touch-up

touch-up — 動詞

  • touch-uppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • touch-ups3rd person singular
  • touch-upping-ing form
  • touch-uppedpast simple

1. to make something look better or seem more finished by fixing a few small detail

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

修整；潤飾

略改細節使更完整好看

to make something look better or seem more finished by fixing a few small details instead of changing it completely

例句

Christopher touched up the wedding photo before sending it to the family group.

Christopher 把婚禮照片稍作潤飾後，才傳到家庭群組。

touch up + photo before sharing it

The painter touched up the window frame after spotting a thin white line.

油漆工發現一道細白線後，便把窗框再修整一下。

touch up + painted surface

常見搭配
  • touch up a photo
  • touch up the paint
  • touch up a slide deck
  • touch up the details
  • touch up a wall
  • touch up before printing
同義詞
  • retouch

    more common for photos, paintings, or visual images

  • tidy up

    broader and often used for making a place neater

  • revise

    more common for writing and ideas than for surfaces

反義詞
  • damage

    to make the condition worse instead of improving it

  • neglect

    to leave small flaws unfixed

文法句型

touch up + photo/image

touch up + paintwork/surface

touch up + text/details

用法筆記

The object is usually something that already exists and only needs a final small repair or polish, such as paint, a photo, makeup, or wording. Use a stronger verb like 'redo' or 'renovate' when the change is large.

常見錯誤

We touched up the whole kitchen for three months.
We renovated the whole kitchen for three months.
'touch up' suggests a small finishing improvement, not a full rebuild.
片語動詞

touch someone up

phrasal verb

to handle someone's body sexually when they do not want it

性騷擾；猥褻觸碰

Police arrested the man after witnesses said he had touched a woman up on the train.

The singer left the crowd when someone tried to touch him up near the stage.

touch something up

phrasal verb

to improve a picture, piece of writing, or painted surface by making a few minor changes

稍微修整；略作潤飾

David touched up the brochure before the print shop closed for the day.

The decorator touched up the skirting board after moving the sofa back.

慣用語

touch something up

idiom

to make a small finishing change to something so it looks, sounds, or reads better

稍作修整；略加潤飾

The designer stayed late to touch the poster up before the launch.

Could you touch this paragraph up so it sounds warmer?

touch someone up

idiom

to put hands on someone in a sexual way without their agreement, often suddenly or in public

性騷擾；猥褻觸碰

The passenger said a drunk man tried to touch her up on the night bus.

Club staff threw the customer out after he touched a server up near the bar.

touch-up — 名詞

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • touch up a photo
  • touch up makeup
  • touch up paint
  • touch up a report

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • give something a touch-up
  • need a quick touch-up
  • do a final touch-up
  • touch up the details