thumb

英 [θʌm] 美[θʌm]

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近义词

vt. 翻阅；以拇指拨弄；作搭车手势；笨拙地摆弄
vi. 用拇指翻书页；竖起拇指要求搭车
n. 拇指

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中文词源

thumb 拇指

来自古英语 thuma,拇指，来自 Proto-Germanic*thumon,拇指，来自 PIE*tum,鼓起，来自 PIE*teue, 鼓起，词源同 tumid,thigh.插入字母 b,比较 number,numerate.

词态变化

复数: thumbs;第三人称单数: thumbs;过去式: thumbed;过去分词: thumbed;现在分词: thumbing;

英文词源

thumb: thumb: [OE] The thumb is etymologically the ‘swollen’ part – an allusion to its greater thickness than the other fingers. Along with its relatives German daumen and Dutch duim, it goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic *thūmon. This in turn can be traced to Indo- European *tum- ‘swell’, which also produced English tumour and tumult. The b in thumb appeared in the early Middle English period, when it was still a two-syllable word (thumbe), and at first was pronounced, but it has fallen silent over the centuries.
=> thigh, thimble, tumour, tumult
thumb (n.): Old English þuma, from Proto-Germanic *thumon- (cognates: Old Frisian thuma, Old Saxon, Old High German thumo, German Daumen, Dutch duim "thumb," Old Norse þumall "thumb of a glove"), literally "the stout or thick (finger)," from PIE *tum- "swell," from root *teue- (2) "to swell" (see thigh). For spelling with -b (attested from late 13c.), see limb.
In some of the IE languages there is a single word for "thumb," which is called the "big finger," like NE big toe. Many of the single words are of similar semantic origin, based on the notion of "stout, thick." [Buck]
Compare Greek megas daktylos "thumb," but Greek also had antikheir, literally "what is opposite the fingers." Italian pollice, French pouce are from Latin pollex, perhaps formed (on analogy of index) from pollere "to be strong."

To be under (someone's) thumb "be totally controlled by that person" is recorded from 1580s. Thumbs up (1887) and thumbs down (1906) were said to be from expressions of approval or the opposite in ancient amphitheaters, especially gladiator shows, where the gesture decided whether a defeated combatant was spared or slain. But the Roman gesture was merely one of hiding the thumb in the hand or extending it. Perhaps the modern gesture is from the usual coachmen's way of greeting while the hands are occupied with the reins.
thumb (v.): "to go through" (especially of printed material), 1930, from thumb (n.), though the related sense of "soil or wear by handling" dates from 1640s. Earlier as a verb it meant "to play (a musical instrument) with the thumb" (1590s). Meaning "to hitchhike" is 1939; originally the thumb pointed in the direction one wished to travel. Related: Thumbed; thumbing. To thumb (one's) nose as an expression of derision is recorded from 1903.

双语例句

1. Miss Finkelstein will put a dressing on your thumb.: 芬克尔斯坦小姐会为你包扎拇指的。

2. In Japan a European stands out like a sore thumb.: 欧洲人到了日本会极为惹眼。

3. Surgeons at Odstock Hospital, Wilts, sewed the thumb on.: 威尔特郡奥德斯多克医院的外科医生将大拇指缝合上了。

4. He took the pen between his thumb and forefinger.: 他用拇指和食指捏着笔。

5. She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me.: 她咬着左手的拇指尖，眼睛也不看我。

英英释意

1. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

2. the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

3. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

考试真题

A good rule of thumb is that as soon as generals and hospital administrators jump on a management bandwagon ( ' , 追随一种管理潮流), it is time to ask questions.

The ability to quickly thumb through pages is also lost.

A good rule of thumb is that as soon as generals and hospital administrators jump on a management bandwagon (追随—种管理潮流), it is time to ask questions.

So are you fast at writing the messages with your thumb?

实用场景例句

She still sucks her thumb when she's worried.: 她在忧虑时仍然会吸吮大拇指。

There's a hole in the thumb.: 手套的拇指上有个窟窿。

Let's hold thumbs that you get the job.: 我们期望你如愿得到这份工作啊。

Their proposals were given the thumbs down .: 他们的建议遭到拒绝。

It looks like it's thumbs up for their latest album.: 看样子他们的最新歌曲专辑成功了。

He had thumbed all across Europe.: 他搭乘便车游遍了欧洲。

We managed to thumb a lift/ride with a truck driver.: 我们设法使得过路的卡车司机允许我们搭便车。

She thumbed off the safety catch of her pistol.: 她用拇指打开了手枪的保险栓。

The company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution.: 这家公司完全不把污染立法放在眼里。

She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me.: 她咬着左手的拇指尖，眼睛也不看我。

It may interest you to know that a boy answering Rory's description thumbed a ride to Howth...: 你或许会对这个消息感兴趣，有个和罗里描述的一模一样的小男孩搭便车到了霍斯。

Thumbing a lift had once a carefree, easy-going image.: 伸手搭便车曾经给人以轻松随意的形象。

Does the new housing stick out like a sore thumb or blend into its surroundings?...: 这个新住宅区是显得有点扎眼，还是和环境融为一体？

In Japan a European stands out like a sore thumb.: 欧洲人到了日本会极为惹眼。

The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling...: 想到将要无所事事，他就非常害怕。

The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.: 政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。

I cannot tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father's thumb...: 看见我母亲完完全全受我父亲的控制，我心里别提有多难受。

She has Rachel firmly under her thumb.: 她把雷切尔牢牢地抓在手心里。

The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother.: 琼斯一家人都得听从母亲的.

John nipped his thumb in the door!: 约翰的拇指被门夹住了!

Hold up your right hand. Now, count down from ten, starting with your thumb.: 现在, 请举起你的右手, 从你的大拇指开始从十倒数.

Move the thumb as the user drags the thumb within the scroll bar.: 当用户在滚动条内拖动滑块时移动滑块.

Normally they are a cynical , cocksure breed who thumb their noses at trouble.: 这是一个通常玩世不恭, 过度自信的种族.

I just do it by rule of thumb.: 我凭经验做的.

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