thumb
[θʌm]
n.拇指
v.翻阅, 示意要求搭车
例句与用法:
The modern office block sticks out like a sore thumb among the old buildings in the area.
那座现代的办公楼直挺挺地竖在那片旧建筑物群中十分扎眼。
Don't suck your thumb; it's so dirty.
别舔手指头,太脏了。
As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound that it weighs.
凭经验估计,每磅鸡肉应烹调20分钟。
He caught his thumb in the door.
他的拇指让门夹了。
I feel my fingers are all thumbs today.
我觉得我今天笨手笨脚。
He thumbed through the address book looking for the number.
他翻阅地址簿,寻找号码。
When the play opened, the local press gave it the thumbs down.
这出戏公演时,当地报纸对它评价不佳。
词形变化:
动词过去式: thumbed |
动词过去分词: thumbed |
动词现在分词: thumbing |
动词第三人称单数: thumbs |
n.
1. 拇指[C]
The little child took her ear between her thumb and forefinger and tugged it playfully.
小孩用大拇指和食指捏住她的耳朵, 拉着玩。
2. 一拇指的宽度[C]
3. (动物)第一指
vt.
1. 用拇指翻动
These books were badly thumbed.
这些书都给翻烂了。
2. 笨拙地摆弄
3. 【口】(在路边)竖起拇指要求搭车; 靠搭便车旅行
He couldn't afford the fare; he thumbed his way all over Europe.
他付不起车费, 于是他搭便车走遍欧洲。
vi.
1. 用拇指翻书; 迅速翻阅
He thumbed through the directory to look for her number.
他翻阅电话号码簿找寻她的号码。
2. 【口】竖起拇指要求搭车
I went out onto the road to start thumbing.
我走到公路上, 竖起拇指要求搭车。
短语词组:
all thumbs
1. 笨手笨脚
I dropped my coffee cup. I'm all thumbs today.
我把咖啡杯掉到地上了。我今天笨手笨脚的。
bite the thumbs at
1. 蔑视
Don't bite the thumbs at that poor child!
不要蔑视那可怜的孩子!
thumb through
1. 翻查; 一翻而过
He thumbed through the book again to look for the bookmark.
他又翻了一遍书, 想找到那张书签。
turn down the thumb
1. 表示反对
All of them turned down the thumb at the suggestion.
他们大家都反对这一建议。
turn up the thumb
1. 表示赞成
Only two people at the meeting turned up the thumb for the idea.
在会上只有两人对那个主意表示赞成。
twiddle one's thumbs
1. 闲得无聊; 浪费时间
Sometimes they had nothing to do in the office and just sat twiddling their thumbs.
有时候办公室里无事可做, 他们就坐着无聊地打发时间。
under sb.'s thumb
1. 在某人的控制下
We don't want to be under anybody's thumb.
我们不想被任何人所控制。
thumb
名词复数:thumbs
过去式:thumbed
过去分词:thumbed
现在进行时:thumbing
词形变化:
动词过去式: thumbed |
动词过去分词: thumbed |
动词现在分词: thumbing |
动词第三人称单数: thumbs |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.拇指
pollex
v.浏览, 翻阅
run through
glance over
browse
leaf through
riffle through
v.搭车
hitch-hike
hitch
hook a ride
get a lift
同义参见:
leaf
反义参见:
finger
thumbthumbD.J.:[θʌm]K.K.:[θʌm]n.1.■拇指This glove has a hole in the thumb.这只手套的大拇指处有个洞。
