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单词 thumb
释义
thumb
noun[C]
uk
/θʌm/us
/θʌm/
B1
theshort,thickfingeron thesideofyourhandthat makes itpossibletoholdandpickthings upeasily
拇指
picture of thumb
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Examples
  • Thethornwasembeddedin her thumb.
  • Shehither thumb with thehammer.
  • I gave my thumbquiteanipwith thepliers.
  • Isuckedmy thumb until I was seven.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The hand
  • carpal
  • carpometacarpal
  • carpus
  • cuticle
  • dexterity
  • dexterous
  • finger
  • fingertip
  • heel
  • knuckle
  • left-handed
  • left-hander
  • little finger
  • metacarpus
  • minimus
  • nail
  • opposable
  • palmar
  • phalangeal
  • pinkie
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Idioms

all thumbs
thumbs down
thumbs up
undersomeone'sthumb
thumb
verb
uk
/θʌm/us
/θʌm/
thumb a liftUKinformal(USthumb a ride)
tostandnear theedgeof aroadandholdoutyourhandwith the thumbraisedas asignalfor avehicletostopand take yousomewhere:
竖起拇指要求免费搭车
WethumbedalifttoLondon.我们搭便车去了伦敦。
thumbyournose atsomeone/something
to show norespect, or toraisethe end ofyourthumb to the end ofyournoseto show that you do notrespectsomeone:
对…嗤之以鼻，蔑视
He hasthumbedhisnoseatauthorityall hislife.他一生都藐视权威。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Journeys
  • adventure
  • break-journey
  • carpool
  • carpooling
  • circumnavigation
  • commuting
  • expedition
  • field trip
  • flight
  • haul
  • jaunt
  • journey
  • junket
  • layover
  • odyssey
  • ride
  • sail
  • stopover
  • trip
  • wanderings
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Showing arrogance and conceit

Phrasal verb

thumb throughsomething
(Definition ofthumbfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

thumb| American Dictionary

thumb
noun[C]
us
/θʌm/
theshortfingerthat is at anangleto the otherfingers:
How did youcutyourthumb?

Idioms

(give a/the) thumbs down
(give a/the) thumbs up
(Definition ofthumbfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

thumb| Business English

thumb
noun[C]
uk
/θʌm/us
get/be given the thumbs downinformal
if anidea,project, etc. gets thethumbsdown, it is notapproved:
Theproposalwas given thethumbsdown at theboardmeeting.
get/be given the thumbs upinformal
to beapproved:
Thecontroversialmergergot thethumbsup frominvestors.
(Definition ofthumbfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthumb

thumb
Follow with the eyes keeping the head still - three times with each hand and three times with the hands together, thumbs crossed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From this standpoint, the evolutionarily advantaged functions of divided attention, upright bipedal ambulation and opposable thumbs can be seen as vulnerable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I suspect this a book that will be heavily thumbed over on library shelves by people with a wide range of interests.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Information retrieval by means of the computer's search engine takes much less time than thumbing through the pages of an alphabetic dictionary.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Not to be capable or technically proficient, but to be a bit all thumbs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Feedback about accuracy was given each trial in the form of a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" picture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From an evolutionary standpoint, upright bipedal ambulation, opposable thumbs and divided attention each are high order.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Gorillas are more than camels with opposable thumbs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Every proposal is subjected to a kind of "thumbs up or thumbs down" vote.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hands and feet were also characteristic with digitization of thumbs and proximal implantation ofsecond to fourth toes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
She might have an inborn talent for the piano, or she might be all thumbs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One of the par ticipants tested pointings in space by placing her thumbs in different positions as she repeated her message.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The assignment of thumbs to the yes and no buttons was counterbalanced across participants.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Facial characteristics, broad thumbs and distal phalanges, and partial duplication of the big toes are clearly visible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, while publishing their desires for industrial peace and public welfare, they gouged prices and thumbed their noses at both proposed congressional and presidential strike settlement commissions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswiththumb

thumb

These are words often used in combination withthumb.

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broken thumb
Shero was found with abrokenthumband cuts and bruises to his face.
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Wikipedia
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left thumb
Six switches are fitted behind the valves and next to theleftthumb, and are generally used to change the functionality of other parameters in software.
From theCambridge English Corpus
opposable thumb
He has sharpened canine teeth, and four clawed digits, including anopposablethumb, on each hand.
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Wikipedia
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