词汇 | touch on |
释义 | Idiom touch ontouch on (something) 1. to speak briefly about something. During the interview, we only touched on how much I would be paid. 2. to be connected to. Although his book is about an event of many years ago, it touches on similar events of today. Phr V touch on touches, touching, touched touch on/upon sth to mention a subject briefly when speaking or writing about somethingI'm only going to touch on the topic at this point but I shall be talking about it in more detail later. ! 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 on (something)To discuss or deal with some topic informally or in passing. We'll touch on that matter later in the meeting, so let's stay focused on the issue at hand. She touched on the problem, but she didn't get a chance to explain exactly what had happened. The movie touches on themes of loneliness and grief, but doesn't make them the central focus of the characters. touch (up)on somethingFig. to mention something; to talk about something briefly. In tomorrow's lecture I'd like to touch on the matter of taxation. The teacher only touched upon the subject. There wasn't time to do more than that. touch on somethingFig. to mention something; to talk about something briefly. In tomorrow's lecture I'd like to touch on the matter of taxation. The teacher only touched on the subject. There wasn't time to do more than that. touch onAlso, touch upon. 1. Mention briefly or casually in passing, as in He barely touched on the subject of immigration. [First half of 1600s] 2. Approach closely, verge on, as in This frenzy touched on clinical insanity. [Early 1800s] touch onor touch uponv. 1. To deal with some topic in passing: The speech touched on all the important issues but never really discussed them. 2. To relate to someone or something; concern someone or something: The problem of poverty touches on every level of society. 3. To approach the nature or condition of something; come close to something: The fan's excitement touched on clinical insanity. |
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