touch

verb

用手或身体部位 with hand/part of body

1. 触摸；碰
   to put your hand or another part of your body onto sb/sth
   1. Don't touch that plate─it's hot!
      别碰那个盘子，烫手！
   2. Can you touch your toes (= bend and reach them with your hands) ?
      你弯腰够得着你的脚趾吗？
   3. I touched him lightly on the arm.
      我轻轻碰了碰他的手臂。
   4. He has hardly touched the ball all game.
      他整场比赛几乎没碰到过球。
   5. I must do some more work on that article─I haven't touched it all week.
      我还得在那篇文章上再下点儿工夫，我整整一个星期没有碰它了。

无间隙 no space between

2. 接触；触及
   to be or come so close together that there is no space between
   1. Make sure the wires don't touch.
      一定不要让金属线搭在一起。
   2. Don't let your coat touch the wet paint.
      你的外衣别蹭着还没有干的油漆。
   3. His coat was so long it was almost touching the floor.
      他的大衣太长，差不多拖到地板了。

移动东西；打人 move sth/hit sb

3. 移动；碰到；打（人）；使受伤
   to move sth, especially in such a way that you damage it; to hit or harm sb
   1. I told you not to touch my things.
      我告诉过你不要动我的东西。
   2. He said I kicked him, but I never touched him!
      他说我踢他了，可是我从来就没碰过他！

吃；喝；用 eat/drink/use

4. 吃；喝；使用
   to eat, drink or use sth
   1. You've hardly touched your food.
      你没怎么吃东西啊。
   2. He hasn't touched the money his aunt left him.
      他还没动过他姑妈留给他的钱。

影响某人 / 某事物 affect sb/sth

5. 感动；触动；使同情
   to make sb feel upset or sympathetic
   1. Her story touched us all deeply.
      她的故事使我们大家深受感动。
6. 影响；与…有关
   to affect or concern sb/sth
   1. These are issues that touch us all.
      这些问题与我们大家都有关系。

与…等同 equal sb

7. 与…媲美；比得上；抵得过
   to be as good as sb in skill, quality, etc.
   1. No one can touch him when it comes to interior design.
      在室内设计方面，没有人能比得上他。

达到水平 reach level

8. 达到（某一水平等）
   to reach a particular level, etc.
   1. The speedometer was touching 90.
      速度表显示时速达90英里。

被牵涉 be involved with

9. 与…有关；从事；与…共事
   to become connected with or work with a situation or person
   1. Everything she touches turns to disaster.
      什么事她一插手就会糟糕。
   2. His last two movies have been complete flops and now no studio will touch him.
      他的前两部电影彻底失败了，现在没有制片厂愿意用他。

微笑 of smile

10. （在脸上）闪现，掠过
    to be seen on sb's face for a short time
    1. A smile touched the corners of his mouth.
       他的嘴角闪现出一丝笑意。

noun

感觉 sense

1. 触觉；触感
   the sense that enables you to be aware of things and what they are like when you put your hands and fingers on them
   1. the sense of touch
      触觉

用手或身体部位 with hand/part of body

2. 触摸；触；碰
   an act of putting your hand or another part of your body onto sb/sth
   1. The gentle touch of his hand on her shoulder made her jump.
      他的手轻轻地触了一下她肩膀便使她跳了起来。
   2. All this information is readily available at the touch of a button (= by simply pressing a button) .
      这么多的资料一按键便可毫不费力地查到。
   3. This type of engraving requires a delicate touch.
      这种雕刻要求手法轻巧。

给人的感觉 way sth feels

3. 触摸时的感觉
   the way that sth feels when you put your hand or fingers on it or when it comes into contact with your body
   1. The body was cold to the touch .
      这具尸体摸上去是冰冷的。
   2. material with a smooth silky touch
      摸起来光滑得像丝绸一样的料子
   3. He could not bear the touch of clothing on his sunburnt skin.
      他忍受不住衣服磨蹭他那被太阳灼伤的皮肤。

