S? s?, s? mó, s? d?ng, s? ch?m

Xúc giác (kh? nang nh?n th?c du?c s? v?t ho?c d?c tính c?a chúng b?ng cách s? vào chúng)

blind people rely a lot on touch

ngu?i mù d?a nhi?u vào xúc giác

C?m th?y cái gì khi s? vào

soft to the touch

s? vào th?y m?m

Chi ti?t nh?

humorous touches

nh?ng chi ti?t hài

Nét (v?); ngón (dàn); bút pháp, van phong, phong cách (bi?u di?n..)

a bold touch

m?t nét v? táo b?o

to add a few finishing touches

hoàn ch?nh, thêm vào m?t vài nét hoàn ch?nh

the touch of a master

bút pháp c?a m?t ngh? si b?c th?y

his work lacks that professional touch

tác ph?m c?a anh ?y thi?u phong cách chuyên nghi?p

K? nang d?c bi?t c?a con ngu?i

M?t chút, m?t ít, s? lu?ng r?t ít

a touch of jealousy

hoi ghen

a touch of salt

m?t chút mu?i

a touch of indigestion

hoi b? d?y b?ng

S? ti?p xúc, s? giao thi?p; quan h?; s? dính líu, s? dính dáng

to keep in touch with

gi? quan h? v?i; có dính líu v?i

to be out of touch with

không có quan h? v?i, m?t liên l?c v?i

to lose touch with

m?t liên l?c v?i, ti?p xúc d?n

(th? d?c,th? thao) ph?n sân ngoài du?ng biên (trong môn bóng dá, bóng b?u d?c)

(âm nh?c) l?i b?m phím

(y h?c) phép tham b?nh b?ng cách s?

(t? c?,nghia c?) s? th? thách, s? th?; dá th?

to put to the touch

dem th? thách

true as touch

r?t chính xác

at a touch

n?u nhu d?ng nh? vào

the machine stops and starts at a touch

chi?c máy dó ch? c?n ch?m nh? vào là kh?i d?ng ho?c t?t ngay

in/out of touch (with somebody)

còn/không còn liên l?c

in/out of touch with something

có/không có tin t?c v? cái gì

a touch

hoi, m?t chút

Ch?m, ti?p xúc, d? không còn kho?ng không ? gi?a

one of the branches was just touching the water

m?t cành cây ch?m m?t nu?c

S?, mó, d?ng, ch?m; ?n, dánh (b?ng tay..)

Don't touch that dish - it's very hot!

D?ng có d?ng ch?m vào chi?c dia dó - nó r?t nóng

he touched me on the arm

anh ta d?p nh? vào vai tôi

D?n, d?t t?i (m?c d?.. nào dó)

I can touch the ceiling

tôi có th? v?i t?i tr?n

the thermometer touched 37 o; yesterday

hôm qua nhi?t bi?u lên t?i 37 o

to touch bottom

xu?ng d?c d?n cùng c?c

to touch the spot

(thông t?c) gãi dúng ch? ng?a

G?n, k?, sát bên, li?n

his garden touches ours

vu?n c?a anh ta sát li?n ngay v?i vu?n c?a chúng tôi

D? d?ng d?n, d? c?p d?n, d?ng ch?m, can thi?p vào; làm h?i

to touch on a subject in the conversation

d? d?ng d?n m?t v?n d? trong khi nói chuy?n

Gõ nh?, dánh nh? (chuông), g?y (dàn); b?m (phím dàn)

to touch the piano

b?m phím dàn pianô

D?ng vào, dính vào, mó vào, v?y vào, v?c vào

please do not touch my papers

xin d?ng mó vào gi?y t? c?a tôi

Có liên quan, có quan h? v?i, dính dáng, dính líu

the question touched your interests

v?n d? có dính líu d?n quy?n l?i c?a anh

what happens to him doesn't touch me at all

nh?ng vi?c x?y d?n v?i nó không có liên quan gì t?i tôi c?

