1. vt. & vi.接触；触摸　 be in contact with; bring a part of the body into contact with
2. vt.吃；喝　 take food; drink
3. vt.感动（某人或其情绪） affect (a person or his feelings)

　～ forehead　摸额
　～ glasses　碰杯
　～ one's hat to sb　轻触帽檐向某人致意
　～ sb's heart　感动某人，触动某人的心弦
　～ sb's home　触到某人的痛处
　～ the television set to channel 4　把电视机调到四频道
　～ the wind　开足马力
　～ wine　沾酒
　～ accidentally　偶然触摸
　～ adequately　充分地触摸
　～ adversely　不利地影响
　～ affectionately　深情地抚摸
　～ aimlessly　无目的地触摸
　～ blindly　盲目地触摸
　～ briskly　轻松地触摸
　～ cautiously　小心翼翼地触摸
　～ characteristically　具有特色地轻击
　～ cheerfully　兴高采烈地触摸
　～ continuously　不停地轻击
　～ deeply　深刻地影响
　～ delicately　微妙地触摸
　～ desperately　极度渴望地触摸
　～ directly　直接影响
　～ discreetly　小心地触摸
　～ eagerly　热切地触摸
　～ excitedly　激动地触摸
　～ expertly　熟练地触摸
　～ feebly　无力地轻击
　～ fervidly　充满激情地触摸
　～ freely　随意地触摸
　～ gently　轻轻地触摸
　～ genuinely　真正触摸
　～ gravely　严重地影响
　～ greatly　大大地影响
　～ immediately　立刻影响（到）
　～ indirectly　间接影响
　～ inexpressibly　无法形容地触摸
　～ materially　大大地影响
　～ personally　个人影响
　～ profoundly　深刻地影响
　～ quietly　静静地触摸
　～ respectfully　谨慎地触摸
　～ rhythmically　有节奏地轻击
　～ seriously　严重地影响
　～ severely　严重影响
　～ softly　柔和地触摸
　～ spontaneously　自然地轻击
　～ strongly　深刻地影响
　～ timidly　胆怯地触摸
　～ unconsciously　不知不觉地影响
　～ unkindly　非善意地触摸
　～ vitally　极大地影响
　～ down　（飞机）着陆，落地
　～ down at the airport　降落在机场
　～ in　增改，添画
　～ in a few patches of colour with a fine brush　用细笔略加几笔色彩来润色一下
　～ off　超过，草草写，发射，释放，引起
　～ off a new wave of protest　引起新的抗议浪潮
　～ up　润色，完成，唤醒，对…起刺激作用
　～ up the picture　对此画作修改
　～ at　短暂停留
　～ at Sydney　（船）在悉尼停靠
　～ at three ports　（船）短暂停靠三个港口
　～ for　征求，要求
　～ sb for a loan　向某人借款
　～ on〔upon〕　简略地论述，涉及，与…有关
　～ on many questions　涉及许多问题
　～ on the question of the emancipation of women　稍稍谈了一下妇女解放问题
　～ on the subject　简明扼要地谈这个问题
　～ sb on the shoulder　在某人肩上轻轻拍一下
　～ sb to the heart　使某人深深感动
　～ sb to the quick　使某人伤心透了
　～ with pink　带有一点粉红色

