thumb的过去式是:thumbed。thumb的词源解说是☆ 直接源自古英语的uma;最初源自西日耳曼语的thumon-,意为拇指,手套上的拇指指套。thumb的意思是n.拇指;v.翻阅;示意要求搭车。
一、详尽释义点此查看thumb的详细内容
二、英英释义
"He thumbed through the report"
"She leafed through the volume"
"finger the binding of the book"
三、词典解释
1.(大)拇指
Yourthumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers.
e.g. She bit the tip of her leftthumb, not looking at me.
她咬着左手的拇指尖,眼睛也不看我。
2.(手套的)拇指部分
Thethumb of a glove is the part which a person's thumb fits into.
3.(站在路边,伸出手,拇指向上)请求搭便车,拦车
If youthumb a lift orthumb a ride, you stand by the side of the road holding out your thumb until a driver stops and gives you a lift.
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e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
4. see also: well-thumbed
5.扎眼;碍眼
If you say that someone or somethingsticks out like a sore thumb orstands out like a sore thumb, you are emphasizing that they are very noticeable, usually because they are unusual or inappropriate.
e.g. Does the new housing stick out like a sorethumb 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?
e.g. In Japan a European stands out like a sorethumb.
欧洲人到了日本会极为惹眼。
6.无所事事;闲着无聊
If you say that someone istwiddling theirthumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
thumb的翻译
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
7.在…控制下;深受…影响
If you areunder someone'sthumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
e.g. I cannot tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father'sthumb...
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。
e.g. She has Rachel firmly under herthumb.
她把雷切尔牢牢地抓在手心里。
8. greenthumb -> see green
tothumb your nose at someone -> see nose
rule ofthumb -> see rule
相关词组:thumb through
四、例句
Don't suck your thumb; it's so dirty.
别舔手指头,太脏了。
He caught his thumb in the door.
他的拇指让门夹了。
He thumbed through the address book looking for the number.
他翻阅地址簿,寻找号码。
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。
They managed to thumb a lift to Paris.
她们设法搭便车到达巴黎。
If we miss the last train we can always thumb a lift home.
如果我们赶不上末班火车,我们总可搭便车回家。
五、常见句型
六、常用短语
七、词源解说
thumb的相关近义词
leaf through、flick through、glance at、flip through、skim、scan、look at、turn over、leaf、pollex、hitch、hitch-hike、browse、riffle、run through、glance over、riffle through、get、lift、a、hook、ride、through、over、glance、run、finger、quarter round、flip、flick、hitchhike、ovolo、riff
thumb的相关临近词
thumbnail、thug、thumber、thumbup、thumbat、thumbtip、thumb up、thumbnut、thumbkin、thumbpin、thumb it、thumbsuck