touching 音标拼音: [t'ʌtʃɪŋ]
n . 触摸
a . 动人的,悲惨的
触摸动人的,悲惨的
touching adj 1 :
arousing affect ; "
the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene "; "
poignant grief cannot endure forever "; "
his gratitude was simple and touching " [
synonym :
{
affecting }, {
poignant }, {
touching }]
n 1 :
the event of something coming in contact with the body ; "
he longed for the touch of her hand "; "
the cooling touch of the night air " [
synonym : {
touch }, {
touching }]
2 :
the act of putting two things together with no space between them ; "
at his touch the room filled with lights " [
synonym :
{
touch }, {
touching }]
Touch \
Touch \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Touched };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Touching }.] [
F .
toucher ,
OF .
touchier ,
tuchier ;
of Teutonic origin ;
cf .
OHG .
zucchen ,
zukken ,
to twitch ,
pluck ,
draw ,
G .
zukken ,
zukken ,
v .
intens .
fr .
OHG .
ziohan to draw ,
G .
ziehen ,
akin to E .
tug .
See {
Tuck },
v .
t ., {
Tug },
and cf .
{
Tocsin }, {
Toccata }.]
1 .
To come in contact with ;
to hit or strike lightly against ;
to extend the hand ,
foot ,
or the like ,
so as to reach or rest on .
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Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touched lightly . --
Milton .
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2 .
To perceive by the sense of feeling .
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Nothing but body can be touched or touch . --
Greech .
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3 .
To come to ;
to reach ;
to attain to .
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The god ,
vindictive ,
doomed them never more Ah ,
men unblessed ! --
to touch their natal shore .
--
Pope .
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4 .
To try ;
to prove ,
as with a touchstone . [
Obs .]
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Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed . --
Shak .
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5 .
To relate to ;
to concern ;
to affect .
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The quarrel toucheth none but us alone . --
Shak .
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6 .
To handle ,
speak of ,
or deal with ;
to treat of .
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Storial thing that toucheth gentilesse . --
Chaucer .
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7 .
To meddle or interfere with ;
as ,
I have not touched the books . --
Pope .
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8 .
To affect the senses or the sensibility of ;
to move ;
to melt ;
to soften ;
especially ,
to cause feelings of pity ,
compassion ,
sympathy ,
or gratitude in .
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What of sweet before Hath touched my sense ,
flat seems to this and harsh .
--
Milton .
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The tender sire was touched with what he said .
--
Addison .
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9 .
To mark or delineate with touches ;
to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush .
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The lines ,
though touched but faintly ,
are drawn right . --
Pope .
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10 .
To infect ;
to affect slightly . --
Bacon .
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11 .
To make an impression on ;
to have effect upon .
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Its face . . .
so hard that a file will not touch it . --
Moxon .
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12 .
To strike ;
to manipulate ;
to play on ;
as ,
to touch an instrument of music .
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[
They ]
touched their golden harps . --
Milton .
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13 .
To perform ,
as a tune ;
to play .
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A person is the royal retinue touched a light and lively air on the flageolet . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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14 .
To influence by impulse ;
to impel forcibly . "
No decree of mine , . . . [
to ]
touch with lightest moment of impulse his free will ," --
Milton .
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15 .
To harm ,
afflict ,
or distress .
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Let us make a covenant with thee ,
that thou wilt do us no hurt ,
as we have not touched thee . --
Gen .
xxvi .
28 ,
29 .
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16 .
To affect with insanity ,
especially in a slight degree ;
to make partially insane ; --
rarely used except in the past participle .
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She feared his head was a little touched . --
Ld .
Lytton .
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17 . (
Geom .)
To be tangent to .
See {
Tangent },
a .
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18 .
To lay a hand upon for curing disease .
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19 .
To compare with ;
to be equal to ; --
usually with a negative ;
as ,
he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire . [
Colloq .]
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20 .
To induce to give or lend ;
to borrow from ;
as ,
to touch one for a loan ;
hence ,
to steal from . [
Slang ]
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{
To touch a sail } (
Naut .),
to bring it so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes .
{
To touch the wind } (
Naut .),
to keep the ship as near the wind as possible .
{
To touch up },
to repair ;
to improve by touches or emendation .
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Touching \
Touch "
ing \ (
t [
u ^]
ch "[
i ^]
ng ),
a .
Affecting ;
moving ;
pathetic ;
as ,
a touching tale . --
{
Touch "
ing *
ly },
adv .
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Touching \
Touch "
ing \,
prep .
Concerning ;
with respect to .
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Now ,
as touching things offered unto idols . --
1 Cor .
viii .
1 .
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Touching \
Touch "
ing \,
n .
The sense or act of feeling ;
touch .
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148 Moby Thesaurus words for "
touching ":
about ,
abutting ,
adjoining ,
affecting ,
afflictive ,
against ,
anent ,
apropos of ,
as for ,
as regards ,
as respects ,
as to ,
attouchement ,
bitter ,
bleak ,
bordering ,
borrowing ,
brush ,
brushing ,
caress ,
caressing ,
cheerless ,
comfortless ,
compassionate ,
concerning ,
contact ,
contacting ,
conterminous ,
contiguous ,
contingence ,
contingent ,
debt ,
debtor ,
deplorable ,
depressing ,
depressive ,
discomforting ,
dismal ,
dismaying ,
distressful ,
distressing ,
doleful ,
dolorific ,
dolorogenic ,
dolorous ,
dreary ,
emotional ,
emotive ,
feeling ,
financing ,
fingering ,
friction ,
frottage ,
glance ,
glancing ,
graze ,
grazing ,
grievous ,
handling ,
heartrending ,
hire purchase ,
hitting ,
hitting -
up ,
hocking ,
impingement ,
impingence ,
impingent ,
impinging ,
impressive ,
in connection with ,
in contact ,
in point of ,
in re ,
in reference to ,
in regard to ,
in relation to ,
in relation with ,
in respect to ,
installment buying ,
installment plan ,
joyless ,
juxtaposed ,
kiss ,
lamentable ,
manipulation ,
meeting ,
money -
raising ,
mortgaging ,
mournful ,
moving ,
nudge ,
nudging ,
of ,
on ,
osculation ,
osculatory ,
overlapping ,
painful ,
palpation ,
pathetic ,
pawning ,
pertaining to ,
pertinent to ,
petting ,
piteous ,
pitiable ,
pitiful ,
pledging ,
poignant ,
pressure ,
re ,
referring to ,
regarding ,
regrettable ,
relating to ,
relative to ,
respecting ,
responsive ,
rub ,
rubbing ,
rueful ,
sad ,
saddening ,
sharp ,
sore ,
sorrowful ,
soul -
stirring ,
speaking of ,
stirring ,
stroking ,
sympathetic ,
taction ,
tangency ,
tangent ,
tangential ,
tear -
jerking ,
tender ,
tentative contact ,
to ,
touch ,
uncomfortable ,
up against ,
upon ,
with regard to ,
with respect to ,
woebegone ,
woeful ,
wretched
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