n.
1. 拇指2. (動物的)拇指；脛距3. (手套的)拇指部分4. 建築業饅形飾；凸線腳5. [美國俚語]大麻煙卷
vt.
1. 用拇指翻查，用拇指匆匆翻動(書頁)；(用拇指)弄壞，弄臟：例句: The pages were badly thumbed.
書頁給翻得臟極了。to thumb the pages of a book
用拇指翻書頁2. 用拇指按(或撳、摸等)；以拇指示意：例句: He thumbed the button.
他用拇指撳按鈕。3. (豎起拇指)要求搭乘過路汽車，向過路汽車作手勢要求(搭車)：例句: He thumbed his way to Nottingham.
他要求搭順路車去諾丁漢。4. 拙劣地彈弄(鋼琴等)；笨手笨腳地做
vi.
1. 用拇指翻(書頁)(與through 連用)：例句: She was thumbing through the magazine.
她在迅速翻閱那本雜誌。2. [口語]作手勢要求搭車
短語
1. a thumb in someone's eye[口語]讓某人討厭的人(或物)2. be all (fingers and)thumbs笨拙的，笨手笨腳的3. bite the (或 one's) thumb(s) at someone對某人嗤之以鼻，看輕某人，蔑視某人；侮辱某人；做出威脅的姿態 [莎士比亞用語，見《羅密歐與朱麗葉》第壹幕第壹場]4. by thumb以搭順路車方式5. count one's thumbs[英國俚語]打發時間，消磨時間6. fash one's thumb (about)[蘇格蘭英語]使自己操心，使自己煩惱7. keep one's thumb on保守…的秘密，保密8. stick (或stand) out like a sore thumb
a. 像腫痛的拇指般翹起來
b. 顯得很不恰當；顯得十分不自然
c. 惹人註目，顯而易見9. thumb one's (或a) nose (at)見nose10. thumb down[口語]反對；拒絕；拋棄11. thumbs down表示反對(或失敗)的手勢12. Thumbs down![俚語]不中用；糟糕；完蛋了13. Thumbs up!
a. [俚語]
b. 好哇!呱呱叫!要得!棒極了!
c. 打起精神!別灰心![有時亦作 Put your thumbs up!]14. turn (或be) thumbs down表示不滿意；表示反對；拒絕[亦作 turn down the (或one's) thumb]15. turn (或be) thumbs up稱贊；表示贊成，表示滿意[亦作turn up the (或one's)thumb]16. twiddle (或 twirl) one's thumbs旋弄(或撫弄)兩手的大拇指；閑著無聊；無所事事17. under the thumb of someone順從某人；受某人支配(或指揮、控制、影響)，在某人勢力(或控制)之下[亦作 under someone's thumb]18. weigh the thumb[美國俚語](稱東西時以拇指)壓秤桿(以克扣斤量)19. whistle on one's thumb[蘇格蘭英語](在失望時做出毫無意義的小動作) 聊以自慰
thumb [θ?m]
n.
1. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb2. the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb3. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
v.
1. travel by getting free rides from motorists2. look through a book or other written material例句: He thumbed through the report
3. feel or handle with the fingers
以上來源於: WordNet
例句與用法We have a thumb on each hand.
我們兩只手上各有壹根拇指。
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We have one thumb on each hand.
我們每只手各有壹個拇指。
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Use your thumb and forefinger to shape the meat mud into the round balls.
利用拇指與食指所形成的圓圈，巧妙的將肉泥擠成球形，
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