touch base 這個短語在工作場合的郵件和口語中用的頻率都非常高 (an expression commonly used in a professional setting)，你知道它的意思和來歷嗎？
我先分享幾個我最近工作郵件和日常口語交流中的幾個例句：
I wanted to touch base with you regarding the next steps for the virtual assessments.
Is there anything else you want to touch base about?
I didn't hear from you for a while. So I wanted to touch base with you about your progress.
下面我們一起看一看touch base 在詞典中的釋義：
詞典釋義
to talk to someone for a short time to find out how they are or what they think about something:
中文釋義：(尤指在近期沒有聯繫的情況下與某人) 取得聯繫，與某人聯絡溝通
另一部詞典的釋義和例句：
to talk to someone to find out what is happening about something
I just wanted to touch base and make sure you hadn’t changed your mind about seeing me. 我只是想問問，確認你沒有改變主意不想見我。
Origin (來歷)：
This idiom comes from baseball where the runners need to touch the base to make a run legal.
這個習語是來自美國的棒球運動，在棒球場上，「base」 是指壘，當棒球員跑壘的時候，他必須觸碰到壘 touch base 才算攻佔那個壘。
用法：
touch base 這個短語中的touch是動詞，base是個名詞，所有動詞的變化需要根據情況使用touch的不同形式，比如：be touching, touched, have/has touchedd等。
touch base with someone
touch base on/about something
touch base to do something
touch base with someone about/on something
例句：
Attending the party yesterday gave me a chance to touch base with several friends I had not seen for a year. 昨天參加聚會讓我有機會和一年沒見面的幾個朋友取得了聯繫。
Before you sign the contract, you』d better touch base with your parents. 籤字之前 ，你最好先跟你父母研究一下。
We will touch base to share new information about an ongoing project. 我們要碰個頭交流一下正在進行的項目。
Could we touch base on our project next Wednesday? 下星期三我們能談談項目進展嗎？
Can you find some time to touch base on our strategy for next year? 你能找個時間聊聊我們明年的計劃嗎？
We can touch base on the status of our visa application next week. 下周我們聯繫一下談談籤證的申請情況。
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