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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。

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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。

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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。

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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

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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.