及物动词

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Shopping in the Dime Store-(在低价商店购物)

1. (大)拇指
Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers.

2. (手套的)拇指部分
The thumb of a glove is the part which a person's thumb fits into.

3. (站在路边，伸出手，拇指向上)请求搭便车，拦车
If you thumb a lift or thumb a ride, you stand by the side of the road holding out your thumb until a driver stops and gives you a lift.

4. see also: well-thumbed

5. 扎眼;碍眼
If you say that someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb or stands out like a sore thumb, you are emphasizing that they are very noticeable, usually because they are unusual or inappropriate.

6. 无所事事;闲着无聊
If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.

7. 在…控制下;深受…影响
If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.

8. green thumb - see green
to thumb your nose at someone - see nose
rule of thumb - see rule

相关词组：thumb through

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

Synonym: ovoloquarter round

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

3. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

Synonym: pollex