touch: stresses the act and may imply bodily contact or the use of an implement: ~ paint with a finger to see if it is dry; or it may imply immaterial contact: we were ~ed by his concern. 又如at the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet柏拉图: 每一个沐浴爱海河的人都是诗人 (contact接触是本组基础词，来自词根TACT表示touch，如tactile触觉的tangible可触摸到的tact和人交往有技巧有分寸，像指尖一样敏感contact联系接触) (material物质的表示由可以触摸到tangible的东西构成，和精神思想spirit,mind相对，如material wealth物质财富）
feel: stresses the sensation induced or experienced: ~ to see that no bones were broken.
palpate: stresses the feeling of the surface of a body as a means of examining its internal condition: the doctor ~ed the abdomen and detected a swollen mass. （examine检查测验的目的是确定事物的性质状况属性to determine the nature, condition or quality of a thing，如examined the gems to see whether they are genuine检查宝石是否是真的，如physical examination身体检查，college examination高考）
handle: implies examination or exploration with hands or fingers to determine qualities such as texture, weight, or condition: heavier fabrics can be appreciated better by actually ~ing them, feeling the substance and texture.
paw: is likely to imply clumsy or offensive handling: ~ed eagerly through the box of prizes. （paw还表示动物的爪，人的手，动物用爪子刨土或摩擦，人冒犯性地触摸，如the kitten was black with white front paws黑色小猫长着白色前爪，如the stallion pawed the ground impatiently马焦躁地用蹄刨着地面，如stop pawing me, Giles!别碰我,贾尔斯, 如take your filthy paws off me!把你脏手从我身上拿开）
touch触碰或感动: 强调动作，指用身体接触或工具接触，也可指非物质接触，即感动，feel触摸感觉: 强调产生、体验出了触觉，palpate体表触摸检查: 指触摸身体表面，是为了检查"内部"状况，handle触摸感觉: 特指用手或手指触摸感觉，以确定质地重量等，paw乱摸: 指或冒犯或笨拙地摸
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