touching down
触地,着陆,着地,触地得分
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Definitions
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- : to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- : to come into contact with and perceive, as the hand or the like does.
- : to bring into contact with something: She touched a match to the papers.
- : to give a slight tap or pat to with the hand, finger, etc.; strike or hit gently or lightly.
- : to come into or be in contact with.
- : Geometry. to be tangent to.
- : to be adjacent to or border on.
- : to come up to; reach; attain.
- : to attain equality with; compare with: a style that cannot touch that of Shakespeare.
- : to mark by strokes of the brush, pencil, or the like.
- : to mark or relieve slightly, as with color: a gray dress touched with blue.
- : to stop at, as a ship: The ship touched shore several times during the cruise.
- : to treat or affect in some way by contact.
- : to affect as if by contact; tinge; imbue.
- : to affect with some feeling or emotion, especially tenderness, pity, gratitude, etc.: Their sufferings touched his heart.
- : to handle, use, or have to do with in any way: She can't touch the money until she's 21.
- : to eat or drink; consume; taste: He won't touch another drink.
- : to lay hands on, often in a violent manner: Don't you touch this child!
- : to deal with or treat in speech or writing.
- : to refer or allude to.
- : to pertain or relate to: a critic in all matters touching the kitchen.
- : to be a matter of importance to; make a difference to; affect: This grave decision touches all of us.
- : Metallurgy. to stamp as being of standard purity.
- : Slang. to apply to for money, or succeed in getting money from: He touched me for five dollars.
- : Slang. to steal from.
- : Archaic. to strike the strings, keys, etc., of so as to cause it to sound.to play or perform on a musical instrument.
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- : to place the hand, finger, etc., on or in contact with something.
- : to come into or be in contact.
- : to make a stop or a short call at a place, as a ship or those on board.
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- : the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- : that sense by which anything material is perceived by means of physical contact.
- : the quality of something touched that imparts a sensation: an object with a slimy touch.
- : a coming into or being in contact.
- : mental or moral perception, sensitivity, or understanding: He has a marvelous touch in dealing with people.
- : ability, skill, or dexterity; knack: to lose one's touch.
- : Fencing. the contact of the point of a foil or épée or the point or edge of the blade of a saber with a specified portion of the opponent's body, counting one point for the scorer.
- : close communication, agreement, sympathy, or the like: to be out of touch with reality; Let's keep in touch.
- : a slight stroke or blow.
- : a slight attack, as of illness or disease: a touch of rheumatism.
- : a slight added action or effort in doing or completing any piece of work: to provide the finishing touches.
- : manner of execution in artistic work.
- : the act or manner of touching or fingering a keyboard instrument.
- : the mode of action of the keys of an instrument, as of a piano or typewriter.
- : Change Ringing. a partial series of changes on a peal of bells.
- : a stroke or dash, as with a brush, pencil, or pen.
- : a detail in any artistic work.
- : a slight amount of some quality, attribute, etc.: a touch of sarcasm in his voice.
- : a slight quantity or degree: a touch of salt.
- : a distinguishing characteristic or trait: the touch of the master.
- : quality or kind in general.
- : an act of testing something.
- : something that serves as a test; touchstone.
- : Slang. the act of approaching someone for money as a gift or a loan.the obtaining of money in this manner.the money obtained.a person considered from the standpoint of the relative ease with which he or she will lend money: I can always hit him for ten—he's an easy touch.
- : Slang. theft.
- : Metallurgy. an official mark put upon precious metal after testing to indicate its purity.a die, stamp, or the like for impressing such a mark.an identifying mark impressed on pewter by its maker.
- : Soccer. the area outside the touchlines.
- : Rugby. either of the touchlines or the area outside of the touchlines.
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- : touch down, to come into contact with the ground; land.
- : touch off, to represent or characterize precisely.to cause to ignite or explode.to give rise to; initiate: This incident will touch off another crisis.
- : touch on / upon to mention a subject briefly or casually; treat of in passing: In his lecture he touched on the major aspects of the controversy.to come close to; approach.to relate or pertain to.
- : touch up, to make minor changes or improvements in the appearance of.to modify or improve by adding small strokes or making slight changes.to rouse by or as if by striking: This should touch up your memory.
Phrases
- touch and go
- touch base with
- touch bottom
- touch down
- touched by, be
- touched in the head
- touch off
- touch on
- touch up
- common touch
- finishing touch
- hit (touch) bottom
- in touch
- lose one's touch
- lose touch
- not touch with a ten-foot pole
- out of touch
- put the arm (touch) on
- soft touch
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
To let us know how your voting experience goes, here’s how to sign up and get in touch.
We may not be able to hug each other, for fear of infection, but we can keep in touch digitally.
A battery-powered system of fans stokes your fire with the touch of a button.
This requires a data-driven approach, measuring gaps as well as progress while still employing the human touch overall.
That offer prompted the employee to get in touch with the FBI, which quickly began monitoring all of Kriuchkov’s actions.
Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.
“I had a small touch of prison a couple of times,” Mailer writes to Ehrlichman.
The quote appears on the bronze plaque the players touch before they take the field for home games.
The former vice president is not known as a soft touch, but for a brief moment in 2011, he seemed to hold Clinton in high regard.
Too many designers, Nagrani reckons, stop thinking like entrepreneurs and lose touch with their customers.
The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.
He made me think of an old time magician more than anything, and I felt that with a touch of his wand he could transform us all.
He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
Thanks to Berthier's admirable system, Bonaparte was kept in touch with every part of his command.
Tausig possessed this repose in a technical way, and his touch was marvellous; but he never drew the tears to your eyes.