touch-type

/ˈtʌtʃ taɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʌtʃ taɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtəch-ˌtīp How to pronounce touch-type (audio)/ (ame, mw)

touch-type — verb

  • touch-typepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • touch-typeshe / she / it
  • touch-typedpast simple
  • touch-typing-ing form

1. to write text on a keyboard by using your sense of touch and muscle memory to fi

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to write text on a keyboard by using your sense of touch and muscle memory to find the keys, so that you do not need to watch your fingers while you type

例句

After three months of practice, Emma could touch-type at sixty words per minute.

intransitive use + speed phrase

The receptionist touch-typed the appointment details while answering questions on the phone.

transitive use: touch-type + noun phrase

同義詞
  • type

    general term for using a keyboard; 'touch-type' is a specific method — not all typing is touch-typing

  • key in

    informal, usually refers to entering data or codes, not necessarily with proper finger placement

反義詞
  • hunt-and-peck

    informal term for typing with only one or two fingers while looking at each key

文法句型

touch-type (intransitive — no object needed)

touch-type + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used in the continuous form (learning / practising touch-typing) or with modal verbs (can/can't touch-type). The noun form 'touch-typing' is more common than the verb.

常見錯誤

❌I don't know how to touch-type well, so I always look down.
✅I can't touch-type well, so I always look down.
💡use 'can/can't' to describe ability, not 'know how to', which sounds unnatural.