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finger

释义

finger

noun countable

UK /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/

Word Forms

singular	finger
plural	fingers

1
your fingers are the long thin parts on the end of your hands
He had long bony fingers.
She ran her fingers over the smooth wood.
Synonyms and related words
General words for limbs and appendages
ankle
appendage
arch
1. 1a
  the part of a piece of clothing that covers one of your fingers
  There was a hole in one of the fingers of her glove.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of clothes
  arm
  armhole
  basque
2
something that has a long thin shape, for example a piece of food or an area of land
Serve with fingers of toast.
Synonyms and related words
Small amounts or pieces of something
bit
piece
fragment
3
put your finger on sth
to discover or understand the reason for something
There is something wrong with her story but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Submitted by:
Mutlu Ozlevi from Australia on 21/05/2014
Open Dictionary - May2014
4
to put your finger on something
to discover the exact reason why a situation is the way it is, especially when something is wrong
I can’t put my finger on what’s bothering me, but it doesn’t feel right.
There’s something wrong with this piece, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Submitted by:
Inga Pogorelova from Russian Federation on 04/08/2016
Open Dictionary - August2016

phrases

be all fingers and thumbs

give someone the finger

have a finger in every pie

pull/get your finger out

put/stick two fingers up at someone

snap/click your fingers

finger

noun countable

US /ˈfɪŋɡər/

Word Forms

singular	finger
plural	fingers

1
your fingers are the long thin parts on the end of your hands
He had long bony fingers.
She ran her fingers over the smooth wood.
Synonyms and related words
General words for limbs and appendages
ankle
appendage
arch
1. 1a
  the part of a piece of clothing that covers one of your fingers
  the fingers of her glove
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of clothes
  arm
  armhole
  bib
2
something that has a long thin shape, for example a piece of food or an area of land
a finger of land
Synonyms and related words
Small amounts or pieces of something
bit
piece
fragment
3
put your finger on sth
to discover or understand the reason for something
There is something wrong with her story but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Submitted by:
Mutlu Ozlevi from Australia on 21/05/2014
Open Dictionary - May2014
4
to put your finger on something
to discover the exact reason why a situation is the way it is, especially when something is wrong
I can’t put my finger on what’s bothering me, but it doesn’t feel right.
There’s something wrong with this piece, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Submitted by:
Inga Pogorelova from Russian Federation on 04/08/2016
Open Dictionary - August2016

phrases

be all fingers and thumbs

give someone the finger

have a finger in every pie

snap/click your fingers

finger

verb transitive

UK /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	finger
he/she/it	fingers
present participle	fingering
past tense	fingered
past participle	fingered

1
to touch or feel something with your fingers
He nervously fingered the knife.
Synonyms and related words
To touch, or to pick up someone or something
touch
pick up
handle
2
informalto tell the police that someone has committed a crime
Synonyms and related words
Giving information to the police or other authorities
blow the whistle
blow the whistle (on someone/something)
confession

finger

verb transitive

US /ˈfɪŋɡər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	finger
he/she/it	fingers
present participle	fingering
past tense	fingered
past participle	fingered

1
to touch or feel something with your fingers
He nervously fingered the knife.
Synonyms and related words
To touch, or to pick up someone or something
touch
pick up
handle
2
informalto tell the police that someone has committed a crime
Synonyms and related words
Giving information to the police or other authorities
blow the whistle
blow the whistle (on someone/something)
confession

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