touched

adj.

1. 感激；受感动；激动
   feeling happy and grateful because of sth kind that sb has done; feeling emotional about sth
   1. She was touched by their warm welcome.
      她对他们的热烈欢迎十分感动。
   2. I was touched that he still remembered me.
      他仍然记得我，使我十分感动。
   3. She was touched by the plight of the refugees.
      难民的困境使她受到触动。
2. 神经兮兮；疯疯癫癫
   slightly crazy

1. VERB 触摸;接触;碰到
   If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it.
   1. Her tiny hands gently touched my face...
      她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
   2. Don't touch that dial…
      不要碰那个刻度盘。
   3. She reached down, touching her toes with opposite hands…
      她弯腰向下，左右手交叉触及脚趾。
   4. The virus is not passed on through touching or shaking hands.
      那种病毒不会通过接触或握手传染。
   5. Touch is also a noun.
      
   6. Sometimes even a light touch on the face is enough to trigger off this pain.
      有时即便轻轻一碰脸部都足以引起这种疼痛。
2. V-RECIP-ERG (使)接触;(使)相碰
   If two things are touching, or if one thing touches another, or if you touch two things, their surfaces come into contact with each other.
   1. Their knees were touching ...
      他们的膝盖挨着。
   2. A cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another rider...
      一个骑车人与另一辆自行车车轮相碰后摔倒在地。
   3. If my arm touches the wall, it has to be washed again...
      如果我的胳膊碰到了墙，就得再洗一次。
   4. In some countries people stand close enough to touch elbows...
      在某些国家人们站得很近,足以挨到臂肘。
   5. He touched the cow's side with his stick.
      他用棍子碰了碰牛的肋部。
3. N-UNCOUNT 触觉;触感
   Your sense of touch is your ability to tell what something is like when you feel it with your hands.
   1. The evidence suggests that our sense of touch is programmed to diminish with age.
      有证据表明，我们的触觉会随着年龄的增长而减损。
   2. …boys and girls who are blind and who want to be able to read and write by touch.
      想通过触觉读写的失明的男孩和女孩
4. VERB 轻击;轻碰
   To touch something means to strike it, usually quite gently.
   1. He scored the first time he touched the ball…
      他第一次触球就得分了。
   2. As the aeroplane went down the runway the wing touched a pile of rubble.
      飞机降落沿跑道滑行的时候机翼擦到了一堆碎石。
5. VERB (与否定词连用)处理，照看，照管
   If something has not been touched, nobody has dealt with it or taken care of it.
   1. When John began to restore the house in the 1960s, nothing had been touched for 40 years.
      约翰 20 世纪 60 年代开始整修那幢房子时，它已有 40 年都无人照管了。
6. VERB (与否定词连用，尤用于受到指责时)伤害，攻击，破坏
   If you say that you did not touch someone or something, you are emphasizing that you did not attack, harm or destroy them, especially when you have been accused of doing so.
   1. Pearce remained adamant, saying 'I didn't touch him'...
      皮尔斯仍旧坚定不移地说：“我没有碰过他。”
   2. I was in the garden. I never touched the sandwiches.
      我那时在花园里。我根本没动三明治。
7. VERB (与否定词连用)尝，吃，喝，用
   You say that you never touch something or that you have not touched something for a long time to emphasize that you never use it, or you have not used it for a long time.
   1. He doesn't drink much and doesn't touch drugs...
      他喝酒不多，也不沾毒品。
   2. His diet is vegetarian, and he hasn't touched meat for six years…
      他吃素，已经 6 年不知肉味了。
   3. Jones hasn't touched a trumpet in 10 years.
      琼斯有 10 年没吹小号了。
8. VERB 谈及;涉及
   If you touch on a particular subject or problem, you mention it or write briefly about it.
   1. The film touches on these issues, but only superficially...
      这部电影涉及了这些问题，但却流于表面。
   2. She writes about women's idealisation of men, touching briefly on the topic of women's fantasy life.
      她写女人心目中理想化的男人，其中简单涉及了女人所幻想的生活的话题。
9. VERB (短时间地)影响到
   If something touches you, it affects you in some way for a short time.
   1. ...a guilt that in some sense touches everyone...
      在某种意义上影响到每个人的负罪感
   2. Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
      战争年代的救济金也没有惠及所有的人。
10. VERB 触动;感动
    If something that someone says or does touches you, it affects you emotionally, often because you see that they are suffering a lot or that they are being very kind.
    1. It has touched me deeply to see how these people live...
       看到这些人的生活境况，我深受触动。
    2. Her enthusiasm touched me.
       她的热情打动了我。
11. VERB 具有…特性
    If something is touched with a particular quality, it has a certain amount of that quality.
    1. His crinkly hair was touched with grey...
       他卷曲的头发有些花白。
    2. The boy was touched with genius.
       那个男孩透着点天分。
12. VERB 比得上;及得过
    If you say about someone that nobody can touch him or her for a particular thing, you mean that he or she is much better at it than anyone else.
