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. 触摸;接触;碰到
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Her tiny hands gently touched my face. [VERB noun]
她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
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Don't touch that dial… [VERB noun]
不要碰那个刻度盘。
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She reached down, touching her toes with opposite hands… [VERB noun]
她弯腰向下，左右手交叉触及脚趾。
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The virus is not passed on through touching or shaking hands. [VERB-ing]
那种病毒不会通过接触或握手传染。
SYN feel, handle, finger, stroke
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. (使)接触;(使)相碰
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Their knees were touching . [VERB]
他们的膝盖挨着。
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A cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another rider. [VERB noun + with]
一个骑车人与另一辆自行车车轮相碰后摔倒在地。
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If my arm touches the wall, it has to be washed again. [VERB noun]
如果我的胳膊碰到了墙，就得再洗一次。
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In some countries people stand close enough to touch elbows. [VERB noun]
在某些国家人们站得很近,足以挨到臂肘。
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He touched the cow's side with his stick. [VERB noun + with]
他用棍子碰了碰牛的肋部。
SYN come into contact, meet, contact, border
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. 触觉;触感
SYN feeling, feel, handling, physical contact
4 VERB 轻击;轻碰 To touch something means to strike it, usually quite gently. 轻击;轻碰
SYN tap, hit, strike, push
5 VERB [usually passive] (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. (与否定词连用)处理，照看，照管
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When John began to restore the house in the 1960s, nothing had been touched for 40 years. [be VERB-ed]
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。
SYN deal with, do, handle, take care of
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. (与否定词连用，尤用于受到指责时)伤害，攻击，破坏 [emphasis]
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Pearce remained adamant, saying 'I didn't touch him'. [VERB noun]
皮尔斯仍旧坚定不移地说：“我没有碰过他。”
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I was in the garden. I never touched the sandwiches. [VERB noun]
我那时在花园里。我根本没动三明治。
7 VERB [no passive] (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. (与否定词连用)尝，吃，喝，用 [emphasis]
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He doesn't drink much and doesn't touch drugs. [VERB noun]
他喝酒不多，也不沾毒品。
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His diet is vegetarian, and he hasn't touched meat for six years… [VERB noun]
他吃素，已经 6 年不知肉味了。
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Jones hasn't touched a trumpet in 10 years. [VERB noun]
琼斯有 10 年没吹小号了。
SYN consume, take, drink, eat
8 VERB 谈及;涉及 If you touch on a particular subject or problem, you mention it or write briefly about it. 谈及;涉及
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The film touches on these issues, but only superficially. [VERB + on/upon]
这部电影涉及了这些问题，但却流于表面。
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She writes about women's idealisation of men, touching briefly on the topic of women's fantasy life. [VERB on/upon noun]
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. (短时间地)影响到
SYN affect, mark, involve, strike
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. 触动;感动
SYN move, upset, stir, disturb
11 VERB [usually passive] 具有…特性 If something is touched with a particular quality, it has a certain amount of that quality. 具有…特性 [written]
12 VERB [no cont] [no passive] 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. 比得上;及得过 [Also VERB n]
SYN match, rival, equal, compare with
13 VERB [no passive] 达到 To touch a particular level, amount, or score, especially a high one, means to reach it. 达到 [mainly British]
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By the third lap Kinkead had touched 289 m.p.h. [VERB noun]
到第三圈时，金基德的车速达到了每小时 289 英里。
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The winds had touched storm-force the day before. [VERB noun]
风力前一天就已达到了狂风级。
SYN reach, hit [informal] , come to, rise to
14 VERB 向(某人)要(钱) If you touch someone for money, you ask them to give it to you. 向(某人)要(钱) [informal]
SYN ask, approach, beg, borrow from
15 N-COUNT 润色;装点;修饰 A touch is a detail which is added to something to improve it. 润色;装点;修饰
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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。
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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。
SYN detail, feature, addition, accessory
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. 风格;手法;特有方式
SYN style, approach, method, technique
17 QUANT 一点;些许 A touch of something is a very small amount of it. 一点;些许
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She thought she just had a touch of flu. [+ of]
她认为自己仅仅有点感冒。
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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. 稍许;略微 [mainly British, vagueness]
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. 一按;一摁
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. 平易近人的品质 [approval]
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. (与…)联络;(与…)联系
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I will get in touch with solicitors about this…
我会就此事与律师联系。
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The organisation would be in touch with him tomorrow.
该组织明天就会和他联络。
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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. 了解最新情况(或信息)/不了解最新情况(或信息)
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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。
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...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
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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. (与…)失去联络;(与…)失去联系
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. 不再了解最新情况(或信息)
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. 不确定的事态;无法预言的事
SYN risky, close, near, dangerous
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. 容易借钱给人的人;好说话的人 [informal]
28 would not touch someone or something with a barge pole→see: barge pole the finishing touch→see: finish touch wood→see: wood
Phrasal verbs: - touch downtouch off
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| ADJ. | gentle touch, light touch 1 nice touch, personal touch, soft touch 15 finishing touch 15 29 |
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