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retouch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·touch /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ verb [transitive]  AVPTCPto improve a picture or photograph by painting over marks or making other small changes 修描,润色〔图画或照片〕 airbrush postcards that have been retouched to cover the grey skies 经过修饰把灰色天空掩盖起来的明信片→ See Verb table
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retouchNevertheless, it was the subsequent interference and attempts to retouch it that damaged Joni's work beyond repair.All the pictures were heavily retouched so he would look younger.You might get a slight off-set on to the blotters and you may have to retouch some areas.
re·touch verbChineseSyllable
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retouch
retouch /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ verb [transitive]
to improve a picture or photograph by painting over marks or making other small changes ⇨ airbrush:
    postcards that have been retouched to cover the grey skies


re·touchBrE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they retouch BrE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it retouches BrE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪz/ 🔊past simple retouched BrE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ 🔊past participle retouched BrE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ 🔊 -ing form retouching BrE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to make small changes to a picture or photograph so that it looks better 修饰,修整(图片或照片等)