Word · Frequency #9649
touching
/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
noun
触摸；接触
the act or an instance of touching; physical contact
- 1.
The act by which something is touched.
触摸的行为。
- 2.
the event of something coming in contact with the body
接触身体
- 3.
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
触碰；接触
触摸的行为。；接触身体；触碰；接触
In use
The gentle touching of the cat's fur seemed to calm it down.
Any touching of the sculptures in the gallery is not allowed.
She felt uneasy about his touching of her shoulder during the conversation.
Connections
Collocations
- physical touching
- 身体接触
- The child is sensitive to any form of physical touching.孩子对任何形式的身体接触都很敏感。
- gentle touching
- 轻柔的触碰
- Gentle touching can be very comforting to a pet.轻柔的触碰对宠物来说非常令人安慰。
- unwanted touching
- 不必要的接触
- The campaign aims to raise awareness about unwanted touching.该运动旨在提高对不必要接触的认识。
- casual touching
- 随意的触碰
- In some cultures, casual touching among friends is common.在一些文化中，朋友之间的随意触碰很常见。
Synonyms
- contact
- 接触；联系 · contact比touching更正式，常用于抽象或具体接触，而touching更强调直接触碰。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“touching”音似‘踏进’，想象脚踩进水里，触碰到水的感觉。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：物理接触、感知描述 该名词意义通常用于正式或专业描述，强调身体接触或物体触碰的物理事件，比较常见于医学、物理或文学描写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有词均以-ching拼写结尾，但只有clutching与touching押韵（/ʌ/相同），其他词的元音不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.