touch/tʌtʃ/

vt

1. 触摸；接触；触碰

• The branches were so long that they touched the window of my room. 那些树枝很长，都碰到我房间的窗户了。

• I feel someone touch me on the shoulder. 我感觉有人碰到了我的肩膀。

2. 触动；感动

• Her story touched all the people present. 她的故事感动了在场所有的人。

• We were touched with pity on hearing the news. 听到那个消息，我们产生了怜悯之情。

3. 碰；吃；喝

• He won't touch liquor and tobacco. 他烟酒不沾。

• You haven't touched your lunch. What's wrong with you? 你丝毫未动你的午餐，怎么了？

4. 对付；参与

• I couldn't touch the problem. 这问题我应付不了。

5. 影响到；关系到

• This is an important matter which touches your future. 那是与你的前途息息相关的重要问题。

• They lived in such isolation that the outside world had barely touched them. 他们过着与世隔绝的生活，外界的一切都几乎波及不到他们。

6. 达到

• He can almost touch the ceiling. 他几乎能摸到天花板。

• The thermometer touched 10°C below zero. 温度计达到零下10摄氏度。

7. 匹敌

• No one can touch him at chess. 下象棋无人能与他匹敌。

• There's nothing to touch mountain air for giving you an appetite. 再没有比山间清新的空气更能促进食欲的了。

8. 伤害；影响到

• Vegetables were touched by the frost. 蔬菜受到霜害。

• The war barely touched the city. 这座城市几乎没有受到战火的侵袭。

9. 添画；润色

• He touched in the shades of the tree. 他添绘树影。

• His hair is slightly touched with gray. 他的头发夹杂着些许灰白色。

10. 比邻；邻接

• The town touches the border. 那座城镇与边界邻接。

词组touch off

1. 使爆炸

• touch off a firecracker 燃放爆竹

2. 引起，引发

• touch off a debate 引起一场辩论

3. 勾画出

• touch off a likeness of the face 勾勒出脸部轮廓

touch on (或upon)

1. 提及；谈及

• This matter was only touched on for five minutes. 这件事只是用五分钟提及了一下。

2. 涉及

• This is an important decision that touches on your future. 这是影响你将来的重要决定。

3. 接近；濒于

• Her actions touched on treason. 她的行为几近叛逆。

touch up

1. 修饰；润色

• touch up an article 润色文章

2. 唤起回忆