    1. No one can touch these girls for professionalism.
       就职业素养来说，没人能比得上这些姑娘。
13. VERB 达到
    To touch a particular level, amount, or score, especially a high one, means to reach it.
    1. By the third lap Kinkead had touched 289 m.p.h.
       到第三圈时，金基德的车速达到了每小时 289 英里。
    2. The winds had touched storm-force the day before.
       风力前一天就已达到了狂风级。
14. VERB 向(某人)要(钱)
    If you touch someone for money, you ask them to give it to you.
    1. Now is the time to touch him for a loan.
       现在是向他借笔钱的时候了。
15. N-COUNT 润色;装点;修饰
    A touch is a detail which is added to something to improve it.
    1. They called the event 'a tribute to heroes', which was a nice touch...
       他们把这一活动称为“向英雄致敬”，这可是加分之举。
    2. Small touches to a room such as flowers can be what gives a house its vitality.
       房间里放些诸如鲜花之类的小点缀可以给家里带来生气。
16. N-SING 风格;手法;特有方式
    If someone has a particular kind of touch, they have a particular way of doing something.
    1. The dishes he produces all have a personal touch...
       他做的菜全都带有其个人风格。
    2. The striker was unable to find his scoring touch.
       那个前锋找不到进球的感觉。
17. QUANT 一点;些许
    A touch of something is a very small amount of it.
    1. She thought she just had a touch of flu...
       她认为自己仅仅有点感冒。
    2. At university he wrote a bit, did a touch of acting, and indulged in internal college politics.
       在大学期间他写过一点东西，小试过表演，并迷恋于校内政治活动。
18. PHRASE 稍许;略微
    You can use a touch to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order to make something you say seem less extreme. For example, if you say that something is a touch expensive, you might really think that it is very expensive.
    1. We were all a touch uneasy, I think...
       我想我们都稍有点不自在。
    2. I found it a touch distasteful.
       我觉得这略有点让人反感。
19. See also: touching
20. PHRASE 一按;一摁
    You use at the touch of in expressions such as at the touch of a button and at the touch of a key to indicate that something is possible by simply touching a switch or one of the keys of a keyboard.
    1. Staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a button.
       工作人员一摁按钮便可以追踪电话。
    2. …seats that flip out at the touch of a lever.
       一按控制杆就会翻开的座位
21. PHRASE 平易近人的品质
    If you say that someone has the common touch, you mean that they have the natural ability to have a good relationship with ordinary people and be popular with them.
    1. Unlike many senior judges, he has consistently shown that he has the common touch.
       与很多高级法官不同，他一贯表现得平易近人。
22. PHRASE (与…)联络;(与…)联系
    If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
    1. I will get in touch with solicitors about this…
       我会就此事与律师联系。
    2. The organisation would be in touch with him tomorrow...
       该组织明天就会和他联络。
    3. My parents were constantly in touch.
       我的父母一直都保持着联系。
23. PHRASE 了解最新情况(或信息)/不了解最新情况(或信息)
    If you are in touch with a subject or situation, or if someone keeps you in touch with it, you know the latest news or information about it. If you are out of touch with it, you do not know the latest news or information about it.
    1. You'll also be kept in touch with local Oxfam events.
       您还将随时获得乐施会在当地的最新活动信息。
    2. ...keeping the unemployed in touch with the labour market...
       使失业者即时了解劳动力市场的最新动态
    3. Mr Cavazos' problem was that he was out of touch.
       卡瓦佐斯先生的问题是他不了解最新形势。
24. PHR-RECIP (与…)失去联络;(与…)失去联系
    If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
    1. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends...
       干我这行，往往会与朋友失去联系。
    2. We lost touch after that.
       我们自那以后就失去了联络。
25. PHRASE 不再了解最新情况(或信息)
    If you lose touch with something, you no longer have the latest news or information about it.
    1. Their leaders have lost touch with what is happening in the country.
       他们的领导人不再了解该国正发生的一切。
26. PHRASE 不确定的事态;无法预言的事
    If you say that something is touch and go, you mean that you are uncertain whether it will happen or succeed.
    1. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.
       我们是否会破产还很难说。
27. PHRASE 容易借钱给人的人;好说话的人
    If you say that someone is a soft touch or an easy touch, you mean that they can easily be persuaded to lend you money or to do things for you.
    1. Mr Wilson is no soft touch…
       威尔逊先生绝不会轻易借钱给别人。
    2. Pamela was an easy touch when she needed some cash.
       她缺钱花的时候，帕梅拉总是有求必应。
28. would not touch someone or something with a barge pole → see: barge pole

