| 单词 | blackberry thumb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBlackBerry thumb BlackBerry thumb n. colloquial tendinitis of the thumb, a form of repetitive strain injury sometimes linked to excessive use of a miniature keyboard such as that on a mobile phone; cf. sense 3. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of ligaments > [noun] syndesmitis1848 ganglion cyst1876 teno-synovitis1890 tendo-synovitis1899 tendinitis1900 BlackBerry thumb2002 2002 USA Today 30 Jan. b5/1 Some everyday professionals are developing thumb tendinitis—a.k.a. ‘BlackBerry thumb’—forcing them to give up thumb typing and any other thumb-related activities. 2009 T. D. Zweifel et al. Rabbi & CEO iv. 82 [They]..would rather tap away obsessively and risk the ‘CrackBerry’ or ‘BlackBerry Thumb,’..than to ban their beloved mobile toys. 2011 Daily Tel. 25 Mar. 3/1 The firm is increasing its staff numbers to cope with what it believes will be a sharp rise in ‘Blackberry thumb’ claims. < as lemmas |
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