单词 | thumbs |
释义 | thumb1 of 2noun ˈthəm plural thumbs 1 : the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them also : a corresponding digit in lower animals 2 : the part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb 3 : something resembling or suggesting a thumb I steep the tea with a thumb of ginger, which brings a lovely hint of spice … Sarah Nasello I stop for a while among the crowds at the Pinnacle, a thumb of rock protruding from the rim of the Wonderland Range above Halls Gap. Andrew Bain 4 : a convex molding : ovolo thumb 2 of 2verb thumbed; thumbing; thumbs intransitive verb 1 : to turn over pages thumb through a book 2 : to travel by thumbing rides : hitchhike thumbed across the country transitive verb 1 : to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the thumb 2 a : to leaf through (pages) with the thumb : turn b : to soil or wear by or as if by repeated thumbing a badly thumbed book thumbs verb1 as in bums to travel by securing free rides thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in flips to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it Synonyms & Similar Words
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