thumbs

英 [θʌmz]

美 [θʌmz]

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
thumb的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (大)拇指
  Yourthumbis the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers.
  1. 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。
• (手套的)拇指部分
  Thethumbof a glove is the part which a person's thumb fits into.
• VERB (站在路边，伸出手，拇指向上)请求搭便车，拦车
  If youthumba lift orthumba ride, you stand by the side of the road holding out your thumb until a driver stops and gives you a lift.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:well-thumbed
• PHRASE 扎眼;碍眼
  If you say that someone or somethingsticks out like a sore thumborstands out like a sore thumb, you are emphasizing that they are very noticeable, usually because they are unusual or inappropriate.
  1. 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？
  2. In Japan a European stands out like a sore thumb.
     欧洲人到了日本会极为惹眼。
• PHRASE 无所事事;闲着无聊
  If you say that someone istwiddlingtheirthumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 在…控制下;深受…影响
  If you areundersomeone'sthumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
  1. 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。
  2. She has Rachel firmly under her thumb.
     她把雷切尔牢牢地抓在手心里。
• green thumb→ see:green

双语例句

• Can you untangle this thread for me? I'm all thumbs today.
  你能帮我解开这条线吗？我今天笨手笨脚的。
• We have eight fingers and two thumbs.
  我们有八个手指和两个大拇指。
• I hate thumbs up things, but I gotta do this.
  我讨厌点击Thumbup，但为了这首歌我必须这样做。
• Mr. Zhang knocked over three beautiful vases and seemed to be all thumbs.
  张先生打翻了三个漂亮的花瓶，看来是个笨手笨脚的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• I recommend them the thumbs in.
  我建议他们把拇指收回来。
• The financial markets have given the thumbs up to the new policy
  金融市场已经接受了新政策。
• I'm afraid it's thumbs down for your new proposal.
  我看你的新建议是行不通了。
• 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。