with no space between the two things 把某物贴着某物
4 affect SB’s feelings 影响某人的感情 [transitiveT]EFFECT/INFLUENCE to affect someone’s emotions, especially by making them feel sympathy or sadness 感动，触动，打动 → touched, touching1
5 have an effect 产生影响 [transitiveT]EFFECT/INFLUENCE to have an effect on someone or something, especially by changing or influencing them 对…有影响
7 not touch something
b) to not deal with something that you should deal with 未处理应处理之事
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8 not touch somebody/something HURT/CAUSE PAINto not hurt someone or not damage something 不伤害某人/不损坏某物
9 deal with SB/STH 处理某人/某事 [transitiveT]DEAL WITH to become involved with or deal with a particular problem, situation, or person 参与；处理
10 reach an amount 达到某个数量 [transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrE to reach a particular amount or level 达到一定数量 [水平]
11 hit/kick 打/踢 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE to gently hit or kick a ball – used especially in reports of sports games 轻触〔球〕，轻碰〔球；尤用于体育比赛的报道中〕
12 not touch something/somebody (with a bargepole) British EnglishBrE, not touch something/somebody with a ten-foot pole American EnglishAVOID used to say that you think someone or something is bad and people should not be involved with them 决不与某事/某人有任何牵连；千万不要与某事/某人有瓜葛
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not touch something/somebody (with a bargepole)• Dole says he will not touch Medicare, and he wants to throw more money at the Pentagon.• I reached out to feel your forehead, but you burned so hot I could not touch you with my bare hands.• If you have a chest, head or abdominal wound, keep as quiet as possible - do not touch the wound.• Its theory is both rigorous and self-consistent and has provided descriptions of many aspects which structural grammar did not touch upon.• So if he got on the stand, Harvester could not touch him.• The meter and service pipe should not touch or be close to any electrical conduit or apparatus.• They do not touch every topic, nor every region.• You can't hate what you can not touch, I can't even feel what most people think of as despair.
13 be touched with something literary to have a small amount of a particular quality 略微带点…，轻微呈现…
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14 expression 表情 [transitiveT]EXPRESS if an expression such as a smile touches your face, your face has that expression for a short time 〔笑容等〕在〔脸上〕闪现，掠过
15 relate to STH 关系到某事物 [transitiveT]ABOUT to be about or to deal with a particular subject, situation, or problem 涉及，关系到
17 nothing/no one can touch somebody/something COMPAREused for saying that nothing or no one is as good as a particular person or thing 没有什么/没有人能比得上某人/某事物
18 touch base (with somebody) to talk to someone in order to find out how they are or what is happening （与某人）交谈〔以得知某人的状态或发生了什么事〕
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touch base (with somebody)• I just wanted to touch base with you.
19 touch bottom
→ touch a (raw) nerve at nerve1(6), → touch wood at wood(3)Examples from the Corpus
touch bottom• The lake was too deep for their long poles to touch bottom.• Convictions have hardened, for better for worse, and the floaters have touched bottom.
THESAURUS
PHRASAL VERBStouch to put your fingers or hand onto someone or something for a very short time 触摸，碰
Don’t touch the iron – it’s hot!
不要碰熨斗——很烫！
feel to touch something with your fingers in order to find out about it 感知，感觉
Feel how soft this material is.
摸摸看，这面料非常柔软。
I felt his forehead. It was cold.
我摸了一下他的额头，很凉。
handle to touch something and pick it up and hold it in your hands 触；拿
Children should always wash their hands before handling food.
小孩子一定要先洗手再拿食物。
The glass was very fragile, and she handled it with great care.
这玻璃杯很容易碎，她小心翼翼地拿着。
nPlease do not handle the merchandise.
finger to touch or handle something with your fingers, especially while you are thinking of other things 〔用手指〕触摸〔尤在想别的事情时〕
She fingered the heavy necklace around her neck.
她拨弄着脖子上沉甸甸的项链。
rub to move your hand over a surface while pressing it 揉擦
Bob rubbed his eyes and yawned.
鲍勃揉揉眼睛，打了个哈欠。
scratch to rub part of your body with your nails, often because it itches 搔
The dog kept scratching its ear.
