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| 1 | T to put your hand or part of your body on someone or something 触摸；碰到；接触 |
| | Beth reached out and touched his cheek. 贝丝伸出手摸了摸他的脸颊。 |
| | He was careful not to touch the blood. 他小心翼翼，避免碰到那些血。 |
| | touch sth to sth (=move something so that it touches something else) ‘Be quiet!’ she said, touching her finger to her lips. 使某物与某物碰在一起 |
| | He touched the napkin briefly to his chin. 他用餐巾匆匆地擦了擦下巴。 |
| | | 1a | to press something in a light way with your finger or foot to make something work 轻按；轻踩 | | | Kate touched a button and the machine whirred into action. 凯特按了个按钮，机器就嗡嗡地运转起来。 | |
| | | 1b | to put your hand on someone’ s body in a sexual way 抚摸 | | | It was the first time he had touched her. 那是他第一次抚摸她。 | |
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| 2 | I/T if two things touch , or if something touches something else , there is no space between them 贴着；碰到 |
| | The chair was so high that his feet couldn’ t touch the ground. 椅子太高了，他的脚都碰不着地。 |
| | They stood next to each other, barely touching. 他们站得很近，差点就贴在一起了。 |
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| 3 | T to affect your emotions, especially so that you feel sad or sympathetic 感动；打动；触动 |
| | His comments really touched me. 他的话真的打动了我。 |
| | He was touched by their suffering and offered to help. 他被他们的痛苦遭遇打动了，提出要帮助他们。 |
| | touch sb’ s heart The plight of the orphans has touched the hearts of thousands of people. 孤儿们的困境打动了成千上万人的心。 |
| | | 3a | to feel grateful because someone has been very kind to you 感激；感谢 | | | I was really touched by the flowers he sent. 我真的很感谢他送来的花。 | | | Eric was touched by her concern. 埃里克很感激她的关心。 | |
| | | 3b | to be affected by a particular quality or feeling 受某事物影响 | | | He was suddenly touched by a strange sense of panic. 他忽然感到一种莫名的恐慌。 | |
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| 4 | T to change or influence someone or something in a positive way （积极地）改变，影响 |
| | Diana touched many people’ s lives through her charity work. 黛安娜通过慈善工作改变了很多人的生活。 |
| | | 4a | to change something in a way that is noticeable 显著地改变 | | | The old farmhouse has hardly been touched by modern trends. 这座旧农舍几乎没受到现代潮流的影响。 | |
| | | 4b | if an expression , especially a smile , touches your lips or eyes, you have it for a short time 露出，浮现出（尤指笑容） | | | A trace of a smile touched her lips. 她的嘴唇上浮现出一丝微笑。 | |
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| 5 | T always in negatives to eat or drink a particular thing 吃；喝 |
| | She was so upset that she had barely touched her food. 她愁得几乎什么也吃不下。 |
| | I never touch meat or dairy products. 我从不吃肉和奶制品。 |
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| 6 | T usually in negatives to use something 使用 |
| | Don’ t touch anything of mine while I’ m away. 我不在时，别动我的东西。 |
| | I haven’ t touched any of the money she left me. 我丝毫未动她留给我的钱。 |
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| 7 | T always in negatives to work on something 从事；做 |
| | I haven’ t touched the garden for weeks. 我有好几个星期没收拾花园了。 |
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| 8 | T to deal with a particular subject , situation etc 处理；对付 |
| | I wouldn’ t touch such a difficult piece of work. 我不想应付这么难的工作。 |
| | | 8a | to deal with or accept someone 与…打交道；接受 | | | Most employers won’ t touch you if you’ ve got a criminal record. 大多数雇主都不愿意接纳有犯罪记录的人。 | |
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| 9 | T to reach a particular amount or level 达到（某数量或水平） |
| | Police recorded him driving at speeds touching 120 miles per hour. 警方记录下他以每小时120英里的速度驾驶。 |
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| 10 | T to hit or kick a ball in a game （在比赛中）击，踢（球） |
| | He hardly touched the ball during the game. 他在整场比赛中几乎没碰到球。 |
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| 11 | T always in negatives to be as good as someone or something else 比得上；和…一样好 |
| | He is a great sportsman, but he can’ t touch his brother. 他是名了不起的运动员，但比不上他哥哥。 |
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| - | touch a nerve
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| | to upset someone or make them angry |
| | 使人恼怒；让人生气 |
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| | Eileen’ s innocent remark seemed to have touched a nerve. 艾琳天真无知的话似乎有点让人生气。 |
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| - | touch wood spoken
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| | used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to youPeople sometimes touch something made of wood when they say this |
| | 但愿好运常在（说此话时，有时还手摸木器以祈求好运） |
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| | Ben’ s making a good recovery, touch wood. 本康复得很好，但愿好运常在。 |
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| - | would not touch sb/sth with a bargepole
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| | used for saying that you think it is a bad idea to become involved with someone or something |
| | 尽量避开某人/某物 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌtouch ˈdown |
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| | if an aircraft or space vehicle touches down , it lands 着陆；降落 |
| | The plane touched down in Sydney at midday. 飞机于正午时分在悉尼着陆。 |
| - | ˈtouch for |
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| | touch sb for sth: to get or borrow money from someone 向…要钱；向…借钱 |
| | He tried to touch me for a few pounds. 他想向我要几个英镑。 |
| - | ˌtouch ˈoff |
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| | to make something unpleasant or dangerous happen 引发，触发（令人不快或危险的事情） |
| | The raid touched off angry protests. 袭击引起了愤怒的抗议。 |
| - | ˈtouch on or ˈtouch upˌon |
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| | touch on sth: to mention something when you are talking or writing 触及；提到；提及 |
| | He did not touch on the issue of immigration. 他没有提到移民问题。 |
| - | ˌtouch ˈup |
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| 1 | to make a surface look better with small improvements 润色；修饰 |
| | Touch up the paint before you try and sell the house. 在卖出之前，先给房子补补油漆。 |
| | software that lets you touch up your photos 可以修饰照片的软件 |
| | | 1a | to make your make-up look better by adding a little more 补妆 | | | Ella was touching up her lipstick in the mirror. 埃拉正对着镜子补口红。 | |
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| 2 | informal to touch someone in a sexual way without their permission 对…动手动脚；猥亵地触摸（某人） |
| - | ˈtouch uˌpon |
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| | touch on |
| | I have already touched upon this theory in Chapter 2. 黛安娜通过慈善工作改变了很多人的生活。 |
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