Dictionary entry
sense of touch
noun
触觉
the ability to perceive physical contact, pressure, temperature, or pain through the skin
指通过皮肤感知接触、压力、温度或疼痛的能力
In use
The sense of touch helps babies explore the world around them.
He lost his sense of touch in his fingers after playing in the snow without gloves.
Blind people often rely on their sense of touch to read Braille.
have a sense of touch
Babies are born with a sense of touch.
婴儿天生具有触觉。
develop/fine-tune one's sense of touch
Blind people often develop a highly acute sense of touch.
盲人通常发展出非常敏锐的触觉。
sense of touch + be + adj.
The sense of touch is essential for exploring textures.
触觉对于探索质感至关重要。
through/using the sense of touch
He identified the object through his sense of touch.
他通过触觉辨认出该物体。
Common mistakes
I sense of touch the fabric.I touch the fabric.
“sense of touch”是名词短语，不能充当动词。表达“触摸”应使用动词touch。
He lost sense of touch in his fingers.He lost his sense of touch in his fingers.
表达某人的触觉时，英语需要物主代词his/her等，汉语常省略，导致误用。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词，指触觉这一感官
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.