D?ng d?n, an, u?ng, dùng d?n

he promises not to touch alcohol

h?n h?a là không d?ng d?n m?t gi?t ru?u

Làm c?m d?ng, làm m?i lòng, g?i m?i thuong tâm, làm xúc d?ng

his grief touched us deeply

n?i dau bu?n c?a anh ta làm chúng tôi vô cùng xúc d?ng

Làm m?ch lòng, làm ph?t lòng, ch?m lòng t? ái, xúc ph?m, d?ng ch?m (tình c?m)

that touched him home

di?u dó làm anh ta h?t s?c ph?t lòng; di?u dó ch?m lòng t? ái c?a anh ta

Có ?nh hu?ng, có tác d?ng, dính dáng d?n

nothing you can say will touch him

t?t c? nh?ng di?u anh có th? nói s? ch? có tác d?ng gì d?i v?i nó

Làm hu nh?, gây thi?t h?i nh?, làm h?ng nh?

the frost has touched the vines

suong giá làm hu h?i nh? nh?ng giàn nho

Sánh k?p, b?ng, ngang tài, ngang ph?m ch?t

nobody can touch him in causticity

không ai có th? sánh k?p ông ta v? l?i châm bi?m chua cay

(hàng h?i) c?p, ghé (b?n...)

the ship touched Colombo

con tàu c?p b?n Cô-lom-bô

(t? lóng) gõ, vay

he touched me for 10 d

nó gõ tôi l?y mu?i d?ng, nó vay tôi mu?i d?ng

Ch?m nhau, d?ng nhau, ti?p xúc nhau

the two wires were touching

hai dây di?n ch?p nhau

G?n sát, k? nhau

to touch at

(hàng h?i) c?p, ghé, d? vào (b?n...)

to touch at a port

c?p b?n

to touch down

(th? d?c,th? thao) ch?m du?ng biên ngang

(hàng không) h? cánh

to touch in

v? phác, phác ho?

to touch in the eyebrows of the portrait

v? phác dôi lông mày c?a b?c chân dung

to touch off

c?t d?t (du?ng dây di?n tho?i, s? liên l?c b?ng di?n tho?i)

V? phác, phác ho?

B?n, n?, x?, nh? (d?n)

Gây ra, phát d?ng (phong trào ph?n d?i...)

to touch on (upon)

bàn d?n, d? d?ng d?n, nói d?n, d? c?p d?n

to touch on (upon) a subject

d? c?p d?n m?t v?n d?

to touch up

tô, s?a qua

to touch up a drawing

s?a qua b?c v?

Qu?t roi vào (ng?a...)

to touch with

nhu?m, du?m, ng?

praise touched with jealousy

l?i khen ng?i thoáng ng? ý ghen tuông

to touch bottom

ch?m t?i dáy c?a cái gì ch?a nu?c

Xu?ng d?n bùn den

to touch somebody on the raw

ch?m t? ái, ch?m n?c

to touch the right chord

gãi dúng ch? ng?a; nói trúng tâm lý

to touch at something

c?p, ghé (tàu)

to touch somebody up

ch?m vào ai m?t cách khiêu g?i ho?c kích d?c

nhấn nút

touch call

gọi nhấn nút

gõ phím

key touch selector

bộ lựa chọn các gõ phím

sự chạm nhẹ

tiếp xúc

touch area

vùng tiếp xúc

touch contact switch

công tắc tiếp xúc chạm

touch screen

màn hình tiếp xúc

touch sensor

bộ cảm biến tiếp xúc

touch voltage

điện áp tiếp xúc

touch-sensitive

nhạy tiếp xúc

touch-sensitive screen

màn hình nhạy tiếp xúc

touch-sensitive table

bảng nhạy tiếp xúc

đi vay

độ chênh lệch giá

độ lệch sai

độ vênh giá

Put (one's) hand on, feel, handle: She leant forward andtouched my hand.

Bring into contact with, apply, put, set:He touched a match to the fuse and ran.

Sometimes, touch (up)against. be in contact (with), border, adjoin, meet, come up orbe (up) against, push or press or lean (up) against, brush orrub (up) against, come or be together, abut: The ladder istouching the freshly painted wall.

