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touch /tʌtʃ/► SEE ALLbe, etc. in/out of touch (with sth)be, keep, etc. in touch (with sb)be out of touch (with sb)get in touch with sb/sthhave, etc. a touch of classlose touch/contact (with sb/sth)lose your touchnot touch sb/sth with a bargepoleput sb in touch with sb/stha soft/an easy touchtouch base (with sb)touch bottomtouch woodstrike/touch a chord (with sb)the common touchthe finishing touch(es)touch/tug your forelocknot harm/touch a hair of sb’s headkick sth into the long grasskick sth into toucha light touch(have) a/the magic touchthe Midas touchhit/touch a (raw) nervecatch/touch sb on the raw
●be, etc. in/out of ˈtouch (with sth)have/not have recent knowledge or news of sth, and so fully/not fully understand it 熟悉／不熟悉（或了解／不了解）（某事）◆I try to keep in touch with what’s happening by reading the newspapers.
我通过读报纸了解时事。◆Our politicians are old and out of touch (= unaware of people’s real feelings).
我们的政客既年迈又不谙民情。●be, keep, etc. in ˈtouch (with sb)communicate with sb regularly （与…）有（或保持等）联系◆We are in touch with our central office every day.
我们每天都跟总部联系。◆I’ve stayed in touch with some of my university friends.
我跟大学时代的一些朋友仍保持着联系。●be out of ˈtouch (with sb)no longer communicate with sb, so that you no longer know what is happening to them （和某人）失去联系；不再了解（某人的）情况◆Now my husband and I are divorced, people assume we’re out of touch, but we’re not. We see each other quite regularly.
现在我跟丈夫离婚了，大家都以为我们互不往来，其实不是，我们还常常见面。●get in ˈtouch with sb/sthmake contact with sb/sth (by phone, letter, visit, etc.) 跟…取得联系◆Here’s my phone number in case you need to get in touch with me.
这是我的电话号码，如果你要和我联系就拨这个号码。●have, etc. a ˌtouch of ˈclasshave, etc. quality, in design, character, etc. 有气质；气派；显档次◆His clothes are old and unfashionable, but nevertheless he has a real touch of class.
虽然他的衣服显得陈旧过时，可是他看上去仍气度不凡。●lose ˈtouch/ˈcontact (with sb/sth)not write/speak to sb or not hear/read about sb/sth as you did in the past （与…）失去联系◆She lost touch with most of her old friends when she moved to London.
她搬到伦敦后和大多数老朋友都失去了联络。●lose your ˈtouchlose the skill or ability to do sth which you used to do very well 丢掉了平日的技艺（或能力）◆I don’t know what’s happened to her playing. She seems to have lost her touch.
我不知道她是怎么搞的，她好像已经失去了表演能力。◆He’s not as good a salesman as he used to be. He’s losing his touch.
他干销售已经不如从前了，好像风头渐逝。●not touch sb/sth with a ˈbargepole (BrE) (NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten-foot ˈpole) (informal) refuse to get involved with sb/sth or in a particular situation 不想跟…有关系；不愿跟…来往◆I don’t know why she’s marrying that man. I wouldn’t touch him with a bargepole.
我不明白她为什么要嫁给那个人，我都不想理他。◆I wouldn’t touch the job with a ten-foot pole.
我压根儿不想沾这活儿。 NOTE A barge is a large boat with a flat bottom which is sometimes moved using a very long pole. * barge （驳船）是一种大型平底船，可用撑杆推动。 ●put sb in ˈtouch with sb/stharrange for sb to contact, meet, etc. a person or an organization that you already know 安排某人跟…联系（或碰面等）◆He put me in touch with the British Council in Paris.
经他牵线搭桥，我跟巴黎的英国大使馆文化教育处取得了联系。●a soft/an easy ˈtouch (informal) a kind and perhaps easily deceived person whom people ask for money, help, etc. 心软的人；有求必应的人；容易上当的人◆Ask Tony to lend you some money. He’s a soft touch.
问托尼借点钱吧，他比较好说话。 OPP a tough customer/cookie ORIGIN Touch was a slang term used by criminals to refer to the act of stealing something from someone, particularly from a pocket. A soft or easy touch was someone that it was easy to steal from. * touch 是罪犯使用的一个俚语，意为“偷窃”或“扒窃”。soft （或 easy） touch 指容易遭窃的人。●touch ˈbase (with sb) (informal) make contact with sb again 再度（跟某人）联系◆She travels to Boston every week to touch base with her office.