细节 small detail

4. 修饰；润色；装点
   a small detail that is added to sth in order to improve it or make it complete
   1. I spent the morning putting the finishing touches to the report.
      我花了一个上午为这个报告做最后的润色。
   2. Meeting them at the airport was a nice touch.
      到机场迎接他们是一个妙招。

办事方法 way of doing sth

5. 作风；风格；手法
   a way or style of doing sth
   1. She prefers to answer any fan mail herself for a more personal touch.
      她喜欢针对每一位崇拜者的来信，亲自予以回复。
   2. Computer graphics will give your presentation the professional touch.
      计算机绘图将会使你的演示具有专业特色。
   3. He couldn't find his magic touch with the ball today (= he didn't play well) .
      他今天施展不出神奇的踢球技巧。
   4. This meal is awful. I think I'm losing my touch (= my ability to do sth) .
      这顿饭太难吃了。我想我的烹调技艺在走下坡路。

微量 small amount

6. 一点儿；少许
   a very small amount
   1. There was a touch of sarcasm in her voice.
      她的话音中有点儿讥讽的意味。

轻微 slightly

7. 轻微；稍许
   slightly; a little
   1. The music was a touch too loud for my liking.
      这音乐有点太吵，不合我的口味。

足球；橄榄球 in football/rugby

8. 边线以外的区域
   the area outside the lines that mark the sides of the playing field
   1. He kicked the ball into touch.
      他把球踢出了边线。

1. VERB 触摸;接触;碰到
   If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it.
   1. Her tiny hands gently touched my face...
      她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
   2. Don't touch that dial…
      不要碰那个刻度盘。
   3. She reached down, touching her toes with opposite hands…
      她弯腰向下，左右手交叉触及脚趾。
   4. The virus is not passed on through touching or shaking hands.
      那种病毒不会通过接触或握手传染。
   5. Touch is also a noun.
      