Lay a hand or finger on;meddle with, have to do with, interfere with, come near,approach: If you touch me, I'll scream.

Drink, eat, consume,partake of, take, use, taste, have to do with: He swore that hewould never touch alcohol again.

Affect, impress, influence,disturb, move, stir, arouse, excite, impassion, stimulate,strike, Colloq get to: We were touched by your sympatheticnote.

Rival, match, equal, compare with, come up to, be on apar with, be a match for, be in the same league or class as orwith, be on an equal footing with, reach, come or get near orclose to, hold a candle to, measure up to or against, Colloq USstack up to or with or against: No other car can touch our newmodel for speed and safety.

Usually, touch on or upon. referto, have reference to, pertain to, relate to, have a bearing on,regard, mention, allude to, speak or write of, tell of, bring upor in, raise, deal with, cover: I must now touch upon adelicate matter.

Have access to, access, use, employ, makeuse of, put to use, avail (oneself) of, take, get, takeadvantage of: I do not touch the principal, but try to live offthe interest.

Touch down. land, alight, come to earth: Wetouched down for fuel at Gander, Newfoundland.

Touch off. adetonate, spark (off), set alight, set off, ignite, light, fire,put a match to: We touched off the gunpowder and blew up thearsenal. b instigate, initiate, begin, start, set in motion,ignite, set off, trigger, provoke, foment, cause, give rise to:Her offhand remark touched off a family row that lasted foryears.

Touch up. retouch, patch up; beautify, enhance,titivate, renovate, spruce up: She said that the painting hadrecently been touched up. Mandy is upstairs touching up hermake-up.

N.

Feeling, feel, texture: She wants nothing but thetouch of silk next to her body.

Pat, tap, blow, hit, stroke,brush, caress: She hated him so much that she cringed at thetouch of his hand.

Dash, hint, intimation, suggestion,soup‡on, bit, intimation, pinch, jot, spot, trace, tinge, taste,suspicion, smattering, colouring, smack, speck, drop, whiff,odour, scent, smell: Cynthia has a touch of hypocrisy abouther. The salad dressing could use a touch more garlic. 16ability, deftness, expertise, dexterity, adroitness, facility,skill, skilfulness, knack, capability, genius, talent, gift,flair: Richard has a master's touch in everything he does.

Response, feel, responsiveness, feeling, movement, operation,performance level: This piano action has an excellent touch.18 signature, trade mark, characteristic, influence, approach,style, manner, technique, execution, method: I thought Irecognized your touch in the furniture selection. A woman'stouch might have helped.

V.

Tr. come into or be in physical contact with(another thing) at one or more points.

Tr. (often foll. bywith) bring the hand etc. into contact with (touched her arm).3 a intr. (of two things etc.) be in or come into contact withone another (the balls were touching). b tr. bring (two things)into mutual contact (they touched hands).

Tr. rouse tender orpainful feelings in (was touched by his appeal).

Tr. strikelightly (just touched the wall with the back bumper).

Tr.(usu. with neg.) a disturb or harm (don't touch my things). bhave any dealings with (won't touch bricklaying). c consume;use up; make use of (dare not touch alcohol; has not touched herbreakfast; need not touch your savings). d cope with; affect;manage (soap won't touch this dirt).

Tr. a deal with (asubject) lightly or in passing (touched the matter of theirexpenses). b concern (it touches you closely).

Tr. a reachor rise as far as, esp. momentarily (the thermometer touched90ø). b (usu. with neg.) approach in excellence etc. (can'ttouch him for style).

Tr. affect slightly; modify (pitytouched with fear).

Tr. (as touched adj.) slightly mad.

Tr. (often foll. by in) esp. Art mark lightly, put in (featuresetc.) with a brush, pencil, etc.

Tr. a strike (the keys,strings, etc. of a musical instrument). b strike the keys orstrings of (a piano etc.).

Tr. (usu. foll. by for) sl. askfor and get money etc. from (a person) as a loan or gift(touched him for œ5).

