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单词 finger
释义

finger1/ʹfinggə/ noun

any of the five parts at the end of the hand or forelimb, esp one other than the thumb

something that resembles a finger, esp in being long, narrow, and often tapering in shape

a finger of toast

a part of a glove into which a finger is inserted

the breadth of a finger, esp when used as a measure of alcoholic drink

be all fingers and thumbs

to be clumsy in handling something

get one's fingers burned/burn one's fingers

to suffer for one's efforts, enterprise, or temerity

give somebody the finger

NAmer, informal to make an offensive gesture with the middle finger at somebody, esp to show contempt or irritation

have a finger in the/every pie

to be involved or have an interest in something or everything

have/keep one's finger on the pulse

to ensure one is aware of the latest developments or trends

keep one's fingers crossed

to hope for the best

not lay a finger on

to avoid touching or interfering with (a person or thing) in the slightest

not lift a finger

to make not the slightest effort to help, etc

pull/take one's finger out

Brit, informal to start working hard; to get going

put one's finger on something

to identify something, esp a problem or the cause of a difficulty, etc

put the finger on somebody

informal to identify somebody, esp as having committed a crime; to inform on them

snap/click one's fingers

to make a clicking noise using the middle finger and thumb, esp in order to mark a rhythm or attract attention

twist somebody round one's little finger

to be able to get what one wants from somebody

work one's fingers to the bone

to wear oneself out with laborious manual work

fingerless adj
fingerlike adj
[Old English]

finger2verb (fingered, fingering)

verb trans

to touch, feel, or handle (something)

The deep-veined hands fingered many bank-notes – one after the other … while Fred leaned back … scorning to look eager — George Eliot

chiefly NAmer, informal to inform on (somebody)

finger one's associates to the police

(often + for) to select (somebody) for a certain role, etc

to mark fingerings on (a music score) as a guide to playing

to play (a musical instrument) with the fingers

to mark fingerings (see fingering1) on (a music score) as a guide to playing

informal in computing, to obtain information about (another user of the Internet, etc) using a finger program

verb intrans

to touch or handle something

finger through the cards

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