   6. Sometimes even a light touch on the face is enough to trigger off this pain.
      有时即便轻轻一碰脸部都足以引起这种疼痛。
2. V-RECIP-ERG (使)接触;(使)相碰
   If two things are touching, or if one thing touches another, or if you touch two things, their surfaces come into contact with each other.
   1. Their knees were touching ...
      他们的膝盖挨着。
   2. A cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another rider...
      一个骑车人与另一辆自行车车轮相碰后摔倒在地。
   3. If my arm touches the wall, it has to be washed again...
      如果我的胳膊碰到了墙，就得再洗一次。
   4. In some countries people stand close enough to touch elbows...
      在某些国家人们站得很近,足以挨到臂肘。
   5. He touched the cow's side with his stick.
      他用棍子碰了碰牛的肋部。
3. N-UNCOUNT 触觉;触感
   Your sense of touch is your ability to tell what something is like when you feel it with your hands.
   1. The evidence suggests that our sense of touch is programmed to diminish with age.
      有证据表明，我们的触觉会随着年龄的增长而减损。
   2. …boys and girls who are blind and who want to be able to read and write by touch.
      想通过触觉读写的失明的男孩和女孩
4. VERB 轻击;轻碰
   To touch something means to strike it, usually quite gently.
   1. He scored the first time he touched the ball…
      他第一次触球就得分了。
   2. As the aeroplane went down the runway the wing touched a pile of rubble.
      飞机降落沿跑道滑行的时候机翼擦到了一堆碎石。
5. VERB (与否定词连用)处理，照看，照管
   If something has not been touched, nobody has dealt with it or taken care of it.
   1. When John began to restore the house in the 1960s, nothing had been touched for 40 years.
      约翰 20 世纪 60 年代开始整修那幢房子时，它已有 40 年都无人照管了。
6. VERB (与否定词连用，尤用于受到指责时)伤害，攻击，破坏
   If you say that you did not touch someone or something, you are emphasizing that you did not attack, harm or destroy them, especially when you have been accused of doing so.
   1. Pearce remained adamant, saying 'I didn't touch him'...
      皮尔斯仍旧坚定不移地说：“我没有碰过他。”
   2. I was in the garden. I never touched the sandwiches.
      我那时在花园里。我根本没动三明治。
7. VERB (与否定词连用)尝，吃，喝，用
   You say that you never touch something or that you have not touched something for a long time to emphasize that you never use it, or you have not used it for a long time.
   1. He doesn't drink much and doesn't touch drugs...
      他喝酒不多，也不沾毒品。
   2. His diet is vegetarian, and he hasn't touched meat for six years…
      他吃素，已经 6 年不知肉味了。
   3. Jones hasn't touched a trumpet in 10 years.
      琼斯有 10 年没吹小号了。
8. VERB 谈及;涉及
   If you touch on a particular subject or problem, you mention it or write briefly about it.
   1. The film touches on these issues, but only superficially...
      这部电影涉及了这些问题，但却流于表面。
   2. She writes about women's idealisation of men, touching briefly on the topic of women's fantasy life.
      她写女人心目中理想化的男人，其中简单涉及了女人所幻想的生活的话题。
9. VERB (短时间地)影响到
   If something touches you, it affects you in some way for a short time.
   1. ...a guilt that in some sense touches everyone...
      在某种意义上影响到每个人的负罪感
   2. Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
      战争年代的救济金也没有惠及所有的人。
10. VERB 触动;感动
    If something that someone says or does touches you, it affects you emotionally, often because you see that they are suffering a lot or that they are being very kind.
    1. It has touched me deeply to see how these people live...
       看到这些人的生活境况，我深受触动。
    2. Her enthusiasm touched me.
       她的热情打动了我。
11. VERB 具有…特性
    If something is touched with a particular quality, it has a certain amount of that quality.
    1. His crinkly hair was touched with grey...
       他卷曲的头发有些花白。
    2. The boy was touched with genius.
       那个男孩透着点天分。
12. VERB 比得上;及得过
    If you say about someone that nobody can touch him or her for a particular thing, you mean that he or she is much better at it than anyone else.
    1. No one can touch these girls for professionalism.
       就职业素养来说，没人能比得上这些姑娘。
13. VERB 达到
    To touch a particular level, amount, or score, especially a high one, means to reach it.
    1. By the third lap Kinkead had touched 289 m.p.h.
       到第三圈时，金基德的车速达到了每小时 289 英里。
    2. The winds had touched storm-force the day before.
       风力前一天就已达到了狂风级。
14. VERB 向(某人)要(钱)
    If you touch someone for money, you ask them to give it to you.
    1. Now is the time to touch him for a loan.
       现在是向他借笔钱的时候了。
15. N-COUNT 润色;装点;修饰
    A touch is a detail which is added to something to improve it.
    1. They called the event 'a tribute to heroes', which was a nice touch...
       他们把这一活动称为“向英雄致敬”，这可是加分之举。
    2. Small touches to a room such as flowers can be what gives a house its vitality.
       房间里放些诸如鲜花之类的小点缀可以给家里带来生气。
16. N-SING 风格;手法;特有方式
    If someone has a particular kind of touch, they have a particular way of doing something.
    1. The dishes he produces all have a personal touch...
       他做的菜全都带有其个人风格。
    2. The striker was unable to find his scoring touch.
       那个前锋找不到进球的感觉。
17. QUANT 一点;些许
    A touch of something is a very small amount of it.
    1. She thought she just had a touch of flu...
       她认为自己仅仅有点感冒。
    2. At university he wrote a bit, did a touch of acting, and indulged in internal college politics.
       在大学期间他写过一点东西，小试过表演，并迷恋于校内政治活动。
18. PHRASE 稍许;略微
    You can use a touch to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order to make something you say seem less extreme. For example, if you say that something is a touch expensive, you might really think that it is very expensive.
    1. We were all a touch uneasy, I think...
       我想我们都稍有点不自在。
    2. I found it a touch distasteful.
       我觉得这略有点让人反感。
19. See also: touching
20. PHRASE 一按;一摁
    You use at the touch of in expressions such as at the touch of a button and at the touch of a key to indicate that something is possible by simply touching a switch or one of the keys of a keyboard.
    1. Staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a button.
       工作人员一摁按钮便可以追踪电话。
    2. …seats that flip out at the touch of a lever.
       一按控制杆就会翻开的座位
21. PHRASE 平易近人的品质
    If you say that someone has the common touch, you mean that they have the natural ability to have a good relationship with ordinary people and be popular with them.
    1. Unlike many senior judges, he has consistently shown that he has the common touch.
       与很多高级法官不同，他一贯表现得平易近人。
22. PHRASE (与…)联络;(与…)联系
    If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
    1. I will get in touch with solicitors about this…
       我会就此事与律师联系。
    2. The organisation would be in touch with him tomorrow...
       该组织明天就会和他联络。
    3. My parents were constantly in touch.
       我的父母一直都保持着联系。
23. PHRASE 了解最新情况(或信息)/不了解最新情况(或信息)
    If you are in touch with a subject or situation, or if someone keeps you in touch with it, you know the latest news or information about it. If you are out of touch with it, you do not know the latest news or information about it.
    1. You'll also be kept in touch with local Oxfam events.
       您还将随时获得乐施会在当地的最新活动信息。
    2. ...keeping the unemployed in touch with the labour market...
       使失业者即时了解劳动力市场的最新动态
    3. Mr Cavazos' problem was that he was out of touch.
       卡瓦佐斯先生的问题是他不了解最新形势。
24. PHR-RECIP (与…)失去联络;(与…)失去联系
    If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
    1. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends...
       干我这行，往往会与朋友失去联系。
    2. We lost touch after that.
       我们自那以后就失去了联络。
25. PHRASE 不再了解最新情况(或信息)
    If you lose touch with something, you no longer have the latest news or information about it.
    1. Their leaders have lost touch with what is happening in the country.
       他们的领导人不再了解该国正发生的一切。
26. PHRASE 不确定的事态;无法预言的事
    If you say that something is touch and go, you mean that you are uncertain whether it will happen or succeed.
    1. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.
       我们是否会破产还很难说。
27. PHRASE 容易借钱给人的人;好说话的人
    If you say that someone is a soft touch or an easy touch, you mean that they can easily be persuaded to lend you money or to do things for you.
    1. Mr Wilson is no soft touch…
       威尔逊先生绝不会轻易借钱给别人。
    2. Pamela was an easy touch when she needed some cash.
       她缺钱花的时候，帕梅拉总是有求必应。
28. would not touch someone or something with a barge pole → see: barge pole

