touch
verb/tʌtʃ/
/tʌtʃ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they touch | /tʌtʃ/ /tʌtʃ/ |
he / she / it touches | /ˈtʌtʃɪz/ /ˈtʌtʃɪz/ |
past simple touched | /tʌtʃt/ /tʌtʃt/ |
past participle touched | /tʌtʃt/ /tʌtʃt/ |
-ing form touching | /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ |
触摸;碰 - Don't touch that plate—it's hot!
别碰那个盘子,烫手! - Can you touch your toes? (= bend and reach them with your hands)
你直腿弯腰够得着你的脚趾吗? - touch somebody on something I touched him lightly on the arm.
我轻轻碰了碰他的手臂。 - touch somebody/something with something Do not touch anything with your bare hands.
不要用手直接触碰任何东西。 - He has hardly touched the ball all game.
他整场比赛几乎没碰到过球。 - (figurative) 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功夫,我整整一个星期没有碰它了。
Extra Examples- Don't you dare touch me!
你敢碰我! - He accidentally touched a live wire attached to overhead power cables.
他意外触到了与头顶电缆相连的电线。 - He did not actually touch the substance, but may have inhaled it.
他并没有实际接触那种物质,但也许吸进了一些微粒。 - He was close enough to touch her.
他和她挨得很近,都能摸着她了。 - He wouldn't let me touch the wound.
他不让我碰伤口。 - Her hand reached out to touch his cheek.
她伸出手去摸他的脸颊。 - His fingers briefly touched hers.
他的手指迅速地碰了一下她的手指。 - She hugged him, being careful not to touch his broken wrist.
她小心翼翼地拥抱了他,以免碰到他折断的手腕。 - In social groups, dolphins often touch each other with their pectoral fins.
在社交群体中,海豚经常用胸鳍互相接触。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- (not) actually
- not even
- not quite
- …
- want to
- (not) dare (to)
- reach out, over, up, etc. to
- …
- on
- with
- (be) careful not to touch something
- close enough to touch somebody/something
- Don't touch that plate—it's hot!
接触;触及 - Make sure the wires don't touch.
一定不要让金属线搭在一起。 - Their faces were almost touching.
他们的脸几乎碰到一块了。 - touch something Don't let your coat touch the wet paint.
你的外衣别蹭着还没有干的油漆。 - His coat was so long it was almost touching the floor.
他的大衣太长,差不多拖到地板上了。 - The dancer’s feet hardly seemed to touch the ground.
舞者仿佛足不点地。
- Make sure the wires don't touch.
移动;碰到;打(人);使受伤 - I told you not to touch my things.
我告诉过你不要动我的东西。 - 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!
- I told you not to touch my things.
感动;触动;感染 - touch somebody/something Her story touched us all deeply.
她的故事使我们大家深受感动。 - What he said really touched my heart.
他说的话着实打动了我的心。 - I had been touched by his kindness to my aunts.
他对我几个姑母的体贴令我感动。 - touch somebody/something to do something It truly touches me to know that I am holding in my hand a piece of paper used by someone who lived in 1745.
当我知道我手里拿着一张生活在 1745 年的人用过的纸时,我真的很感动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- touch somebody/something Her story touched us all deeply.
- [transitive] touch somebody/something (old-fashioned or formal) to affect somebody/something
影响 - These are issues that touch us all.
这些问题与我们大家都有关系。
Extra Examples- The life of a shepherd has been only marginally touched by technological change.
牧羊人的生活只受到技术变革的轻微影响。 - Even the most remote areas are now directly touched by political, educational and medical advances.
即使是最偏远的地区现在也直接受到政治、教育和医疗进步的影响。
- These are issues that touch us all.
- [transitive] (usually in negative sentences) touch something to eat, drink or use something
吃;喝;使用 - You've hardly touched your food.
你没怎么吃东西啊。 - He hasn't touched the money his aunt left him.
他还没动过他姑妈留给他的钱。
- You've hardly touched your food.
- [transitive] (usually in negative sentences) touch somebody to be as good as somebody in skill, quality, etc.
与…媲美;比得上;抵得过 - 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。
- No one can touch him when it comes to interior design.
