| 词汇 | touch |
| 释义 | touch Theme: DUPE n. a likely target for begging; someone who is asked for a loan.He was just the kind of touch we were looking for, not too bright and not too poor.The touch looked around him and gave the stiff two bits. Theme: PORTION n. a small portion of something to eat or drink. (Folksy.)I'll have just a touch. I'm on a diet, you know.Can I have another touch of that pie, please? Theme: REQUEST 1. n. a request for money (from a beggar); a request for a loan. I ignored the touch and walked on by.Here comes Fred, and he looks like he wants to make a touch. 2. tr. to ask someone for a loan. He touched me for $100.The wino touched Martin for a fiver. Theme: TRY tr. to deal with or handle someone or something. (Usually in the negative.)I wouldn't touch that problem.Mr. Wilson is a real pain, and I wouldn't touch his account. Find somebody else to handle it. paw tr. to touch someone more than is necessary or desired, without any sexual intent.I don't like for people to paw me while they're shaking hands. There is no reason to shake my shoulder, too.Tom doesn't realize that he paws people and that it annoys them. touch 1. noun 1 a sum of money obtained at one time, especially by cadging or theft US, 1846. 2 a satisfying result. Derives from the 'something-for-nothing' senses UK, 2000. 3 in pool, finesse US, 1895. 4 a resemblance or evocative quality. When combined with a pluralised proper noun, it is used to suggest characteristics associated with that noun, as 'a touch of the Prince Edwards', 'a touch of the Bob Dylans' or 'a touch of the Hollywoods' UK, 1388.► put the touch on someoneto attempt to extract money from someone with glib or coercive talk US, 1956 2. verb 1 to borrow from someone US, 1955. 2 to subject someone to extortion or bribery UK, 1654. 3 to finance someone UK, 1999. 4 to have sex with someone IRELAND, 1984.► I wouldn't touch it with yoursused by one male to another as an expression of distaste or contempt for a female. Here 'it' is 'a woman' and 'yours' is 'a penis' UK, 1984.► not touch it with a bargepoleused as an indication of extreme distaste or contempt. In many minor variations UK, 1984.► touch hometo communicate a feeling; to make sense US, 1959.► touching cloth; touching cottonhaving an urgent need to defecate UK, 2002 touch down touch down if a plane touches down, it lands on the ground, especially at an airport: Margaret closed her book as the plane touched down at Istanbul airport.■ SIMILAR TO: land■ OPPOSITE: take offtouchdown n C,U when a plane lands on the ground, especially at an airport: The accident took place seconds after touchdown. touch for touch sb for sth BrE informal to borrow money from someone: While I'm here, could I touch you for the loan of a pound or two till next week?■ SIMILAR TO: tap for touch off touch off sth to cause something to start happening suddenly: Nicosia's announcement that it would purchase the Russian air defence system touched off the latest crisis. The incident had touched off a wave of rioting that spread throughout the occupied territories.■ SIMILAR TO: spark off, trigger off touch on/upon ! Touch upon is more formal than touch on and is mostly used in writing. touch on/upon sth to mention or talk about something for a short time and without giving very many details: The book mentions Cromwell's activities in Ireland, but only touches on them briefly. Negotiations for the treaty touched on border issues. This aspect of Weston's work is barely touched on by most critics. touch up 1. touch up sth • touch sth up to improve something by changing it a little or adding more to it, often in order to hide marks or faults: I didn't buy the Peugeot, because some of the paintwork looked as though it had been recently touched up. Dominique looked in the car mirror and touched up her lipstick, before driving quickly off down the road.2. touch sb up • touch up sb BrE informal to touch someone's body without their permission in an annoying and unpleasant way in order to get sexual pleasure: This guy sitting beside me started playing with my hair and touching me up. people who like touching up young boys■ SIMILAR TO: feel up informal touch upon ► see touch on/upon touch (oneself)1. euphemism To masturbate. My mother always used to say you'll go blind if you touch yourself. 2. To touch or fondle one's genitals. Get your hands out of your pants and stop touching yourself! touch1. n. a likely target for begging; someone who is asked for a loan. (see also soft touch.) He was just the kind of touch we were looking for, not too bright and not too poor. 2. n. a request for money (from a beggar); a request for a loan. I ignored the touch and walked on by. 3. tv. to ask someone for a loan. He touched me for a hundred bucks. 4. n. a small portion of something to eat or drink. (Folksy.) I’ll have just a touch. I’m on a diet, you know. 5. tv. to deal with or handle someone or something. (Usually in the negative.) Mr. Wilson is a real pain, and I wouldn’t touch his account. Find somebody else to handle it. touchbase/bases Informal To renew a line of communication: "He went out of his way to touch base with a broad cross section of ... residents" (George B. Merry).
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