thumb
- n.拇指;(手套的)拇指部分
- v.翘起拇指请求搭乘(过路汽车);示意请求搭便车;用拇指摸;用拇指捋
复数： thumbs 过去式： thumbed 现在分词： thumbing 过去分词： thumbed 第三人称单数： thumbs
thumbnoun
拇指
the short thick finger at the side of the hand, slightly apart from the other four
She still sucks her thumb when she's worried.
她在忧虑时仍然会吸吮大拇指。
（手套的）拇指部分
the part of a glove that covers the thumb
There's a hole in the thumb.
手套的拇指上有个窟窿。
to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do sth
to hope that your plans will be successful or that sth will take place in the way that you want it to
我们期望你如愿得到这份工作啊。
Let's hold thumbs that you get the job.
used to show that sth has been accepted/rejected or that it is/is not a success
他们的建议遭到拒绝。
Their proposals were given the thumbs down .
It looks like it's thumbs up for their latest album.
看样子他们的最新歌曲专辑成功了。
completely controlled by sb
a practical method of doing or measuring sth, usually based on past experience rather than on exact measurement
to be very noticeable in an unpleasant way
verb
翘起拇指请求搭乘（过路汽车）；示意请求搭便车
to make a signal with your thumb to passing drivers to ask them to stop and take you somewhere
He had thumbed all across Europe.
他搭乘便车游遍了欧洲。
We managed to thumb a lift/ride with a truck driver.
我们设法使得过路的卡车司机允许我们搭便车。
用拇指摸；用拇指捋
to touch or move sth with your thumb
She thumbed off the safety catch of her pistol.
她用拇指打开了手枪的保险栓。
to make a rude sign with your thumb on your nose; to show that you have no respect for sb/sth
这家公司完全不把污染立法放在眼里。
The company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution.
快速翻阅
to turn the pages of a book quickly in order to get a general idea of what is in it
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N-COUNT (大)拇指
Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers.She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me.
她咬着左手的拇指尖，眼睛也不看我。
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N-COUNT (手套的)拇指部分
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VERB (站在路边，伸出手，拇指向上)请求搭便车，拦车
If you thumb a lift or thumb a ride, you stand by the side of the road holding out your thumb until a driver stops and gives you a lift.It may interest you to know that a boy answering Rory's description thumbed a ride to Howth...
你或许会对这个消息感兴趣，有个和罗里描述的一模一样的小男孩搭便车到了霍斯。
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PHRASE 扎眼;碍眼
If you say that someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb or stands out like a sore thumb, you are emphasizing that they are very noticeable, usually because they are unusual or inappropriate.Does the new housing stick out like a sore thumb or blend into its surroundings?...
这个新住宅区是显得有点扎眼，还是和环境融为一体？
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PHRASE 无所事事;闲着无聊
If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling...
想到将要无所事事，他就非常害怕。
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PHRASE 在…控制下;深受…影响
If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.I cannot tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father's thumb...
看见我母亲完完全全受我父亲的控制，我心里别提有多难受。
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green thumb→ see:green
noun
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- a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
- Synonym: ovolo quarter round
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- the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
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- the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- Synonym: pollex
verb
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- feel or handle with the fingers
- finger the binding of the book
- Synonym: finger
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- travel by getting free rides from motorists
- Synonym: hitchhike hitch
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- look through a book or other written material
- He thumbed through the report
- She leafed through the volume
- Synonym: flick flip riffle leaf riff
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She bit the tip of her left thumb , not looking at me .
她咬着左手的拇指尖，眼睛也不看我。
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Miss Finkelstein will put a dressing on your thumb .
芬克尔斯坦小姐会为你包扎拇指的。
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Let 's hold thumbs that you get the job .
我们期望你如愿得到这份工作啊。
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The company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution .
这家公司完全不把污染立法放在眼里。
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It looks like it 's thumbs up for their latest album .
看样子他们的最新歌曲专辑成功了。
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Hold the material between finger and thumb .
用拇指和另一指拿住这个材料。
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She still sucks her thumb when she 's worried .
她在忧虑时仍然会吸吮大拇指。
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Their proposals were given the thumbs down .
他们的建议遭到拒绝。
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Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding .
用手指捏住鼻孔止血。
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She thumbed off the safety catch of her pistol .
她用拇指打开了手枪的保险栓。
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Her thumbs were hooked into the pockets of her jeans .
她的双手拇指钩在牛仔裤袋里。
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Stop sucking your thumb !
别吮手指头！
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The financial markets have given the thumbs up to the new policy
金融市场已经接受了新政策。
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In Japan a European stands out like a sore thumb .
欧洲人到了日本会极为惹眼。
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It more or less gets the thumbs up from everyone .
它多多少少得到了每个人的支持。
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His personal goal was to put ' his thumb print ' on a program of changes .
他的个人目标是将改革方案打上“自己的印记”。
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He has always thumbed his nose at the media .
他对媒体一直都嗤之以鼻。
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Does the new housing stick out like a sore thumb or blend into its surroundings ?
这个新住宅区是显得有点扎眼，还是和环境融为一体？
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I 'm just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs
我只会闲呆着，什么事也不做。
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I cannot tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father 's thumb
看见我母亲完完全全受我父亲的控制，我心里别提有多难受。
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He had the drawer open and was thumbing through the files .
他打开抽屉，翻看着档案。
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The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling
想到将要无所事事，他就非常害怕。
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He saw her jab her thumb on a red button — a panic button
他看到她用拇指按了一个红色按钮——紧急呼叫按钮。
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He took the pen between his thumb and forefinger .
他用拇指和食指捏着笔。
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The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole .
政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。
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He thumbed through a couple of pages , feigning just a slight interest
他随手翻了几页，假装兴趣不大。
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As a rule of thumb , a cup of filter coffee contains about 80mg of caffeine .
凭经验估计，一杯过滤咖啡约含80毫克咖啡因。
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Thumbing a lift had once a carefree , easy-going image .
伸手搭便车曾经给人以轻松随意的形象。
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She has Rachel firmly under her thumb .
她把雷切尔牢牢地抓在手心里。
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The boy sucked his thumb and stared at Hebburn with huge , round eyes .
男孩吮吸着拇指，瞪圆了大眼睛盯着赫本。
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