| 单词 | to the touch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto the touch b. to the touch: used following a predicative adjective to indicate the texture, feel, etc., of something when it is touched, or the sensation felt by someone being touched, e.g. cold to the touch, painful to the touch. ΚΠ 1621 R. Brathwait Shepheards Tales 10 Smooth to the touch, and specious to the sight. 1791 Earl of Dundonald Lett. making Bread from Potatoes ii. 12 It [sc. potato powder] is extremely cold to the touch. 1823 Philadelphia Jrnl. Med. & Physical Sci. 7 306 She complained of severe pains in the head and abdomen, the latter being considerably tumefied and sore to the touch. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 456 Essential oils..are not greasy to the touch, like the fat oils. 1981 Cook's Mag. Nov. 71/1 The cakes are done when the tops are firm to the touch. 2014 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 May d3 The high heat..made my scalp feel inflamed and days later, it was painful to the touch. < as lemmas |
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