那条狗不停地搔耳朵。
Bob scratched his head thoughtfully.
鲍勃若有所思地搔搔脑袋。
tickle to move your fingers lightly over someone’s body in order to make them laugh 挠痒痒
The baby giggled as I tickled him.
我挠小宝宝痒痒，他咯咯直笑。
grope to touch someone’s body in a sexual way when they do not want to be touched 猥亵，触摸
touch somebody gently or lovingly 轻轻地或充满爱意地触碰某人nThe officer was accused of groping several women in his platoon.
stroke to move your hand gently over something, especially in a loving way 轻抚
She stroked the child’s hair.
她捋了捋那个小孩的头发。
Our cat won’t let people stroke him.
我家的猫不让人家摸它。
pat to touch an animal or child lightly several times, with your hand flat 轻拍
He knelt down to pat the dog.
他跪下来轻轻地拍拍那条狗。
She patted the little boy’s head.
她轻轻拍了拍小男孩的脑袋。
pet to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or child 亲密接触，抚摸〔动物或小孩〕
The goats, pigs, sheep, and cows here allow you to pet them.
这里的山羊、猪、绵羊和牛都可以让你亲密接触。
caress /kəˈres/ to gently touch a part of someone’s body in a loving way 爱抚
a mother caressing her child
抚摸着自己孩子的母亲
She caressed his cheek.
她抚摸着他的脸颊。
fondle to touch a part of someone’s body in a loving or sexual way – use this especially about touching someone in a sexual way that is not wanted 抚摸〔尤指对方不情愿〕
He tried to fondle her and she immediately pulled away from him.
他试图摸她，她立即挣脱开来。
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touch• Make sure the wires do not touch.• Put the cards face down on the table so that the edges are touching.• This is because the contacts bounce as they touch.• He drew me closer until our bodies were touching.• Yesterday, the dollar touched a seventeen-week high of 1.4748 marks.• The soft touching and smooching stirred him back to life.• Every business Gibbons touches becomes successful.• For room service, touch button 9.• The pictures touched everyone present.• He gently touched her hand and smiled.• Something outside her, mysterious and huge, put out a kindly exploring hand and touched her.• Their insults and criticism never seemed to touch him.• It had lasted longer, but then she had still been touching him.• "What are you thinking?" she asked, touching his arm.• He touched his bandaged wound where the shaved hair had started to grow back.• A slight grin touched his face when he was told the news.• I cut my knee last week, and it still hurts if I touch it.• Don't let the wires touch or you'll get a very bad shock.• Wash your hands thoroughly after touching raw meat.• Don't touch that - the paint is still wet.• Quickly he went to the wall safe at the far end of the room and touched the combination.• Theresa could touch the floor with her feet.• Barry never lets anyone touch the piano.• Don't touch the plates - they're hot!• The plane touched the speed of sound in a power dive.• The plane came down so low that it's wings touched the trees.• They rolled up when I touched them, and tickled my fingers with their tiny legs.• I'm sorry - I didn't mean to touch your sore arm.
touch somebody on the arm/leg etc• As soon as he'd gone, Reggie touched me on the arm.• Cranston touched him on the arm and pointed to the far corner, just past the huge gateway.
touched the hearts• George Burns' sense of timing and captivating smile touched the hearts and funny bones of more than three generations.• Her words touched the hearts and minds of the students.• Their story touched the hearts of millions of our readers-and we were determined to do what we could to help.• Her plight touched the hearts of people around the world who raised £650,000 for her to undergo surgery in Pennsylvania.
was ... touched by• Sethe was deeply touched by her sweet name; the remembrance of glittering headstone made her feel especially kindly toward her.• Miguel was touched by his concern but not carried away with thoughts of brother love.• I was touched by the concern.• The rector was touched by the feeling of the softly worn covers against his palm.• I was touched by the good wishes of the crew when I went ashore.• He was touched by the sight, and felt suddenly tender towards Tessa.• Her heart was touched by what the duchess had offered her and by what had been asked of herself in return.