她每周去波士顿与同事们联络感情。◆I spent an hour or two sending emails and touching base with my friends.
我花了一两个小时发送电子邮件以便与朋友们联系。●touch ˈbottom1. reach the ground at the bottom of an area of water 触及水底2. (BrE) reach the worst possible state or condition 到最糟糕的地步；到最低点◆Her career really touched bottom with that movie.
那部电影真的使她的事业跌至谷底。●touch ˈwood (BrE) (NAmE knock on ˈwood) (saying) used for expressing the hope that your good luck will continue 碰碰木头以求神保佑；希望还走好运◆We haven’t had a serious accident yet, touch wood.
我们还没有遇到过严重的事故，敲敲木头，好运依旧。 NOTE This refers to the custom of touching something made of wood to prevent bad luck. People still often try to touch something made of wood when they say this. 这个习语原指触碰木质物体以防厄运的习俗。现在人们在说这个习语时仍旧会触碰木质物体。 ●strike/touch a ˈchord (with sb)say or do sth which speaks directly to sb’s emotions or memories 触动心弦；引起同情（或共鸣）◆His war poetry struck a chord with people who remembered that period.他的战争诗歌引起了对那个时期存有记忆的人的共鸣。●the ˌcommon ˈtouchthe ability of a powerful or famous person to talk to and understand ordinary people （有权势者或名人的）平易近人的品质，亲民作风◆Despite being one of the richest and most famous women in the world, she never lost the common touch.她是世界上最富有、最有名气的女人之一，但她一直不失平易近人的风范。●the finishing ˈtouch(es)the final details that make sth complete 最后的修饰；最后的润色◆We’ve been putting the finishing touches to the party decorations.我们在给派对的装饰作最后的布置。●touch/tug your ˈforelock (disapproving) show too much respect for a person of a higher rank or status （对上级或地位比自己高的人）毕恭毕敬，卑躬屈膝◆This is a democratic country and we don’t want people tugging their forelocks.这是个民主国家，我们可不想让人卑躬屈膝的。 ORIGIN In the past, people either took off their hats or pulled on their forelocks (= the hair above the forehead) to show respect. 旧时，人们常摘下帽子或拉扯额发（forelock）来对他人表示尊敬。●not harm/touch a hair of sb’s ˈheadnot hurt sb physically in any way at all 不动某人一根头发；丝毫不伤害某人◆If he harms a hair of my daughter’s head, I’ll kill him.他要是敢碰我女儿一根毫毛，我就宰了他！●kick sth into the long ˈgrass●kick sth into ˈtouch (both BrE) reject, remove or stop dealing with a problem 拒绝考虑；不再处理◆He tends to deal with disputes by kicking them into the long grass.他处理纠纷的办法就是置之不理。 NOTE In rugby and football, if a ball is kicked into touch (= the area outside the lines that mark the sides of the playing field), play stops. 在橄榄球和足球运动中，球若被扔到或踢到边线以外的区域（touch），比赛就中止。 ●a light ˈtouchthe ability to deal with sth in a delicate and relaxed way 灵活巧妙的处事能力◆She handles this difficult subject with a light touch.她处理起这种难题来得心应手。 OPP heavy hand ●(have) a/the magic ˈtouch(have) a special ability that means you do sth very well （具有）特殊的能力◆She seems to have a magic touch with the children and they do everything she asks.她和孩子们相处起来很有一套，孩子们都听她的。●the ˈMidas touchthe ability to be very successful in making money 赚大钱的本领◆Stephanie has the Midas touch — she makes lots of money whatever she does.斯蒂芬妮仿佛有点金术，她做什么都能赚大钱。 ORIGIN In Greek legend, whatever King Midas touched turned to gold. 在希腊传说中，弥达斯国王可以点物成金。●hit/touch a (raw) ˈnervesay sth which upsets sb because they are very sensitive about that subject 触及要害；触动痛处◆You touched a raw nerve when you talked to the manager about the need for better communications within the company.你跟经理谈到公司内部需要更好的沟通，这触动了他的痛处。●catch/touch sb on the ˈraw (BrE) upset sb by reminding them of sth they are particularly sensitive about 触到某人的痛处；揭某人的伤疤◆She touched him on the raw by criticizing his driving.她批评他开车的技术，这触到了他的痛处。 |