retouch

名词 n. 动词 v.
发音 rē-tŭchʹ

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of retouching.
动词 v.
  1. To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws. transitive
    — For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand; Retouch your figures with his ripening hand; Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint; Add every grace, which time alone can grant; To future ages ſhall your fame convey, And give more beauties than he takes away.
  2. To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured. transitive
  3. To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.

词形变化

retouches present,singular,third-person retouching participle,present retouched participle,past retouched past retouches plural

词源

词源 1
From French retoucher.
词源 2
From French retoucher.
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