English Dictionary

touch

IPA（発音記号）

/tʌt͡ʃ/

名詞

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An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger. / The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact. / The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.

日本語の意味

触れる行為、触れるという行動 / 物理的接触による感覚、触覚 / 楽器演奏におけるタッチや技法、演奏のニュアンス

A gentle touch on the shoulder was enough to calm her.

肩に優しく触れることだけで彼女は落ち着いた。

意味（1）

An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.

意味（2）

The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.

With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.

意味（3）

The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.

He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.

意味（4）

(music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.

a heavy touch, or a light touch

意味（5）

A distinguishing feature or characteristic.

Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer.

意味（6）

A little bit; a small amount.

Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.

意味（7）

The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.

He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch.

意味（8）

A relationship of close communication or understanding.

He promised to keep in touch while he was away.

意味（9）

The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.

I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch.

意味（10）

(obsolete) Act or power of exciting emotion.

Not alone / The death of Fulvia, with more urgent touches, / Do strongly speak to us.

意味（11）

(obsolete) An emotion or affection.

a true, natural, and a sensible touch of mercy

意味（12）

(obsolete) Personal reference or application.

Speech of touch toward others should be sparingly used.

意味（13）

A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

Never give the least touch with your pencil till you have well examined your design.

意味（14）

(obsolete) A brief essay.

Print my preface in such form as, in the booksellers' phrase, will make a sixpenny touch.

意味（15）

(obsolete) A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.

Now do I play the touch.

意味（16）

(obsolete) Examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.

equity, the true touch of all laws

意味（17）

(shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.

Set off the exact Length forward and aftward from the Observation of the rising of the Keel, by Shipwrights called the Touch, or Place where the Keel's upper Part ends to be streight.

意味（18）

The children's game of tag.

意味（19）

(bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.

意味（20）

(slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something.

意味（21）

(UK, plumbing, dated) Tallow.

意味（22）

Form; standard of performance.

Jackson Hately, Isaac Cumming and Nick Shipley have been in great touch in the NEAFL.

意味（23）

(Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.

With just six touches, small forward Daniel Rioli was uncharacteristically quiet against Melbourne, although he did lay five tackles.

touches （ plural ）