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单词 touching
释义
touching
(tʌtʃɪŋ )
1. adjective
If something is touching, it causes feelings of sadness or sympathy.
This is a touching tale of adolescent friendship.
It was a very, very touching moment.
Synonyms: moving, affecting, sad, stirring  
touchingly graded adverb [usually ADVERB adjective]
2.  See also touch
Collocations:
almost touching
The cyclist is pumping the pedals, his front wheel almost touching the back of the derny.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He sat up on his bedroll, his head almost touching the canvas above.
Raymond E. Feist SHADOW OF A DARK QUEEN: BOOK ONE OF THE SERPENTWAR SAGA (1994)
Amy felt that they were moving elliptically around each other, almost touching before Isabel swung away again in her own eccentric orbit.
Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE
My uncle was leaning so far forward over the wheel his forehead was almost touching the glass.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Slowly exhale and bend your arms up until your palms are almost touching your shoulders.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
barely touching
They are barely touching the story and show little sign of following up on the nuggets among the dirt that bear investigation.
Times,Sunday Times
They are barely touching coffee.
Times, Sunday Times
He flew over the ground, his feet barely touching it.
The Sun
The two players' hands should be barely touching each other, and all the hands should be around mid-torso height.
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Dice control proponents advocate a throw that gently bounces off of the back wall and comes to rest after barely touching it.
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deeply touching
Having said that, her few words were deeply touching, bringing a tear to the eye.
The Sun
And, at the end, much more than that: an exploration of the mystery of artistic creation that's marvellously entertaining and deeply touching.
Times, Sunday Times
The crowds were quite indescribable and their enthusiasm truly marvellous and deeply touching.
Times, Sunday Times
It sounded as gratifying to sing as it was luscious to hear, and its unpretentious sincerity was deeply touching.
Times, Sunday Times
Elegant singing and playing of some lovely, deeply touching music, though no translations are provided.
Times, Sunday Times
touching letter
How on earth did this touching letter come to be in the possession of a man willing to give it away to a carpenter doing his kitchen?
Times, Sunday Times
In the prison where he was waiting for his execution, he wrote a touching letter to his family.
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However, the touching letters from his wife made him accept life as a duty he owed to his own family.
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touching scene
There ensues a powerful and touching scene in which brother and sister recognize each other.
The Times Literary Supplement
In a wonderfully touching scene in an internet cafe, things at last start going right for him.
Times, Sunday Times
The touching scene speaks volumes about our shared lineage with great apes.
The Sun
A touching scene of reconciliation occurs.
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There are some touching scenes between the main characters that show the depth and complexities of the friendships between them.
Times, Sunday Times
touching tale
A touching tale that will truly move you.
The Sun
As we watch them grow up it becomes a hugely touching tale about family life and the pain of separation.
The Sun
Find out what happened to him in this touching tale.
The Sun
That might make you zone out from the off, but tonight's programme isn't without some touching tales amid the fandom.
Times, Sunday Times
within touching distance
The midcap index still rallied 57.88 points to 13,558.35 to stay within touching distance of its all-time best.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This term, he is within touching distance of surpassing that.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Now she is within touching distance of a place inside the world's top ten.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are now almost in touching distance of the appalling figure of 250 soldiers killed in Afghanistan since this operation began.
The Sun (2010)
If we're in touching distance of them, then they might worry about us.
The Sun (2009)
Translations:
Chinese: 动人的
Japanese: 感動的な
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