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| 1 | C usually singular the action of putting your hand or part of your body on someone or something 触摸；碰；接触 |
| The touch of his hand sent a thrill through her body. 他手的触摸让她浑身一阵颤抖。 |
| She felt the touch of his lips on her back. 她感到他在吻她的后背。 |
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| 2 | singular a very small amount of a substance 一点儿；少许 |
| ‘Do you want milk in your coffee?’ ‘Just a touch, please.’ “你的咖啡里要加牛奶吗？” |
| +of Add a touch of vinegar. 加点儿醋。 |
| | 2a | slightly 略微；稍微 | | The curtains are a touch on the long side. 窗帘稍长了点儿。 | | Things will be a touch easier next month. 下个月情况会略有好转。 | |
| | 2b | a small amount of a quality 少许的某物 | | ‘You seem really interested,’ he said with a touch of irony. “你好像真的很感兴趣，”他带着一丝嘲讽的口吻说道。 | | add/bring a touch of sth Winter flowers add a welcome touch of colour to the garden. 冬天开放的花朵给花园增添了一些悦目的色彩。 | |
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| 3 | U the sense that tells you what something feels like , through your skin , or when you put your fingers on it 触觉 |
| Children’ s imaginations can be stimulated through sight, touch, and smell. 儿童的想象力可以通过视觉、触觉、嗅觉进行启发。 |
| | 3a | used for describing the way something feels 摸起来；摸上去 | | The fabric felt soft to the touch. 这种布摸起来很柔软。 | | Bake the cake until it is firm to the touch. 把蛋糕烤到手感较硬为止。 | |
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| 4 | C a small feature that improves something 修饰；润色；点缀；改进 |
| The flowers in the room were a nice touch. 这些花对房间是一个很好的点缀。 |
| Lace added a decorative touch to the tablecloth. 蕾丝给桌布添了些小装饰。 |
| | 4a | something you add or do to make something complete 最后的修饰；最后的润色 | | The band is putting the finishing touches to their third album. 该乐队正在对他们的第3张专辑进行最后的润色。 | |
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| 5 | singular a particular quality that someone can add to a situation 风格；特性 |
| personal/feminine/human/professional touch The hotel provides good service and the personal touch. 该酒店提供良好的个性化服务。 |
| magic touch (=a special and successful quality) Jane Pickard is the businesswoman with a magic touch. 魔术般的特长 |
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| 6 | singular your ability to do something well 特长；才能 |
| Charlotte has really developed a touch for Mexican cooking. 夏洛特真的练就了一手墨西哥好菜。 |
| | 6a | to start to do something very well 开始出色地做；找到感觉 | | It was a while before Robertson began to find his touch. 过了一会儿，罗伯逊开始找到感觉了。 | |
| | 6b | to no longer be good at doing something 不再擅长（做某事）；失去感觉 | | You haven’ t sold anything today. You must be losing your touch. 你今天什么也没卖出去，你肯定是找不着感觉了。 | |
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| 7 | C the action of hitting or kicking a ball 击球；踢球；触球 |
| Cusack promptly scored with his first touch. 丘萨克第一次触球就马上得分了。 |
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| - | in touch (with sb)
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| 1 | to see , speak to , or write to someone （与某人）联系 | I’ ll be in touch next week about our trip to Paris. 我下周与你联系商量我们去巴黎的事。 | | Are you still in touch with any friends from university? 你还和大学时的朋友联系吗？ | |
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| 2 | to speak or write to someone , especially after you have not spoken to them for a long time （与某人）联系；（尤指一段长时间后）重新取得联系 | I must get in touch with the bank and arrange an overdraft. 我必须和银行联系安排透支的事。 | |
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| 3 | to continue to write or speak to someone although you do not see them often （与某人）保持联系 | They moved away five years ago, but we still keep in touch. 他们5年前搬走了，不过我们还保持着联系。 | | keep/stay in close touch (=speak or write to someone often) We stayed in close touch while they were in Johannesburg. 保持密切联系 | |
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| 4 | to tell someone the name , telephone number etc of a person or organization that can give them information or help 将某人的联系方式告诉给某人 | Maria put me in touch with a great acupuncturist in London. 玛丽亚告诉了我伦敦一位有名的针灸医生的联系方式。 | |
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| - | in touch (with sth)
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| 1 | to understand feelings or a situation very well 完全了解某事物 | Emma felt she wasn’ t in touch with her own emotions. 埃玛觉得没法完全了解自己的感情。 | |
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| 2 | to continue to understand and know about a situation or subject 继续关注某事物；继续了解某事物 | To be successful in business, you must keep in touch with the market. 要做好生意，就必须时刻关注市场。 | |
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| - | lose touch
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| 1 | to not see , speak to , or write to someone any longer 失去联系 | She moved to France and we lost touch with each other. 她移居法国后我们便失去了联系。 | |
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| 2 | to no longer have recent knowledge or information about something 不再了解（某事物的最新信息） |
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| - | out of touch
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| 1 | to not see , speak to , or write to someone any longer （与某人）不再联系 |
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| 2 | to no longer have recent knowledge or information about something 不再了解（某事物） | I haven’ t taught for a while so I’ m a little out of touch. 我有段时间没教书了，所以有点儿生疏。 | |
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| - | a soft/easy touch informal
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| someone who can be persuaded very easily to do something , for example to give you money |
| 容易被说服的人 |
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