　Their hands touched.　他们手摸手。
　His lover stands so close to him that their bodies touch.　他的情人与他站得那样近以至于他们的身体触到一起。
　The two farms touch.　两个农场毗邻。
　Touch it and feel if it is hot.　摸一摸，看它热不热。
　Don't touch the door; the paint is wet.　别碰这门，油漆未干。
　He walked around the table touching glasses with all the foreign guests.　他绕桌子走了一圈，和所有的外宾都碰了杯。
　He was asleep the moment that his head touched the pillow.　他头一碰枕头就睡着了。
　In the past women were forbidden to touch weapons.　过去是禁止妇女碰武器的。
　He treasured the machine like a jewel. He would not allow anyone to touch it.　他把这机器看得像宝贝，谁也不让碰。
　She lightly touched my forehead.　她轻轻地摸了摸我的前额。
　He turned as a hand touched his shoulder.　有人碰了一下他的肩膀，他就转过身去。
　They are left there to be sold the next day. No one touches them.　它们就放在那里，第二天再卖。没有人会碰它们。
　The blind touched the elephant's ear and said that it was just like a huge fan.　这位盲人触摸到大象的一只耳朵，然后说这头大象像一把大扇子。
　The mountain is so high that it seems to touch the clouds.　这座山非常高，似乎碰到了云彩。
　The branch was so long that it touched the window.　这树枝太长，碰到窗户了。
　He is so tall that he can touch the top of the door.　他长得太高了，能够得到门顶。
　The car almost touched the fence.　汽车几乎碰到篱笆。
　Her fingers touched the keys of the typewriter speedily and accurately.　她的手指迅速而准确地触动打字机的键。
　He touched the bell.　他按铃。
　I daren't touch lobster.　我不敢吃龙虾。
　He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.　他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
　You haven't touched your food; I hope you are not ill.　你没有吃东西，但愿你不是病了。
　He swore he'd never touch a drink again.　他发誓以后滴酒不沾。
　Tea was brought in, but no one touched it.　茶端了来，但谁也不喝。
　The story touched all of us.　这个故事使我们都很感动。
　Her evident distress touched him.　她显然很痛苦，使他有所感触。
　The hero's speech touched the entire audience.　英雄讲的话感动了所有的听众。
　Their poverty, their strained environment touched his heart.　他们的穷困，他们窘迫的环境，触动了他的心。
　This touched his self-esteem.　这伤害了他的自尊心。
　If you mention this, you'll touch him on a tender spot.　你要是提及这事，会触及他的痛处。
　The thermometer is expected to touch 35°C this afternoon.　今天下午气温可望达到摄氏35度。
　Your work will never touch the standard set by him.　你的工作绝对达不到他提出的标准。
　The two parties touched many questions of mutual concern in their talks.　双方在会谈中谈到了许多共同关心的问题。
　The question touches your interests closely.　此问题和你的利益有密切关系。
　Their profession touches our national defence very closely.　他们的职业与我们的国防密切相关。
　My boots were not touched by the fire.　我的靴子没有被火烧坏。
　This question has not been touched yet.　这个问题还未触及呢。
　The policeman helped the old lady find the lost money, she was very much touched.　这位警察帮助那位老妇人找到了丢失的钱，老妇人深受感动。
　She was greatly touched by the concern they had shown her.　他们对她的关心使她非常感动。
　She was deeply touched by what the veteran worker said.　老工人的讲话使她深受感动。
　He was really touched beyond words.　他确实感动得无法形容。
　We were greatly touched by the hero's heroic deeds.　我们被英雄的英雄事迹深深地感动了。
　The whole audience was touched by his excellent performance.　全场观众被他的精彩表演所感动。
　It was a touching sight.　这是一幅动人的景象。