thumb[θʌm]n.1.■拇指2.■(动物的)拇指;胫距3.■(手套的)拇指部分4.■【建筑业】馒形饰;凸线脚5.■[美国俚语]大麻烟卷vt.1.■用拇指翻查,用拇指匆匆翻动(书页);(用拇指)弄坏,弄脏:The pages were badly thumbed.书页给翻得脏极了。to thumb the pages of a book用拇指翻书页2.■用拇指按(或揿、摸等);以拇指示意:He thumbed the button.他用拇指揿按钮。3.■(竖起拇指)要求搭乘过路汽车,向过路汽车作手势要求(搭车):He thumbed his way to Nottingham.他要求搭顺路车去诺丁汉。4.■拙劣地弹弄(钢琴等);笨手笨脚地做vi.1.■用拇指翻(书页)(与through 连用):She was thumbing through the magazine.她在迅速翻阅那本杂志。2.■[口语]作手势要求搭车a thumb in someone's eye[口语]让某人讨厌的人(或物)be all (fingers and)thumbs笨拙的,笨手笨脚的bite the (或 one's) thumb(s) at someone对某人嗤之以鼻,看轻某人,蔑视某人;侮辱某人;做出威胁的姿态 [莎士比亚用语,见《罗密欧与朱丽叶》第一幕第一场]by thumb以搭顺路车方式count one's thumbs[英国俚语]打发时间,消磨时间fash one's thumb (about)[苏格兰英语]使自己操心,使自己烦恼keep one's thumb on保守…的秘密,保密stick (或stand) out like a sore thumb像肿痛的拇指般翘起来显得很不恰当;显得十分不自然惹人注目,显而易见thumb one's (或a) nose (at)见nosethumb down[口语]反对;拒绝;抛弃thumbs down表示反对(或失败)的手势Thumbs down![俚语]不中用;糟糕;完蛋了Thumbs up![俚语]好哇!呱呱叫!要得!棒极了!打起精神!别灰心![有时亦作 Put your thumbs up!]turn (或be) thumbs down表示不满意;表示反对;拒绝[亦作 turn down the (或one's) thumb]turn (或be) thumbs up称赞;表示赞成,表示满意[亦作turn up the (或one's)thumb]twiddle (或 twirl) one's thumbs旋弄(或抚弄)两手的大拇指;闲着无聊;无所事事under the thumb of someone顺从某人;受某人支配(或指挥、控制、影响),在某人势力(或控制)之下[亦作 under someone's thumb]weigh the thumb[美国俚语](称东西时以拇指)压秤杆(以克扣斤量)whistle on one's thumb[苏格兰英语](在失望时做出毫无意义的小动作) 聊以自慰
thumbthumb[θʌm]n.1.■拇指2.■手套的拇指部分There is a hole in the thumb of his mitten.他的手套的姆指上有个洞。
词性变化thumb[θʌm]vt.1.■(用拇指)弄坏, 弄脏2.■翻阅3.■笨手笨脚地做; 笨拙地弹(乐器或乐曲等)4.■翘起拇指要求搭车5.■(用拇指)摸, 压, 撅thumb the nose at[美]嗤之以鼻The books were badly thumbed.那些书因被翻阅过多而弄得很脏。
继承用法thumbhole[ˈθʌmhəʊl]n.1.■供拇指插入的孔, 拇指孔thumbkinn.1.■一种夹拇指的刑具thumbmark[ˈθʌmmɑ:k]n.1.■留于书页上的指痕thumbnailn.1.■拇指的指甲; 极短之物, 很小的东西; 微型画, 略图
词性变化thumb[θʌm]adj.1.■小型的, 简略[短]的, 简明的; 象拇指样大的thumbprintn.1.■拇指印[纹]; [美俚]个人的性格特征thumbrestn.1.■拇指凹槽, 拇指座thumbringn.1.■套在拇指上刻有私章的戒指; 剑把上的拇指环thumbropen.1.■手捻草绳thumbscrew[ˈθʌmskru:]n.1.■指旋螺丝, 翼形螺钉thumbs-down[ˈθʌmzdaʊn]n.1.■[俗]反对, 不允许thumbstall[ˈθʌmstɔ:l]n.1.■一种皮制的拇指套; 炮兵用的拇指防护垫thumbtack[ˈθʌmtæk]n.1.■图钉thumblessadj.thumblikeadj.
thumbnoun- the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them
拇指
■the corresponding digit of primates or other mammals
(灵长目动物或其他哺乳动物的)第一指
■the part of a glove intended to cover the thumb
(手套的)拇指部分
verb[with obj.]- press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb
用拇指揿(或按、摸、顶、指、戳、擦等)
as soon as she thumbed the button, the door slid open.
她用拇指一触按钮,门就滑开了。
■turn over (pages) with or as if with one's thumb
用拇指翻动;翻阅
I've thumbed my address book and found quite a range of smaller hotels.
我翻看我的通讯录,发现里面记了一长串的小旅馆。
[no obj.]he was thumbing through USA Today for the umpteenth time.
他已经是不知第几次在翻阅这本《今日美国》了。
■(一般作 be thumbed)wear or soil (a book's pages) by repeated handling
翻旧(或翻破、翻脏)(书页)
his dictionaries were thumbed and ink-stained.
