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单词 thumb
释义

thumb ​‌‌

​noun countable
UK /θʌm/
Other entries for this word
thumb verb
thumb drive noun
thumb index noun
rule of thumb phrase
raise your thumb phrase
under someone’s thumb phrase
jerk/jab/cock your thumb phrase
stick/stand out like a sore thumb phrase
put your thumb up phrase at raise your thumb
Word Forms
singularthumb
pluralthumbs
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    the part at the side of your hand that is like a wide finger

    She lifted the note carefully between finger and thumb.

    Synonyms and related words
    General words for limbs and appendages
    ankle
    appendage
    arch
    1. 1a
      the part of a glove that covers your thumb
      Synonyms and related words
      Gloves and mittens
      gauntlet
      glove
      mitt
phrases
jerk/jab/cock your thumb
raise your thumb
under someone’s thumb

thumb ​‌‌

​noun countable
US /θʌm/
Other entries for this word
thumb verb
thumb drive noun
thumb index noun
rule of thumb phrase
raise your thumb phrase
have a green thumb phrase
under someone’s thumb phrase
jerk/jab/cock your thumb phrase
stick/stand out like a sore thumb phrase
put your thumb up phrase at raise your thumb
Word Forms
singularthumb
pluralthumbs
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    the part at the side of your hand that is like a wide finger

    She lifted the note carefully between finger and thumb.

    Synonyms and related words
    General words for limbs and appendages
    ankle
    appendage
    arch
    1. 1a
      the part of a glove that covers your thumb
      Synonyms and related words
      Gloves and mittens
      gauntlet
      glove
      mitt
phrases
jerk/jab/cock your thumb
raise your thumb
under someone’s thumb

thumb

​verb
UK /θʌm/
Other entries for this word
thumb noun
thumb drive noun
thumb index noun
rule of thumb phrase
raise your thumb phrase
under someone’s thumb phrase
jerk/jab/cock your thumb phrase
stick/stand out like a sore thumb phrase
put your thumb up phrase at raise your thumb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theythumb
he/she/itthumbs
present participlethumbing
past tensethumbed
past participlethumbed
phrases

  • thumb a lift

    ​informal
    1
    to make a signal to a driver with your thumb when you want them to stop and take you somewhere
    Synonyms and related words
    To travel in a vehicle
    go
    ride
    commute

  • thumb your nose at

    1
    to show no respect for a rule, law, or person in authority

    Hundreds of tourists have thumbed their noses at the travel restrictions.

    Synonyms and related words
    To show that you do not respect someone or something
    scorn
    laugh
    sneer
phrasal verb

thumb through

transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theythumb through
he/she/itthumbs through
present participlethumbing through
past tensethumbed through
past participlethumbed through
1
(thumb through something) to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper
Synonyms and related words
To read something quickly
glance
skim
flick through

thumb

​verb
US /θʌm/
Other entries for this word
thumb noun
thumb drive noun
thumb index noun
rule of thumb phrase
raise your thumb phrase
have a green thumb phrase
under someone’s thumb phrase
jerk/jab/cock your thumb phrase
stick/stand out like a sore thumb phrase
put your thumb up phrase at raise your thumb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theythumb
he/she/itthumbs
present participlethumbing
past tensethumbed
past participlethumbed
phrases

  • thumb a ride

    ​informal
    1
    to make a signal to a driver with your thumb when you want them to stop and take you somewhere
    Synonyms and related words
    To travel in a vehicle
    go
    ride
    commute

  • thumb your nose at

    1
    to show no respect for a rule, law, or person in authority

    Hundreds of tourists have thumbed their noses at the travel restrictions.

    Synonyms and related words
    To show that you do not respect someone or something
    scorn
    laugh
    sneer
phrasal verb

thumb through

transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theythumb through
he/she/itthumbs through
present participlethumbing through
past tensethumbed through
past participlethumbed through
1
(thumb through something) to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper
Synonyms and related words
To read something quickly
glance
scan
skim
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