| [/θʌm; θʌm/] n 用法:
1 short thick finger set apart from the other four 拇指. =>illus at hand 见hand插图. 用法:
2 part of a glove covering this （手套的）拇指部分. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) be all (fingers and) `thumbs be very clumsy, esp when handling things 十分笨拙; （尤指）笨手笨脚. a rule of thumb => rule. stand/stick out like a sore thumb => sore. thumbs `up/`down (phrase or gesture used to indicate success or approval/failure or rejection 表示成功或赞许[失败或拒绝]的用语或手势):
givesb/sth the thumbs up 称赞某人[某事物] *
I'm afraid it's thumbs down for your new proposal. 我看你的新建议是行不通了. twiddle one's thumbs => twiddle. under sb's `thumb completely under sb's influence or control 完全受某人的影响或支配:
She's got him under her thumb. 她把他管住了. thumb 2
v 用法:
1 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (through) sth turn over the pages of (a book); make (a book, pages) worn or dirty by doing this 翻（书）页; 将（书、 书页）翻坏或弄脏:
thumbing through the dictionary 翻查词典 *
a well-thumbedcopy 翻旧了的一本书. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) thumb a `lift (try to) get a free ride in a motor vehicle by signalling with one's thumb; hitch-hike 向路过的机动车竖起拇指表示要求免费搭车. thumb one's nose at sb/sth make a rude gesture at sb/sth by putting one's thumb against the end of one's nose 将拇指放在鼻尖上作为对某人[某事物]表示轻蔑的手势. |