 ♣ touch at　(v.+prep.)
　（船等）停靠　(of a ship, etc.) make a stop
　The ship touched at several ports on the return voyage.　船在返航途中曾在好几个港口停靠。
　We at last touched at Sydney.　我们最后在悉尼停靠。
 ♣ touch bottom　
　触到底　press to bottom
　The water was not very deep, and the boat almost touched bottom.　水不太深，船几乎碰到河底。
 ♣ touch down 　(v.+adv.)
　降落，着陆　 reach the ground; land
　Our plane touched down half an hour early.　我们的飞机提前半小时降落。
　We touched down at Tokyo airport at 7 a.m.　我们于早晨七点在东京机场降落。
　The plane touched down in Hong Kong.　飞机在香港降落。
　At last he touched down on the mainland.　最后他在大陆着陆了。
 ♣ touch off　(v.+adv.)
　引起，触发某事　initiate sth
　The boy touched off a firecracker.　这男孩点着一个爆竹。
　His comments touched off a discussion about religion.　他的评论引起了关于宗教的讨论。
　The remark touched off a heated controversy.　这句话引起了激烈的争论。
　The news touched off a wave of protest throughout China.　这消息在全中国引起了抗议浪潮。
　This touched off a new storm against violent repression.　这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。
　What touched off the fight?　是什么触发起那次斗殴的?
　It touched off a nationwide movement for the recovery of railway rights.　这在全国引起了收复铁路修筑权的运动。
　His action touched off a crisis.　他的行动触发了一场危机。
　The dispute was touched off by the dismissal of a workman for insubordination.　这次争端是由解雇一名不服从命令的工人引起的。
 ♣ touch on〔upon〕　(v.+prep.)
1. 碰（某人）某处 feel sb on sth
　He touched me on the arm.　他碰了一下我的手臂。
　I touched the baby on her forehead.　我抚摸了一下那婴儿的前额。
　If you mention this, you'll touch him on a tender spot.　你要提起这件事就会触及他的痛处。
2. 与…有关，涉及 have a bearing on; relate to
　Such actions touch on betrayal.　这种行为近乎背叛。
　The lecture was mainly on Shakespeare, but it also touched on other dramatists as well.　这次演讲主要是关于莎士比亚的，但也涉及其他的戏剧家。
　He is reading all the current publications touching on his field of research.　凡最近出版的、涉及他研究领域的书刊，他都在阅读。
　He touched on many points without enlarging on any of them.　他提到许多问题，但一个也没有详细论述。
　In his lecture he touched on the major aspects of the controversy.　他在演讲中谈到了争论的一些主要方面。
　He told us about his early career, although he only touched on his service in military intelligence.　他告诉了我们他的早期生活，然而他只是简略地提到了他在军事情报机构服务过。
　We've only touched on that, so far.　到现在为止，我们才接触到这个问题。
　We can touch on it only briefly here.　这里我们只能简短地谈一下。
　Let me now deal more fully with the important question that was touched on earlier.　现在我来详细谈一谈前面已经提到的那个重要问题。
 ♣ touch up　(v.+adv.)
1. （对图画或文章等）做小的修改，润色 make small improvements in the appearance of sth
　I must touch up the chipped paint on my car.　我必须修补一下我汽车上的油漆脱落处。
　He touched up the picture by strengthening highlights and shadows.　他把画修饰了一下，使光亮部分和阴暗部分的对比更加鲜明。
　He asked the teacher to touch up his picture.　他请老师把他的画修改一下。
　Thank you for touching up my poetry.　谢谢你帮我修改了我的诗稿。
　He is ready to go through her notes and touch them up here and there.　他准备看看她的稿子，帮助在这儿那儿修改一下。
　The last act needs to be touched up.　最后一幕还需要加以润色。
　One could see that the painting had been touched up in several places.　人们可以看出，这张画有几个地方是经过润色的。
　He has two articles almost ready for publication; they just need to be touched up.　他有两篇文章差不多可以立即发表，只要作些润色。
2. 唤醒，对…起刺激作用 rouse as by striking
　This should touch up your memory.　这下你该记起来了吧。
　You touched him up by mentioning the word "miser".　你提到“吝啬鬼”这个词激怒了他。 ♣ touch with　(v.+prep.)
　用…触摸；带着（某种颜色）　feel sth with sth; bring one colour
　He touched the delicate petals with gentle fingers.　他用手指轻轻触摸娇嫩的花瓣。
　The white rose was touched with pink at the edge of the petals.　这些白玫瑰花瓣边上带有一点粉红色。
　His hair was scarcely touched with grey.　他的头上几乎没有什么灰白头发。

 ♣ touch, affect, move
　参见move条。
 ♣ touch, approach, equal, match
　参见equal条。
 ♣ touch, contact
　这两个词都可表示“接触”“联系”。其区别在于：touch指具体的、感觉器官的接触，并暗示这类接触所带来的优美或亲密的感觉；而contact指抽象的接触，仅指“联系”而身体未必接触。例如：
　I must contact my lawyer before I make my final decisions.　在作出最后决定以前，我必须先同我的律师联系一下。
　Until recently, this remote tribe had contacted little with the outside world.　这个边远的部落直到最近和外界几乎没什么联系。