1. He touched his forelock in mock deference.
   他手触额发假装尊敬。
2. At one point last week shares in the grey market touched 230p.
   上周，灰市上的股票价格一度高达230便士。
3. I'm not in the least bit touched by the Marilyn Monroe kind of beauty
   我对玛丽莲·梦露那种美一点儿都不动心。
4. She touched the thick mat of sandy hair on his chest.
   她摸着他那浓密的淡棕色胸毛。
5. It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
   这是一个感动了全体国民的故事。
6. Alistair saw Henry shrink, as if the words had touched a nerve
   阿利斯泰尔看到亨利向后缩了一下，好像那些话触到了他的痛处。
7. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
   提到约翰就真的让人心痛。
8. The man touched the peak of his cap.
   那名男子摸了摸他的帽舌。
9. Her hand touched something cold and slimy.
   她的手碰到了一个黏糊糊冷冰冰的东西。
10. I dare to hope that your heart will be touched by the tidings of my survival.
    我奢望你在听到我还活着的消息时心情会很激动。
11. Her tiny hands gently touched my face
    她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
12. A cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another rider
    一个骑车人与另一辆自行车车轮相碰后摔倒在地。
13. He touched the cow's side with his stick.
    他用棍子碰了碰牛的肋部。
14. He scored the first time he touched the ball
    他第一次触球就得分了。
15. As the aeroplane went down the runway the wing touched a pile of rubble.
    飞机降落沿跑道滑行的时候机翼擦到了一堆碎石。
16. When John began to restore the house in the 1960s, nothing had been touched for 40 years.
    约翰20世纪60年代开始整修那幢房子时，它已有40年都无人照管了。
17. I was in the garden. I never touched the sandwiches.
    我那时在花园里。我根本没动三明治。
18. Jones hasn't touched a trumpet in 10 years.
    琼斯有10年没吹小号了。
19. Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
    战争年代的救济金也没有惠及所有的人。
20. It has touched me deeply to see how these people live
    看到这些人的生活境况，我深受触动。
21. Her enthusiasm touched me.
    她的热情打动了我。
22. The winds had touched storm-force the day before.
    风力前一天就已达到了狂风级。
23. His speech was inspiring and touched my heart.
    他的发言鼓舞人心，动人肺腑。
24. I was greatly touched by what you told me.
    你对我讲的话使我大受感动。
25. She was moved [ touched] by these words.
    这番话打动了她的心。
26. You haven't even touched your wine.
    你的酒沾都没沾。
27. He touched only briefly on that question.
    关于那个问题他只略略说了几句。
28. This speech touched him on his most sensitive spot.
    这个发言击中了他的痛处。
29. Groping in the dark, he suddenly touched something.
    他在暗中摸索着，忽然触动了什么东西。
30. After being touched up, the essay reads more smoothly.
    稿子经过这样一改，念起来就顺口多了。

adj

1. being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
   1. too moved to speak
   2. very touched by the stranger's kindness

   Synonym:    moved(p)affectedstirred

2. having come into contact