Tr. injure slightly (blossom touchedby frost).

Tr. Geom. be tangent to (a curve).

N.

Theact or an instance of touching, esp. with the body or hand (felta touch on my arm).

A the faculty of perception throughphysical contact, esp. with the fingers (has no sense of touchin her right arm). b the qualities of an object etc. asperceived in this way (the soft touch of silk).

A smallamount; a slight trace (a touch of salt; a touch of irony).

Aa musician's manner of playing keys or strings. b the manner inwhich the keys or strings respond to touch. c an artist's orwriter's style of workmanship, writing, etc. (has a delicatetouch).

A distinguishing quality or trait (a professionaltouch).

(esp. in pl.) a a light stroke with a pen, pencil,etc. b a slight alteration or improvement (speech needs a fewtouches).

= TAG(2).

(prec. by a) slightly (is a touch tooarrogant).

Sl. a the act of asking for and getting moneyetc. from a person. b a person from whom money etc. is soobtained.

Football the part of the field outside the sidelimits.

Archaic a test with or as if with a touchstone (putit to the touch).

Up to date, esp. regarding news etc. (keeps in touch withevents).

Aware, conscious, empathetic (not in touch with herown feelings). keep in touch (often foll. by with) 1 remaininformed (kept in touch with the latest developments).

Continue correspondence, a friendship, etc. lose touch (oftenfoll. by with) 1 cease to be informed.

Cease to correspondwith or be in contact with another person. lose one's touch notshow one's customary skill. the Nelson touch a masterly orsympathetic approach to a problem (from Horatio Nelson, Admiralat Trafalgar). out of touch (often foll. by with) 1 not incorrespondence.

Not up to date or modern.

Lacking inawareness or sympathy (out of touch with his son's beliefs).personal touch a characteristic or individual approach to asituation. soft touch = easy touch (see TOUCH). to the touchwhen touched (was cold to the touch). touch-and-go uncertainregarding a result; risky (it was touch-and-go whether we'dcatch the train). touch at (of a ship) call at (a port etc.).touch bottom 1 reach the bottom of water with one's feet.

Beat the lowest or worst point.

Be in possession of the fullfacts. touch down 1 Rugby Football & Amer. Football touch theground with the ball behind one's own or the opponent's goal.

(of an aircraft) make contact with the ground in landing. touchfootball US football with touching in place of tackling.touch-hole a small hole in a gun for igniting the charge.touch-in-goal Football each of the four corners enclosed bycontinuations of the touch-lines and goal-lines. touch-judgeRugby Football a linesman. touch-line (in various sports)either of the lines marking the side boundaries of the pitch.touch-mark the maker's mark on pewter. touch-me-not any ofvarious plants of the genus Impatiens, with ripe seed-capsulesjerking open when touched. touch-needle a needle of gold orsilver alloy of known composition used as a standard in testingother alloys on a touchstone. touch off 1 represent exactly (ina portrait etc.).

Explode by touching with a match etc.

Initiate (a process) suddenly (touched off a run on the pound).touch of nature 1 a natural trait.

Colloq. an exhibition ofhuman feeling with which others sympathize (from amisinterpretation of Shakesp. Troilus and Cressida III. iii.169). touch of the sun 1 a slight attack of sunstroke.

Alittle sunlight. touch on (or upon) 1 treat (a subject)briefly, refer to or mention casually.

Verge on (that toucheson impudence). touch-paper paper impregnated with nitre, forfiring gunpowder, fireworks, etc. touch the spot colloq. findout or do exactly what was needed. touch-type type withoutlooking at the keys. touch-typing this skill. touch-typist aperson who touch-types. touch up 1 give finishing touches to orretouch (a picture, writing, etc.).

Brit. sl. a caress soas to excite sexually. b sexually molest.

Strike (a horse)lightly with a whip. touch wood touch something wooden with thehand to avert ill luck. would not touch with a bargepole seeBARGEPOLE.

Touchable adj. [ME f. OF tochier, tuchier (v.),touche (n.): prob. imit., imitating a knock]