Word · Frequency #9649
touching
/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
adjective
动人的，令人同情的
arousing sympathy or affection
常形容故事、场景等
- 1.
Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
引发悲伤和同情；能在目睹悲伤事件或情况时引起悲伤或心碎。
- 2.
In direct contact with.
直接接触
引发悲伤和同情；能在目睹悲伤事件或情况时引起悲伤或心碎。；直接接触；动人的；令人同情的
In use
The movie's ending was incredibly touching.
The volunteers received a touching letter of thanks from the children.
It was touching to see how the old couple held hands.
touching + noun
She told a touching story about her childhood.
她讲了一个关于童年的动人故事。
be + touching
通常用于描述电影、故事、场景等令人感动。
The movie is touching and makes you cry.
这部电影很感人，让你流泪。
Common mistakes
I am very touching by the movie.I am very touched by the movie.
混淆了现在分词和过去分词。在表达‘被感动’时，应用过去分词touched表示被动，而touching是现在分词，通常表示主动或正在进行。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语，描述事物令人感动。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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