touch2 ●●● S2 W2 noun
1 touching SB/STH 触碰某人/某物 [countableC usually singular]TOUCH the action of putting your hand, finger, or another part of your body on something or someone 触摸，碰
2 ability to feel things 触觉 [uncountableU]HBHTOUCH the sense that you use to discover what something feels like, by putting your hand or fingers on it 触觉
3 in touch (with somebody) talking or writing to someone 〔谈话或写信〕（与某人）取得联系
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in touch (with somebody)• Tell your people who I am, that I will be in touch, I will be waiting.• Promised her he would be in touch, and to be with her for the birth of their baby.• Watching us, our children learn that people write to keep in touch, and that letters are usually answered.• Over the years, we kept in touch by telephone and he was a faultless correspondent.• Underneath it all was the desire to stay in touch with Sophie.• Lots of traveling dads and moms are now using e-mail to stay in touch.• I made a lot of new friends, some of whom are still in touch.• The few people I treasure were in touch and I told them exactly what was wrong.
4 be/keep/stay etc in touch (with something) to have the latest information or knowledge about something 了解（某事物的）最新情况[知识]
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be/keep/stay etc in touch (with something)• They had been classmates as undergraduates at City College of New York and had always stayed in touch.• One friend, a lawyer, swears by e-mail because it helps her keep in touch with far-flung friends.• But Letitia stayed in touch, and together, sadly as it turned out, they had found family member Number Three.• We may have to be in touch again.• Lots of traveling dads and moms are now using e-mail to stay in touch.• EASY-TO-USE Paging is a simple but fast way to keep in touch.• I want you to stay in touch.• The idea was to hang together, keep in touch with the audience and maybe make a few bucks.
5 be out of touch
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be out of touch• I don't know what kind of music kids listen to these days -- I'm really out of touch.• The press accused MacGregor of being out of touch with the campaign he was supposed to be running.• If the average middle class white schoolchild is out of touch with the literary standard, the minority child is doubly so.
6 get in touch with something especially American EnglishAmE to realize and understand something such as your feelings and attitudes 认识到某事物，了解某事物〔如自己的情感、态度等〕
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get in touch with something• Insurance companies can get in touch with the site and negotiate a price for their return.• No-one could get in touch with you.• Is that getting in touch with nature?• Then get in touch with me.• I'm finally able to get in touch with who I am.• HomePro.com HomePro aims to make it easier for homeowners to get in touch with true trade professionals.• Be still for a moment to get in touch with your own breathing.• He tried to get in touch with Spider.• He thought that we get in touch with the world and others through meaningful work.
7 detail/addition 细节/补充 [countableC]DETAIL a small detail that improves or completes something 〔细节上的〕润色，修饰，点缀
8 way of doing STH 做某事的方式 [countableC]WAY/MANNER a particular way of doing something, or the ability to do it in a particular way 手法，风格，技巧
9 a touch of something LITTLE/NOT MUCHa small amount of something 少量某物，一点某物
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a touch of something• One gardenia casts a pleasant scent, but hundreds of gardenias can, for some, prompt a touch of nausea.• Do you detect a touch of moral fervour rippling its unsightly way across the normally limpid Weltanschauung of Oliver Russell?• I think I've got a touch of the flu.• All this room needs is a touch of paint.• This melancholy contrast brought to our Southern sensibilities a touch of sadness.• With more than a touch of relief, she thought he was about to go.• In everything he did there was a touch of charisma, and, following everything he did, a nagging doubt.• Max Baucus, will survive this plunge, albeit with a touch of fear.• I always treated the reports with a touch of caution.
10 a touch disappointed/faster/impatient etc LITTLE/NOT VERYslightly disappointed, faster etc 有点失望/加快/不耐烦等
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11 with/at the touch of a button/key used to emphasize that something can be done very easily by pressing a button 按一下按钮/键就行
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with/at the touch of a button/key• At the touch of a button a huge gate opens and I am confined in a small area between fences.• At the touch of a button they can still be made to disappear.• A customer uses her remote control to shop different channels with the touch of a button.• Up to ten needles can be operated separately by computer programme producing endless designs and colourways at the touch of a button.• Letters, words or whole lines can be deleted and new texts inserted at the touch of a button.• An oil dispensing massage head dispenses oil at the touch of a button to give a smooth, drag free massage.• You can add categories and recipes at the touch of a button.• Jet start operates for 30 seconds at the touch of a button.