- [transitive] touch something to reach a particular level, etc.
达到(某一水平等) - The speedometer was touching 90.
速度表显示时速达 90 英里。
- The speedometer was touching 90.
- [transitive] touch something/somebody to become connected with or work with a situation or person
与…有关;从事;与…共事 - Everything she touches turns to disaster.
什么事她一插手就会糟糕。 - 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。
- Everything she touches turns to disaster.
- [transitive] touch something to be seen on somebody’s face for a short time
(在脸上)闪现,掠过 - A smile touched the corners of his mouth.
他的嘴角闪现出一丝笑意。
- A smile touched the corners of his mouth.
with hand/part of body
no space between
move something/hit somebody
affect somebody/something
eat/drink/use
equal somebody
reach level
be involved with
of smile
Word OriginMiddle English: the verb from Old French tochier, probably from a Romance word of imitative origin; the noun originally from Old French touche, later (in certain senses) directly from the verb.
Idioms
be touched with something
- to have a small amount of a particular quality
略微带点儿;轻微呈现 - His hair was touched with grey.
他的头发有些斑白。 - Some of her poems are touched with real genius.
她写的一些诗确实透着股才气。
- His hair was touched with grey.
catch/touch somebody on the raw
- (British English) to upset somebody by reminding them of something they are particularly sensitive about
触到某人的痛处;揭某人的疮疤
hit/touch/strike a (raw/sensitive) nerve
- to mention a subject that makes somebody feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc.
触及要害;触动痛处 - You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.
你谈起他的第一任妻子,这就触到了他的痛处。 - My remarks about divorce had unwittingly touched a raw nerve.
我关于离婚的言论无意间触到了别人的痛处。 - The article struck a raw nerve as it revived unpleasant memories.
这篇文章唤起了不愉快的回忆,触及痛处。
- You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.
not harm/touch a hair of somebody’s head
- to not hurt somebody physically in any way
不动某人一根头发;丝毫不伤害某人
not touch somebody/something with a bargepole (British English)
(North American English not touch somebody/something with a ten-foot pole)
- (informal) to refuse to get involved with somebody/something or in a particular situation
决不与…有任何牵扯;拒不牵扯到…中去 - Personally, I wouldn’t touch him or his business with a bargepole.
就我个人而言,我不会用竿子碰他或他的生意。
- Personally, I wouldn’t touch him or his business with a bargepole.
strike/touch a chord (with somebody)
- to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
引起同情(或共鸣) - The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.
讲演者显然已引起了听众的共鸣。
- The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.
touch base (with somebody)
- (informal) to make contact with somebody again
再次联系
touch bottom
- to reach the ground at the bottom of an area of water
触到水底 - I put my feet down and touched bottom.
我把脚放下,触到了底部。
- I put my feet down and touched bottom.
- to reach the worst possible state or condition
到最坏境况;到最低点;跌到谷底 - Her career really touched bottom with that movie.
那部电影真的使她的事业跌至谷底。
- Her career really touched bottom with that movie.
touch/strike a chord (with somebody)
- to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
引起同情(或共鸣) - The speaker had obviously touched a chord with his audience.
演讲者显然引起了听众的共鸣。
- The speaker had obviously touched a chord with his audience.
touch/tug your forelock (to somebody)
- (British English, disapproving) to show too much respect for somebody of a higher class, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you
(对地位比自己高的人)毕恭毕敬
touch wood (British English)
(North American English knock on wood)
- (saying) used when talking about your previous good luck or your hopes for the future, to avoid bringing bad luck
碰碰木头希望好运常在(谈到从前的好运气或未来的愿望时使用,以防厄运) - I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—touch wood!
我开车 20 多年从来没出过事故,但愿好运常在!
- I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—touch wood!
within touching distance (of something)
(British English also within spitting distance)
(also within shouting distance especially in North American English)
- (informal) very close
紧密的;密切的 - We came within touching distance of winning the cup.
我们离赢得奖杯已经很近了。 - We live within spitting distance of the bus station.
我们住的地方离公交车站很近。
- We came within touching distance of winning the cup.