1. C 接触，碰到　 an act of touching
2. U 触觉　 the sense of feeling by which an object is known to be hard, smooth, rough, etc.
3. C （完工前的）细小变动，润色　 a small addition or detail that improves or completes sth
4. S 少许，一点　 a slight amount

　get in ～　保持联系
　give sb a ～　碰碰某人
　lose ～　失去联系
　put the ～es on〔to〕 sth　对某事作润色
　stay in ～　保持联系
　gentle ～　轻轻地碰
　heavy ～　重重地碰
　light ～　轻轻地碰
　soft ～　轻轻地碰
　the slightest ～　一点，少许
　finishing ～es　最后的润色
　firm ～　笔法一丝不苟
　common ～　平易近人的品质，亲切和蔼的品质
　personal ～　个人的风格
　man's ～　男士的风格
　woman's ～　女士的风格
　at a ～　一接触
　in ～ with sb　与某人保持联系
　out of ～ with sb　与某人失去联系
　to the ～　摸上去的感觉
　a ～ of fever　低烧
　a ～ of pain　微痛
　a ～ of salt　少许盐
　a ～ of self-interest　一点私心
　～ on the arm　碰手臂
　～ on the piano　弹钢琴
　～ with friends　与朋友们的联系

　I felt a touch on my arm.　我觉得手臂上有人摸了一下。
　This material was soft to the touch.　这种料子摸起来很柔软。
　The blind have a keen touch.　盲人有敏锐的触觉。
　Even the lightest touch will break it.　即使轻轻一碰也会把它弄破的。
　This painting lacks the finishing touches.　这幅画尚欠润色。
　His essay has a light touch.　他的小品文有轻妙的笔法。
　The soup wants a touch of salt.　汤里少了些盐。
　There was a touch of irony in his speech.　他的话中有讽刺意味。
　The dean has a marvelous touch in dealing with the students.　那位院长应付学生很有一套。
　The ball is out of touch.　球已出边线。
　They can read by touch.　他们能通过手摸来阅读。
　She brought me into touch with everything.　她使我接触所有的东西。
　The steering answers to the slightest touch.　汽车的方向盘转动很灵活。
　The horse answered to its rider's touch.　马随骑马人的驱策而行动。
　It will break at a touch.　这东西一碰就碎。
　A re you in touch with Smith nowadays?　目前你和史密斯有接触吗?
　Write as soon as you can. I don't want to lose touch with you.　尽可能常给我写信，我不希望和你失去联系。
　During his life he has a near touch twice.　在他的一生中，他曾出现过两次死里逃生的情况。
　It was touch and go whether we should escape.　我们该不该逃，是难以确定的事。
　Willie put the touch on me for another 1000 yuan last night.　威利昨晚想向我再借1000元。

 ♣ be out of touch　
　失去了联系　no longer keep in touch with
　We have been out of touch with them for about two years.　我们大约有两年没有和他们联系了。
　It is obvious that he is out of touch with the latest innovations in his field.　显然，他不知道自己业务领域内的最新革新。
 ♣ keep in touch with 　
　与…保持联络　have regular communication with
　Now that we've met again after all these years, let's keep in touch with each other.　既然这么多年之后，我们又相见了，咱们以后保持联系吧。
　As they were both amateur radio enthusiasts they were able to keep in daily touch with each other over the air.　他们两人都是业余无线电爱好者，所以，他们平常能用无线电来进行相互联系。
　Though they graduated from the university ten years ago, all the classmates try to keep in touch with one another.　虽然他们已从大学毕业十年了，但所有的同班同学都设法相互保持联系。
　You can telephone me every few days, and in that way we can keep in touch with each other.　你可以每隔几天给我打一次电话，这样我们彼此就能保持联系。
　He promised to keep in touch with us while he was abroad.　他答应在国外期间与我们保持联系。
　I have kept in touch with him since we parted.　自从我们分手以来，我一直与他保持联系。

　［同义词］ v. abut, affect, attain, feel, finger, mark n. ability, caress, pat
　［词源］　古法语tochier（触，轻击）