12. a soft/easy touch informal if someone is a soft or an easy touch, you can easily persuade them to do what you want, especially give you money 〔尤指在钱方面〕好说话的人，有求必应的人
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a soft/easy touch• Artisans needed more than just fertile imaginations and a soft touch with a trowel to bring their work to life.• Leeds are a soft touch when it comes to transfers.• Next to it goes a soft touch 6a, Cocoluche, which has an easily avoidable 6b section.• Cool for Cats at Stennis Head - a soft touch E15b.• Middlesbrough showed a resilience that emphasised they are no longer a soft touch on their travels.• Terry was such a soft touch.• My client was a soft touch.• And he knew I was a soft touch, that I did most of the housework so he could be free.
13 way STH feels 某物的触感 [countableC usually singular] the way that something feels and the effect it has on your skin 触感
14 soccer/rugby 足球/英式橄榄球 [uncountableU] the area outside the lines that mark the playing area 边线以外的区域
→ common touch at common1(13), → a/the human touch at human1(5), → kick something into touch at kick1(11), → lose your touch at lose(1), → magic touch at magic2(5), → Midas touch, → a soft touch at soft(17)Examples from the Corpus
touch• Chance, coupled with rebellion and a touch of laziness.• He felt a touch on his shoulder and saw it was Mrs. Lyden.• Reid has a good touch for shooting the ball.• Well, that couldn't last, because I'd found my touch, right?• The ice caves add a nice touch to what could have been a typical roller coaster.• If the average middle class white schoolchild is out of touch with the literary standard, the minority child is doubly so.• Great service and a friendly staff give the hotel a personal touch.• Despite the tight squeeze, the office has graced Borrego Springs with a personal touch over the decades.• The soft touch of a clean cotton shirt was comforting.• The affected areas look like orange-peel and are cold to the touch.• A small neat iron bed with a shabby well-washed coverlet had one lumpy pillow and sheets which were hard to the touch.• With the touch of a wrong button, she could ruin the whole program.
sense of touch• Nocturnal spiders, on the other hand, depend largely on an extremely delicate sense of touch to find their prey.• It is invisible once applied and users retain full sense of touch and natural mobility of hands.• My hearing is painfully acute, and my sense of touch and smell quite profound.• Millions of years of evolution have equipped us to delicately manipulate our environment through our sense of touch.• This is a natural outgrowth of the sense of touch.• He realized that the sense of touch is concentrated in the fingertips.• On the first day, concentrate only on your sense of touch.• Then, at the end of the day, write about five hundred words through your sense of touch.
put the final/finishing touches to something• We can put the finishing touches to your programme.• The band are currently putting the finishing touches to their third album, which should be out early in the summer.• They will spend Valentine's Day putting the final touches to their wedding following a whirlwind telephone romance.• The more exacting you are in putting the finishing touches to the picture, the better the result will be.• With most members of the task force now dismissed, Mr Magaziner is putting the finishing touches to his report.• Over three, perhaps four difficult days they must put the finishing touches to a new treaty.• Meanwhile, Hilary Murphy, who sets the questions, puts the final touches to Bob's board.• Meanwhile paint from Porter will put the finishing touches to an entire village community in the United States.
personal touch• Family photos and a clock that tells time backward add a personal touch to the sterile academic atmosphere.• But other customers prefer to write the messages themselves, for more of a personal touch.• Despite the tight squeeze, the office has graced Borrego Springs with a personal touch over the decades.• I think people appreciate that personal touch.• To be successful the hotel will provide a friendly atmosphere, good service and the personal touch.• Steve, a believer in the personal touch, made their day by laying on their favourite drink, chilled Guinness.• Reagan resorted to the personal touch as a matter of instinct and long practice.
From Longman Business Dictionary
touchtouch /tʌtʃ/ verb [transitiveT]
touch base (with somebody) to telephone someone you work with, or visit them for a short time, while you are spending time somewhere else
I need to touch base with the office back in Boston.
(1200-1300) Old French tuchier, from Vulgar Latin toccare “to knock, hit a bell, touch”; from the sound
touch1 verb
→n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1touch2 noun →n USAGE1
→10-19
→n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1touch2 noun →n USAGE1
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