How do you use "touch" in a sentence?

Please don't touch the paintings in the gallery. Let's keep in touch after you move abroad. I was really touched by all the kind messages.

touch

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: To make physical contact with something, or affect emotionally

触摸，接触；感动

tocar; conmover

触れる、触る；感動させる

만지다, 닿다; 감동시키다

Touch means to bring a part of your body into contact with something. Figuratively, it means to affect someone emotionally ('I was touched by her kindness'). Common phrases include 'keep in touch' (stay in contact), 'a touch of' (a small amount), and 'touch and go' (uncertain outcome). In British English, 'touch wood' means hoping for good luck.

「touch」意思是用身体的一部分接触某物。比喻义上，表示在情感上影响某人（'她的善良感动了我'）。常用短语包括「keep in touch」（保持联系）、「a touch of」（少量）和「touch and go」（结果不确定）。在英式英语中，「touch wood」意味着祈求好运。

Touch significa poner una parte del cuerpo en contacto con algo. Figurativamente, significa afectar emocionalmente a alguien («me conmovió su amabilidad»). Frases comunes incluyen «keep in touch» (mantener el contacto), «a touch of» (un poco de) y «touch and go» (resultado incierto). En inglés británico, «touch wood» significa esperar buena suerte.

「touch」は体の一部を何かに接触させることを意味します。比喩的には、誰かを感情的に動かすことを意味します（「彼女の親切に感動しました」）。「keep in touch」（連絡を取り合う）、「a touch of」（少し）、「touch and go」（結果が不確か）などのフレーズがよく使われます。イギリス英語では「touch wood」は幸運を祈ることを意味します。

'Touch'는 신체의 일부를 무언가에 접촉시키는 것을 의미합니다. 비유적으로는 감정적으로 영향을 주는 것을 뜻합니다('I was touched by her kindness': 그녀의 친절에 감동받았다). 'keep in touch'(연락을 유지하다), 'a touch of'(약간의), 'touch and go'(불확실한 상황) 등의 표현이 자주 쓰입니다. 영국 영어에서 'touch wood'는 행운을 비는 표현입니다.

Ejemplos

Please don't touch the paintings in the gallery.
请不要触摸画廊里的画作。
Por favor, no toques las pinturas de la galería.
ギャラリーの絵には触れないでください。
갤러리의 그림은 만지지 마세요.
Let's keep in touch after you move abroad.
你搬到国外后我们保持联系吧。
Mantengamos el contacto después de que te mudes al extranjero.
海外に引っ越した後も連絡を取り合いましょう。
해외로 이사한 후에도 연락하고 지내요.
I was really touched by all the kind messages.
所有这些温暖的留言真的让我很感动。
Me conmovieron mucho todos los mensajes amables.
温かいメッセージの数々に本当に感動しました。
따뜻한 메시지들에 정말 감동받았습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old French 'tochier' (to touch, strike), probably of imitative origin. The emotional sense — 'touched by kindness' — developed in the 16th century from the idea of something reaching or affecting the heart.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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