/tʌtʃ ||; tʌtʃ/verb1 [T] to put your hand or fingers onto sb/sth 触摸；碰: It's very delicate so don't touch. 这东西很容易坏，所以别碰。He touched her gently on the cheek. 他轻抚她的脸颊。The police asked us not to touch anything. 警察叫我们别碰任何东西。
2 [I,T] (used about two or more things, surfaces, etc) to be or move so close together that there is no space between them （指两个或以上物体、表面等）接触到，碰到: They were sitting so close that their shoulders touched. 他们坐得非常近，肩膀碰着肩膀。This bicycle is too big. My feet don't touch the ground. 这辆自行车太高了，我的脚碰不到地面。
3 [T] to make sb feel sad, sorry for sb, grateful, etc 使感动；打动 ☞Look at the adjective touched. 参看形容词touched。
4 [T] (in negative sentences 用于否定句) to be as good as sb/sth in skill, quality, etc 比得上: He's a much better player than all the others. No one else can touch him. 他比其他所有选手好得多，他们没一个能比得上他。
touch wood;knock on wood→
WOOD (used about an aircraft) to land （指飞机）着陆，降落
touch on/upon sth to mention or refer to a subject for only a short time 略略谈及；提及
*touch²/tʌtʃ ||; tʌtʃ/noun1 [C] [usu.sing] the action of putting your hands or fingers onto sb/sth 触摸；碰: I felt the touch of her hand on my arm. 我感觉到她的手碰到我的手臂。
2 [U] the way sth feels when you touch it 触摸某物时的感觉；手感: Marble is cold to the touch. 大理石摸上去是冰凉的。
3 [U] one of the five senses: the ability to feel things and know what they are like by putting your hands or fingers on them 触觉: The sense of touch is very important to blind people. 触觉对盲人非常重要。
4 [C] a small detail that is added to improve sth 小点缀；修饰；润色: The flowers in our room were a nice touch. 我们房间里的鲜花是不错的点缀。She's just putting the finishing touches to the cake. 她正在对蛋糕作最后的装点。
5 [sing] a way or style of doing sth 手法；风格: She prefers to write her letters by hand for a more personal touch. 她喜欢用手写信，以便多一点亲切感。
6 [sing] a touch (of sth) a small amount of sth 少量
in/out of touch (with sb) being/not being in contact with sb by speaking or writing to him/her （与某人）有╱没有联系:
During the year she was abroad, they kept in touch by letter. 她在国外那年，他们以书信保持联系。 in/out of touch with sth having/not having recent information about sth 有╱没有某事物的最新消息:
We're out of touch with what's going on. 我们不知道最近发生了什么事。 lose touch→
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