touch up

• Фразовый глагол, означающий внесение небольших улучшений или исправлений во что-либо, особенно во внешний вид.

A phrasal verb meaning to make small improvements or corrections to something, especially to its appearance.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Improve appearanceinformal

   To make small improvements or corrections to the appearance of something.

   Подправить

   • She touched up her makeup before the party.
   • The painter touched up the scratches on the wall.
   • He touched up the photo to remove the red-eye effect.

   Synonymsfreshen uppolishrefineretouchsmarten upspruce up

2. Refine or polishinformal

   To make minor changes to improve or perfect something, such as a piece of writing or a skill.

   Доработать

   • I need to touch up my resume before sending it.
   • The author touched up the final chapter of the book.
   • He touched up his guitar playing before the concert.

   Synonymsdoctorembellishfinishimproveperfectpolishrefineretouchsmooth

   Antonymsbotchbunglemarruinspoil

Base verbtouch