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touch (obj) USE FINGERStQtFvto move esp. the fingers or the whole hand quickly and lightly onto and off (something)碰,触摸That paint is wet -- don't touch (it). [I/T]那油漆未干----别碰(它)。He touched the girl on the arm to get her attention. [T]他碰了碰这个女孩的胳膊以引起她的注意。The child touched the worm with a twig. [T]这个孩子用小树枝碰了碰这条虫子。The driver just touched the brake (= put his foot on it lightly) and the car swerved. [T]司机只是碰了碰煞车,车子就突然歪向了一边。(fig.) The setting sun touched the trees with red (= made them appear red for a short time). [T]落日的余晖染红了树林。(fig.) Tragedy touched their lives (= they experienced it) when their son was 16.当他们的儿子16岁时,悲剧降临到他们的生活中。(infml) If you say you do not touch a food or drink, you mean that you never eat or drink it.不吃(喝)No thanks, I never touch chocolate/alcohol. [T]不,谢谢,我从不吃巧克力/不喝酒。Honestly, I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all night. [T]老实说,一晚上我都没有沾一滴酒。(Br) I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole/(Am also) touch it with a ten-foot pole (= I wouldn't buy it or be involved with it in any way).我压根不愿意碰它。If a situation is touch-and-go, it is uncertain.不确定的The doctor says that it is touch-and-go whether the patient will survive.医生说这个病人是否能救活尚不能确定。Something which touches a (raw) nerve makes you remember something which makes you feel unhappy or uncomfortable.触及(痛处)要害The newspaper article touched a raw nerve -- people still resent the closure of the local school.报纸上的这篇文章触到了要害----人们仍然愤恨关闭当地的学校。The talk was about educational opportunities for adults, and the speaker also touched on/upon (= spoke briefly about) sources of finance.谈话是关于成人受教育机会,发言人也略微谈及了经费的来源。(Br infml) She claimed that he had tried to touch her up (Am feel her up) (= touch her in a sexual way without her wanting him to).她声称他企图骚扰她。[TOUCH UP](infml) If you say touch wood you are hoping for a good result or good luck.希望有好运气The deal will be agreed on Wednesday, touch wood.这笔交易将在星期三达成协议,祝好运气。(Am and Aus) Touch football is an informal type of football in which play stops if a player puts their hand onto the person who has the ball.(美,澳)触身式橄榄球(trademark) A Touch-Tone phone is a telephone which produces different sounds when the different buttons with numbers on them are pressed. Touch-Tone telephones can be used for exchanging information electronically by telephone.按钮式电话机You can call your bank and perform a transaction using a Touch-Tone phone.你可以用按钮式电话机给银行打电话,进行交易。I'm learning to touch-type (= to use a keyboard without looking at the keys).我正在学习不看键盘按指法打字。
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