他的词典均起折角,墨汁斑斑。
■[no obj.]use one's thumb to indicate something
用拇指示意
he thumbed towards the men behind him.
他用拇指指着他后面的人。
■request or obtain (a free ride in a passing vehicle) by signalling with one's thumb
竖起拇指向过路汽车要求(免费搭乘)
three cars passed me and I tried to thumb a lift.
三辆车经过我身边,我伸出拇指想搭便车。
[no obj.]he was thumbing his way across France.
他搭乘便车行遍法国。
常用词组be all thumbs- another way of saying be all fingers and thumbs (see finger)
同be all fingers and thumbs (见finger)
thumb one's nose at- (informal)show disdain or contempt for
(非正式)对…嗤之以鼻,蔑视
thumbs up (或down)- (informal)an indication of satisfaction or approval (or of rejection or failure)
(非正式)赞同;赞赏,满意(或否定、排斥、反对、拒绝、抛弃)
plans to build a house on the site have been given the thumbs down by the Department of the Environment.
环境部反对在这个地方建房的计划。
under someone's thumb- completely under someone's influence or control
在某人的支配(或控制)下,在某人的巨大影响之下
派生thumbedadjectivethumblessadjective语源- Old English thūma, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch duim and German Daumen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tumere 'to swell'. The verb dates from the late 16th cent., first in the sense 'play (a musical instrument) with the thumbs'
thumb
名词 thumb:
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
同义词:pollex
the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
同义词:ovolo, quarter round
动词 thumb:
travel by getting free rides from motorists
同义词:hitchhike, hitch
look through a book or other written material
同义词:flick, flip, riffle, leaf, riff
feel or handle with the fingers
同义词:finger
thumb
■There was this little kid who had a bad habit of sucking his thumb.
一个小家伙老喜欢吮自己的大拇指,这可是个坏习惯。
■A warlock can't hurt you or control you if he is under your thumb.
一旦你拥有足够的技巧只凭一个术士不能威胁你的安全或者随心所欲的控制你。
■A rule of thumb is to allow flexibility with length.
一条经验法则是允许灵活性和长度。
■As a rule of thumb, a one-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax raises$1 billion. Oil producers in President-elect Bush's adopted state of Texas, however, would rather see a tax on imported crude oil.
一般情形是,每加仑加汽油一分钱的税可以征收10亿元。可是,在布什第二家乡德克萨斯州的产油商宁愿看见在进口原油上征税。
■Eugenia caryophyllata Thumb.
丁香
■HPCE Determination of Eugenol in Eugenia caryophyllata Thumb.
丁香中丁香酚的高效毛细管电泳测定
■Exit the water thumb first rather than pinkie first.
不是小指,而是大拇哥先出水!
■To compensate we use rules of thumb or rough guidelines.
为了做出补偿,我们只能凭借经验,或者比较粗略的指导原则。
■Why do you have to stick out like a sore thumb?
为什么你一定要别出心裁?
■Peristrophe japonica ( Thumb ) Brem.
九头狮子草
■Do watch that the thumb is raised both before and after playing!
事实证明,拇指在弹奏中起着承前续后的桥梁作用!
■He rubbed the bridge of his nose between thumb and forefinger.
于是,瑞克用拇指和食指捏了捏鼻梁[,没再多说]。
■ABRAHAM: Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
亚:你是向我们咬你的大拇指吗?
■The human thumb is opposable.
人类的拇指与其他四指对置。
■The human thumb is apposable.
人类的拇指与其他四指并置。
■What has four fingers and a thumb but no flesh and bone?
什么东西有五指却没有骨肉?
■What has four fingers and a thumb but no flesh or bones?
什么东西有四个手指和一个拇指但是没有肉和骨头?
■He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.
他不小心用铁锤敲着了拇指.
■He can not afford the fare; He thumb his way all over europe.
他付不起车费,于是他搭便车走遍欧洲。
■All of them turn down the thumb at the suggestion.
他们大家都反对这一建议。
■He pressed down on the boards; press your thumb on this spot.
他压在木板上;在这一点上压你的拇指。
■He will thumb a lift to work.
他在路边要求搭便车上班。
■He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.
他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。
■He tends to thumb down all my best ideas.
他总是要否定我所有最好的主意。
■He have a painful cut on his thumb.
他拇指上的伤口疼。
■He is a rule - of - thumb photographer.