1. Her tiny hands gently touched my face
   她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
2. She reached down, touching her toes with opposite hands
   她弯腰向下，左右手交叉触及脚趾。
3. The virus is not passed on through touching or shaking hands.
   那种病毒不会通过接触或握手传染。
4. Their knees were touching
   他们的膝盖挨着。
5. A cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another rider
   一个骑车人与另一辆自行车车轮相碰后摔倒在地。
6. If my arm touches the wall, it has to be washed again
   如果我的胳膊碰到了墙，就得再洗一次。
7. The evidence suggests that our sense of touch is programmed to diminish with age.
   有证据表明，我们的触觉会随着年龄的增长而减损。
8. He scored the first time he touched the ball
   他第一次触球就得分了。
9. When John began to restore the house in the 1960s, nothing had been touched for 40 years.
   约翰20世纪60年代开始整修那幢房子时，它已有40年都无人照管了。
10. Pearce remained adamant, saying 'I didn't touch him'
    皮尔斯仍旧坚定不移地说：“我没有碰过他。”
11. He doesn't drink much and doesn't touch drugs
    他喝酒不多，也不沾毒品。
12. The film touches on these issues, but only superficially
    这部电影涉及了这些问题，但却流于表面。
13. Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
    战争年代的救济金也没有惠及所有的人。
14. It has touched me deeply to see how these people live
    看到这些人的生活境况，我深受触动。
15. His crinkly hair was touched with grey
    他卷曲的头发有些花白。
16. No one can touch these girls for professionalism.
    就职业素养来说，没人能比得上这些姑娘。
17. By the third lap Kinkead had touched 289 m.p.h.
    到第三圈时，金基德的车速达到了每小时289英里。
18. Now is the time to touch him for a loan.
    现在是向他借笔钱的时候了。
19. They called the event 'a tribute to heroes', which was a nice touch
    他们把这一活动称为“向英雄致敬”，这可是加分之举。
20. The dishes he produces all have a personal touch
    他做的菜全都带有其个人风格。
21. She thought she just had a touch of flu
    她认为自己仅仅有点感冒。
22. We were all a touch uneasy, I think
    我想我们都稍有点不自在。
23. Staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a button.
    工作人员一摁按钮便可以追踪电话。
24. Unlike many senior judges, he has consistently shown that he has the common touch.
    与很多高级法官不同，他一贯表现得平易近人。
25. I will get in touch with solicitors about this
    我会就此事与律师联系。
26. You'll also be kept in touch with local Oxfam events.
    您还将随时获得乐施会在当地的最新活动信息。
27. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends
    干我这行，往往会与朋友失去联系。
28. Their leaders have lost touch with what is happening in the country.
    他们的领导人不再了解该国正发生的一切。
29. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.
    我们是否会破产还很难说。
30. Mr Wilson is no soft touch
    威尔逊先生绝不会轻易借钱给别人。

