| 词汇 | thumb |
| 释义 | thumb (verb) thumb 13 ENTRIES FOUND: thumb (noun) thumb (verb) thumbs-down (noun) thumbs-up (noun) thumb index (noun) green thumb (noun) finger (noun) nose (noun) rule (noun) sore (adjective) stand (verb) stick (verb) twiddle (verb) 1 thumb /ˈθʌm/ noun plural thumbs 1 thumb /ˈθʌm/ noun plural thumbs Learner's definition of THUMB [count] 1 : the short, thick finger on the side of your hand拇指 a little girl sucking her thumb吮吸大拇指的小女孩 I accidentally cut my thumb.我不小心割伤了大拇指。 — see picture at hand; see also green thumb 2 : the part of a glove or mitten that covers a thumb手套的大拇指处 My mitten has a hole in the thumb.我的连指手套大拇指处破了个洞。 all thumbs (US) or British all fingers and thumbs : extremely awkward or clumsy特别笨拙 I'm all thumbs when it comes to wrapping packages.要包包裹的时候，我就显得笨手笨脚的。 rule of thumb — see 1rule stick out like a sore thumb — see 1sore twiddle your thumbs — see twiddle under someone's thumb : under someone's control or influence在某人的管控下 He kept the employees under his thumb.他使员工完全处于自己的掌控之下。 2 thumb /ˈθʌm/ verb thumbs; thumbed; thumbing 2 thumb /ˈθʌm/ verb thumbs; thumbed; thumbing Learner's definition of THUMB informal : to ask for or get a ride in a passing vehicle by sticking out your arm with your thumb up as you stand on the side of the road : hitchhike竖起大拇指请求搭便车 [+ object] I thumbed a ride/lift to school.我搭了便车去上学。 He thumbed his way to New York.他搭便车去了纽约。 [no object] He thumbed across the country.他用搭便车的方式穿越了这个国家。 thumb through [phrasal verb] thumb through (something) : to turn the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.) quickly快速翻阅（书籍、杂志等） I thumbed through a magazine while I waited.在等候时，我翻了翻杂志。。 thumb your nose at : to show very clearly that you do not like or care about (something)不屑一顾；毫不在乎 She thumbed her nose at my suggestions.她对我的提议不屑一顾。 They thumb their nose at the rules. [=they ignore the rules]他们压根就不管那些规定。 — thumbed adjective — used in combination用于合成词 a well-thumbed book [=a book that has been used/read a lot]广为流传的书 a much-thumbed copy of the rules被广为参照的规则 |
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