1act of touching sb/sth觸碰ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤delicate, gentle, light, slight輕柔的觸摸◇The slightest touch will set off the alarm.只要輕輕一碰,警報就會響起。PREPOSITION➤at sb/sth's touch⋯的一觸◇The door swung open at his touch.他輕輕一碰,門就開了。◇You can now shop at the touch of a button.現在你只要手觸按鈕就可以購物。PHRASES➤be cold, hot, soft, etc. to the touch摸着冷、摸着熱、摸着柔等◇The solid rock was warm to the touch.這塊密實的岩石摸起來暖暖的。touch
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2small detail小細節ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOUCHADJECTIVE➤final, finishing最後的修飾▸➤decorative, festive, homely, romantic裝飾性的點綴;喜慶的點綴;樸素舒適的裝飾;浪漫的修飾◇The family photos add a homely touch.家人的照片使屋子帶有一絲家的感覺。◇The candles gave the table a romantic touch.蠟燭給餐桌增添了一絲浪漫的色彩。➤humorous幽默的筆觸▸➤classy, lovely, nice, professional時髦的修飾;可愛的修飾;合宜的裝點;專業的修飾◇Giving her flowers was a nice touch.給她送花是個妙招。➤feminine, human, individual, personal女性的/有人情味的/個性化的/帶有個人風格的細微之處▸➤little, small, subtle細小的修飾◇The decor includes many individual little touches.這兒的裝飾在細節處蘊含了諸多個性。VERB + TOUCH➤add, give sth, put裝點;為⋯潤色◇She's just putting the finishing touches to her painting.她正在給她的畫進行最後的潤色。touch
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3particular ability特別的能力ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOUCH | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤golden, magic出色的/神奇的技巧▸➤deft, sure (especially BrE) 熟練的技藝;沉着自信的風格◇She seemed to have a deft touch with comedy.看來她的喜劇演技頗為嫺熟。◇With students she had a sure touch and showed great personal sensitivity.對待學生她既自信又體貼。➤light輕鬆的風格◇He handles this controversial subject with a light touch.他輕鬆地處理了這個有爭議的問題。➤political政治才能◇He found his old political touch when the crisis emerged.危機出現時他又找回了自己以前的政治才能。➤shooting (NAmE) (in basketball籃球)投籃手感◇He must regain his shooting touch.他必須重新找到投籃的手感。VERB + TOUCH➤have有某種能力▸➤find發現某種能力➤lack缺乏某種能力▸➤lose失去某種能力◇Maybe the champion is losing her magic touch.也許這位冠軍正在失去她的魔力。PHRASES➤the common touch平易近人的品質◇a politician who lacked the common touch一位缺乏親和力的政治家touch
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4small amount of sth少許ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOUCH | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤little, subtle微量▸➤welcome可喜的一點➤right恰如其分的特點◇He has just the right touch of arrogance for the role.他剛好有適合角色的那麼一絲傲氣。VERB + TOUCH➤add, bring增添/帶來少量◇Her speech brought a welcome touch of frivolity to the evening.她的講話給晚會帶來了一絲輕鬆幽默的氣氛。PREPOSITION➤with a touch of帶有點兒⋯◇'Thanks,' she said, with a touch of sarcasm.“謝謝。”她帶着點諷刺的語氣說。➤touch of有點兒⋯touch
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5contact聯繫ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOUCH | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤close緊密聯繫◇The security staff were in close touch with the local police.保安人員與當地警方保持密切聯繫。VERB + TOUCH➤get in取得聯繫◇I'm trying to get in touch with Jane. Do you have her number?我想跟簡聯繫,你有她的電話號碼嗎?➤keep in, stay in保持聯繫◇It is important to keep in touch with the latest research.跟上最新的研究很重要。◇Let's keep in touch.我們保持聯繫吧。➤put sb in讓某人和⋯聯繫◇I'll put you in touch with someone in your area.我將牽線搭橋,幫你與你所在領域的某個人聯繫上。➤lose失去聯繫◇I've lost touch with all my old friends.我跟老朋友們都失去了聯繫。PREPOSITION➤in touch聯繫◇Are you still in touch with your friends from college?你還跟大學裏的朋友們聯繫嗎?➤out of touch不瞭解近況◇This government is increasingly out of touch with ordinary voters.這屆政府越來越不能體察普通選民的情況了。➤touch with和⋯聯繫touch
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1put your hand on sb/sth; be in contact with sb/sth用手接觸;聯繫ADVERB | VERB + TOUCH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤(not) actually, not even, not quite(沒有)實際接觸;甚至沒有接觸;不常聯繫◇He did not actually touch the substance, but may have inhaled it.他並沒有實際接觸那種物質,但也許吸進了一些微粒。➤barely, hardly, scarcely很少聯繫;幾乎沒有接觸◇You've hardly touched your food (= not eaten it).你的食物沒怎麼動啊。➤almost, nearly, practically幾乎碰到;差點兒觸及◇Their faces were almost touching.他們的臉幾乎碰到一塊了。➤just剛剛接觸▸➤briefly短暫地碰觸◇His fingers briefly touched hers.他的手指迅速地碰了一下她的手指。➤gently, lightly輕輕地觸摸▸➤gingerly謹慎地接觸▸➤accidentally, inadvertently意外接觸;不經意地碰觸◇He accidentally touched a live wire.他意外地觸到了帶電的電線。➤never從未接觸◇He said I kicked him, but I never touched him!他說我踢了他,但我從未碰他!VERB + TOUCH➤want to想碰▸➤(not) dare (to)(不)敢碰◇Don't you dare touch me!你敢碰我!➤reach out, over, up, etc. to伸出手、伸過手、向上伸出手等去觸摸◇Her hand reached out to touch his cheek.她伸出手去摸他的臉頰。➤let sb讓某人碰◇He wouldn't let me touch the wound.他不讓我碰傷口。PREPOSITION➤on觸摸⋯◇He touched her gently on the arm.他輕輕地觸摸她的胳膊。➤with用⋯觸摸◇She touched him with her hand.她用手去摸他。PHRASES➤(be) careful not to touch sth小心不要觸摸⋯◇She hugged him, being careful not to touch his broken wrist.她小心翼翼地擁抱了他,以免碰到他折斷的手腕。➤close enough to touch sb/sth近到足夠觸摸⋯◇He was close enough to touch her.他和她挨得很近,都能摸着她了。touch
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2make sb feel a strong emotion感動ADVERB➤deeply深深打動⋯◇The story touched me very deeply.這個故事深深打動了我。touch
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●touch on/upon sthADVERB➤briefly簡略地提到▸➤just, merely稍微提到◇Photography is merely touched on in the book.攝影在這本書裏只是略微提及。VERB + TOUCH ON/UPON➤want to想簡單談及◇I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想簡略地談一下這個問題的另一方面。