  touch brush dab feel【导航词义：触摸】

  touch v. 触摸，碰

〔辨析〕指用手或手指等触摸某人或某物，强调动作。

  brush v. 轻触，触碰

〔辨析〕指轻轻地触碰某人或某物。

  dab v. 轻触，轻拍

〔辨析〕指多次轻触某物，通常使用布类的东西。

  feel v. 触摸

〔辨析〕指用手或手指触摸某物以了解其情况，侧重于触摸后的感觉。

touch down

1. 着陆；降落
   to land
2. （在对方球门线后）持球触地得分，底线得分
   to score a try by putting the ball on the ground behind the other team's goal line
   1. Don't touch that plate─it's hot!
      别碰那个盘子，烫手！
   2. Can you touch your toes (= bend and reach them with your hands) ?
      你弯腰够得着你的脚趾吗？
   3. I touched him lightly on the arm.
      我轻轻碰了碰他的手臂。
   4. He has hardly touched the ball all game.
      他整场比赛几乎没碰到过球。
   5. I must do some more work on that article─I haven't touched it all week.
      我还得在那篇文章上再下点儿工夫，我整整一个星期没有碰它了。

touch sb for sth

1. 向…要，劝说…借给（尤指钱）
   to persuade sb to give or lend you sth, especially money
   1. Make sure the wires don't touch.
      一定不要让金属线搭在一起。
   2. Don't let your coat touch the wet paint.
      你的外衣别蹭着还没有干的油漆。
   3. His coat was so long it was almost touching the floor.
      他的大衣太长，差不多拖到地板了。

touch sth↔off

1. 触发，引发，引起（困难或暴力的局面）
   to make sth begin, especially a difficult or violent situation
   1. I told you not to touch my things.
      我告诉过你不要动我的东西。
   2. He said I kicked him, but I never touched him!
      他说我踢他了，可是我从来就没碰过他！

touch on/upon sth

1. 谈及；提及
   to mention or deal with a subject in only a few words, without going into detail
   1. You've hardly touched your food.
      你没怎么吃东西啊。
   2. He hasn't touched the money his aunt left him.
      他还没动过他姑妈留给他的钱。

touch sb↔up

1. （常指强行猥亵地）触摸
   to touch sb sexually, usually in a way that is not expected or welcome
   1. Her story touched us all deeply.
      她的故事使我们大家深受感动。

touch sth↔up

1. （稍加）修饰，润色，修改
   to improve sth by changing or adding to it slightly

v.

