lose 'touch (with sb/sth 1 to no longer
have any contact with sb/sth A : I’ve lost touch with all my old friends.
%. „ 2 to no longer understand sth,
especially how ordinary people feel TffTft? ( A fit -MKWMUs: ) — more at common adj., light adj touch-and-'go
adj. [not
usually before noun] (informal) used to say that the result of a situation is uncertain and that there
is a possibility that sth bad or unpleasant will happen AfEfi; At*!
A h
: She’s fine
now, but it was touch-and-go for a while (= there was a possibility that she might
die). jF
T,
touch-down /'tAtJdaun/ noun 1 [c,
U] the moment
when a plane or spacecraft lands
( A fT ^ T t£ilj &U ) 4r®, BHII landing 2 [C] (in rugby ®
an act
of scoring points by putting the ball down on the area of ground behind the
other team’s goal line ( 3 [C] (in American foot
ball It A;A5£) an
act of scoring points by crossing the other team’s goal line while carrying the ball, or receiving the ball when
you are over the other team’s goal line 1*1$
(
tm) ^
tou che /'tu:Jei; NAmE tur'Jei/ exclamation (from French) used during an argument or a
discussion to show that you accept that sb has answered your comment in a
clever way and has gained an advantage by making a good point ) MtJJiL
Ifil,
touched /tAtJt/ adj. [not before
noun] 1 ~ (by sth) | ~ (that ...)
feeling happy and grateful because of sth kind that sb has done; feeling
emotional about sth f&flfc. ;
Mdtl: She was touched by their warm
welcome. 0 I was touched
that he still remembered me. ffb ifj M id % $c T ZU
iBdtlc o She was touched by the plight of the refugees. Xf£ K
UU ®1 M {£ M I'J M tib o 2 (old-fashioned, informal) slightly crazy #£5^4;
.touch 'football noun [U] (NAmE) a type of American football
in which touching is used instead of tackling
M# AMm ( f'JIMMMfnXJiMiftllAA $c ) — compare flag football touching /'tAtJirj/ adj. causing feelings of pity or
sympathy; making you feel emotional 4- A# 1# W A ; Efa A HTH moving : It was a touching story that moved
many of us to tears.
UP it: ACliM^ A
jRW^jAiMo ► touchingly adv.
'touch
judge noun (in
touch-line /’tAtJlain/ noun a line that marks the side of the
playing field in football (soccer),
m. > mk
'touch
pad noun (computing if) a device which you touch in
different places in order to operate a program
(m-m.m) mm
touch-paper /'tAtJpeip8(r)/ noun a
piece of paper that bums slowly, that you light in order to start a firework burning (
'touch
screen noun
(computing if) a computer screen which allows you
to give instructions to the computer by touching areas on it ( if ) MM touch-stone /'tAtjstaun; NAmE
-stoon/ noun [usually sing.] ~ (of/for sth) (formal) something that provides a standard
against which other things are compared and/or judged ut 'kff; 4* A ?£:
the touchstone for
quality
'Touch-Tone™ adj. (of a telephone or telephone
system f[i 15 X i5 A iff)
producing different sounds when different numbers are pushed 'touch-type verb [V] to type without having to look at the keys of a typewriter or keyboard ( T # if Ik ) fix. flalAfIT; B f ]
touch-up noun a quick improvement made to the appearance or condition of sth p] &; My
lipstick needed a touch-up.
f£ n tlW W #-*
"F 0:
touchy I'tAtSi/ adj. (touch-ier,
touchi-est) 1 [not usually
before noun] ~ (about sth) (of a
person A) easily upset or offended JUS am sensitive • He’s
a little touchy about his weight. i B JL^tSo 2 [usually
before noun] (of a subject i^I§) that may upset or offend people and should
therefore be dealt with carefully ^fit£l$; tm delicate, sensitive ►touchi-ness
noun [U]
, touchy-1 feely adj. (informal, usually disapproving) expressing emotions too openly M tOUgh 0-pf /tAf/ adj., noun, verb a adj. (tough
er, tough est)
►
DIFFICULT W\ <fi" 1 having or causing problems or
difficulties a tough childhood
0 It vvas a tough decision to make. UPfl'NII 0 She’s been
having a tough time ofit(= a lot of problems) lately.
MUifitHj R A - StlfMEo 0 He
faces the toughest test of his leadership so far. ftfe ® l[fc
§Bltt^Xft*r*£ltt#^o oltcanbe tough trying to juggle a career
and a family.
►
STRICT/FIRM/M&: .'Me 2 ~ (on/with sb/sth) demanding
that particular rules
be obeyed and showing a lack of sympathy for any problems or suffering that
this may cause fM&X fgsilft; A'lf W: Don’t be too tough on him—he was only
trying to help. U1! M fife ^ M f2 , jfk K H *l& W ft o o It’s about time teachers
started to get tough with bullies. frUit
0 The
school takes a tough line on (= punishes severely) cheating.
PU3SOFT
►
STRONG ® /S B
strong enough to deal successfully with
difficult conditions or situations Ittt#];
cl tough breed of cattle
41
0 He’s not tough enough for a career in sales. ftkX
o She’s a tough cookie/ customer (= sb who knows what
they want and is not easily influenced by other people). MHAWAiSiWAo 4 (of a
person A) physically strong and likely to be violent You think you’re so
tough, don’t you? ^M, JiX ?
0 He
plays the tough guy in the movie, fife A X SZ
^ iX. c
►
MEAT fi] 5
difficult to cut or chew ;*! Ejj jFtf):
ng. f±
^): EQ3tender
►
NOT EASILY DAMAGED XlyftUf 6 not
easily cut, broken,
torn, etc. Iff ( mjWl. a
tough pair of shoes 0 The reptile’s skin is
tough and scaly. „
►
UNFORTUNATE A A 7 r (on sb) (informal) unfortunate
for sb in a way that
seems unfair A A W : It
was tough on her being dropped from the team like that.
k fkiMMo o (ironic) ‘I can’t get it finished in time.’
‘Tough! (= I don’t feel sorry about it.)’ ■” Mough-lyadv.
tough ness noun [U] flTTl (as) tough as old boots | (as) tough as 'nails (informal) 1 very strong and able to deal successfully with
difficult conditions or situations #®tb; IS 11X 2 not
feeling or showing
any emotion tough 'luck (informal)
1 (BrE)
used to show sympathy for sth unfortunate that has happened to sb ( A A M ■ If ) j$J 1$ , X X
is :
‘I
failed by one point.’ ‘That’s tough luck.’ “ AH - jfl/.
Al&o ” a ” 2 (ironic) used to show that
you do not feel sorry
for sb who has a problem ! ,t:|u]tl ) 0 A#]®: ‘If
you take the car, I won’t be able to go out. ’ ‘Tough luck!
’ “ X fj-ffi % ff X, A It Ml A A To” “ ^ % W ! m , — more
at act n., going n.,
HANG V., NUT n., TALK V.
* noun (old-fashioned, informal) a person who regularly uses violence against other people Ifl H A; HH :
mm
averb .tough sth—out to stay firm and deter
mined in a
difficult situation 'Ilf#; f£jl: You’re just going to have to tough it out.
if R HWi/k/iW-MTo
tough en /'tAfn/ verb ~ (sth/sb) (up) 1 to become or make
sth stronger, so that it is not easily cut, broken, etc. ( [A ) M fijL MS.: [VN] toughened
glass [also v| 2 [VN] to make sth such as laws or rules stricter Up % , ■jS fhT A# , i The government is