他是一个靠经验摄影的摄影家。
■He's quite untrained but he can build a greenhouse by a rule of thumb.
他没有受过什么训练,但能凭实际经验建造温室。
■He carried it upstairs, his thumb hooked in the teapot handle.
他用大拇指勾住茶壶柄,把托盘端上楼去。
■He held it between the tips of his thumb and forefinger.
他用大拇指和食指尖拿著它。
■He ran his thumb along the edge of his knife.
他用大拇指试试刀刃。
■He sprang it open with his thumb and offered it.
他用拇指把它按开,递了过去。
■He tamped down the tobacco in his pipe with his thumb.
他用拇指把烟斗里的烟丝摁实。
■His wife has him under her thumb.
他的妻子控制他。
■He's nipped his thumb in the fastener.
他的姆指被扣件夹住了。
■He's (He has) nipped his thumb in the fastener.
他的姆指被钩扣夹住了。
■His foolishness sticks out like a sore thumb.
他的愚蠢特别显眼。
■There is a hole in the thumb of his mitten.
他的手套的姆指上有个洞。
■He had a painful cut on his thumb.
他的拇指上有个疼痛的伤口。
■He caught his thumb in the door.
他的拇指让门夹了。
■He can detect a typhoon by rule of thumb.
他能凭经验预测出台风
■He is still under his mother's thumb,even though he is nearly 30.
他虽然快30岁了,但仍然受着母亲的管束。
■He stood out like a sore thumb.
他表现得十分引人注目。
■He often works by rule of thumb.
他通常凭经验办事。
■Eva. Keep them straight and together. The thumb must be extended.
伊娃,手指伸直,靠在一起,大拇指伸直。
■Straighten out your fingers and thumb.
伸直你的手指和拇指。
■As a rule of thumb, 14 Kbps of bandwidth s per call is ideal.
作为一个经验法则,14Kbps的带宽每次通话是理想.
■You ought to thumb through this art book sometime.
你什么时候应该浏览一下这本美术书。
■Lois: You will stick out like a sore thumb.
你会招徕注目暴露目标的。
■Your leave thumb suffer a comminute fracture.
你左手的拇指是粉碎性骨折。
■Q. Do you stick out like a sore thumb in a crowd of people?
你是否在拥挤的人群里惹人注目呢?
all thumbs
1. 笨手笨脚
I dropped my coffee cup. I'm all thumbs today.
我把咖啡杯掉到地上了。我今天笨手笨脚的。
bite the thumbs at
1. 蔑视
Don't bite the thumbs at that poor child!
不要蔑视那可怜的孩子!
thumb through
1. 翻查; 一翻而过
He thumbed through the book again to look for the bookmark.
他又翻了一遍书, 想找到那张书签。
turn down the thumb
1. 表示反对
All of them turned down the thumb at the suggestion.
他们大家都反对这一建议。
turn up the thumb
1. 表示赞成
Only two people at the meeting turned up the thumb for the idea.
在会上只有两人对那个主意表示赞成。
twiddle one's thumbs
1. 闲得无聊; 浪费时间
Sometimes they had nothing to do in the office and just sat twiddling their thumbs.
有时候办公室里无事可做, 他们就坐着无聊地打发时间。
under sb.'s thumb
1. 在某人的控制下
We don't want to be under anybody's thumb.
我们不想被任何人所控制。
习惯用语be all thumbs1.■笨手笨脚bite the [one's] thumb at1.■蔑视count one's thumbs1.■消磨时间fash one's thumb (about)1.■[苏]使自己烦恼, 使自己为难green thumb1.■园艺技能keep one's thumb on1.■保守...的秘密stick out like a sore thumb1.■显得十分不自然; 惹人注目Tom T-1.■(童话里的)“大拇指”, 侏儒, 矮子turn up [down] the thumbs1.■表示赞成[反对]twiddle [twirl] one's thumbs1.■无聊; 抚弄两手的大姆指消磨时间under sb.'s thumbs1.■受人支配; 受人压制weigh the thumb1.■[美俚]压称杆whistle on one'sthumb1.■[苏](在失望中作出毫无意义的小动作)聊以自慰thumb it1.■(要求)搭乘顺路的车thumb through1.■翻阅一遍Thumbs down!1.■差劲儿; 不中用; 表示反对或拒绝的手势Thumbs up!1.■刮刮叫, 好哇, 要得; 别灰心!