be touched with sth

• 略微带点儿；轻微呈现
  to have a small amount of a particular quality
  1. His hair was touched with grey.
     他的头发有些斑白。

not touch sb/sth with a bargepole

• 决不与…有任何牵扯；拒不牵扯到…中去
  to refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation

touch base (with sb)

• 再次联系
  to make contact with sb again

touch bottom

• 触到水底
  to reach the ground at the bottom of an area of water
• 到最坏境况；到最低点；跌到谷底
  to reach the worst possible state or condition

touch wood

• （表示希望继续走好运）
  used when you have just mentioned some way in which you have been lucky in the past, to avoid bringing bad luck
  1. I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident─touch wood!
     我开车20多年从来没出过车祸，但愿老走好运！

strike/touch a chord (with sb)

• 引起同情（或共鸣）
  to say or do sth that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
  1. The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.
     讲演者显然已引起了听众的共鸣。

touch/tug your forelock (to sb)

• （对某人）毕恭毕敬
  to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you

not harm/touch a hair of sb's head

• 不动某人一根头发；丝毫不伤害某人
  to not hurt sb physically in any way

hit/touch a (raw/sensitive) nerve

• 触及要害；触动痛处
  to mention a subject that makes sb feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc.
  1. You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.
     你谈起他的第一个妻子，这就触到了他的痛处。

catch/touch sb on the raw

• 触到某人的痛处；揭某人的疮疤
  to upset sb by reminding them of sth they are particularly sensitive about

n.

be, get, keep, etc. in touch (with sb)

• （与…）有（或进行、保持等）联系
  to communicate with sb, especially by writing to them or telephoning them
  1. Are you still in touch with your friends from college?
     你和大学的同学还有联系吗？
  2. Thanks for showing us your products─we'll be in touch.
     谢谢给我们介绍你们的产品，我们将会保持联系。
  3. I'm trying to get in touch with Jane. Do you have her number?
     我正在设法和简取得联系。你有她的电话号码吗？
  4. Let's keep in touch.
     咱们保持联系。
  5. I'll put you in touch with someone in your area.
     我将安排你和你那个地区的一个人进行联系。

be, keep, etc. in touch (with sth)

• 了解（某课题或领域的情况）
  to know what is happening in a particular subject or area
  1. It is important to keep in touch with the latest research.
     及时掌握最新研究情况很重要。

be out of touch (with sb)

• 失去联系；不再了解（某人的）情况
  to no longer communicate with sb, so that you no longer know what is happening to them

be, become, etc. out of touch (with sth)

• 不再了解，不懂得（某课题或领域）的情况
  to not know or understand what is happening in a particular subject or area
  1. Unfortunately, the people making the decisions are out of touch with the real world.
     令人遗憾的是，制订决策的人不了解实情。

an easy/a soft touch

• （尤指在钱财方面）有求必应的人，耳根子软的人
  a person that you can easily persuade to do sth, especially to give you money
  1. Unfortunately, my father is no soft touch.
     可惜，我父亲并非有求必应。

lose touch (with sb/sth)

• 失去联系
  to no longer have any contact with sb/sth
  1. I've lost touch with all my old friends.
     我与所有的老朋友都失去了联系。
• 不再了解（尤指一般人的想法）
  to no longer understand sth, especially how ordinary people feel

the common touch

• （有权势者或名人的）平易近人的品质
  the ability of a powerful or famous person to talk to and understand ordinary people

a light touch

• 灵巧的处事能力
  the ability to deal with sth in a delicate and relaxed way
  1. She handles this difficult subject with a light touch.
     她处理起这种难题来方法很巧妙。