英语词汇“to give the finger”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) to give (a person) the finger and variants.

†(i) U.S. To get the better of (a person); to deceive, to cheat; to take advantage of. Obsolete. Cf. finger v. 3c.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > express contempt of

to puff at1611

to point the finger (of scorn, derision, etc.)a1616

to give (a person) the finger1874

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > express contempt of > by gesture

finger-point1563

to bite the thumb at1573

fig1600

tweak1604

to make horns at1607

rump1737

to snap one's fingers at1806

to give (a person) the finger1874

scuff1897

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > derisive gesture > [noun]

middle finger1562

fig1579

fico1596

stork's bill1616

snook1791

finger-snap1821

monkey motion1845

to give (a person) the finger1874

finger-click1897

two fingers1971

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > send away or dismiss > unceremoniously

to send packingc1450

trussa1500

to go (send, etc.) away with a flea in one's ear1577

to set packing1577

pack1589

ship1594

to send away with a fly in one's ear1606

to give a packing penny to1609

to pack off1693

to cut (also slip) the painter1699

to send about one's business1728

trundle1794

to send to the right about (also rightabouts)1816

bundle1823

to give the bucket to1863

shake1872

to give (a person) the finger1874

to give (a person) the pushc1886

to give (someone or something) the chuck1888

to give (someone) the gate1918

to get the (big) bird1924

to tie a can to (or on)1926

to give (a person) (his or her) running shoes1938

to give (someone) the Lonsdale1958

1874 in Bismarck (Dakota Territory) Daily Tribune (1894) 10 Feb. 3 I had a pointer you had been giving him the finger for stagger juice, but his nibs yonder won't have it.

1892 Shelbyville (Indiana) Daily Democrat 2 Feb. 1/3 What a gilly a copper is when a smooth talking crook makes up his mind to give him the finger.

1894 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 22 July 26/5 Me friend came into the place, smoked a couple of pills and tried to give him the finger for the dope.

(ii) North American. To reject, dismiss, or get rid of (a person); to give a person the ‘brush off’. Now rare.Perhaps originally with allusion to a pointing gesture made with the finger to direct a person to leave. In early use frequently in sporting contexts.

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1889 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 3 Sept. 1/2 I was not going to have other folks benefit by my acts and then give me the finger.

1898 Washington Post 7 Feb. 8/6 Denny Lyons' damaged digit, which gave him the ‘finger’, so far as the big League is concerned, has mended.

1911 Globe (Toronto) 26 June 12/4 Kelley, fearful of the results if he let him stay in, gave him the finger and sent Tesreau in to pitch.

1939 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 16/1 Hart assembled the first Maroon team in 1925, but his director gave him the finger.

1949 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 28 Aug. Tito says Stalin gave him the finger on the Austrian territorial deal so the big four will think Stalin is on the up-and-up.

(iii) Originally U.S. To make an obscene gesture at (a person) with the back of the hand outwards, the fist closed and the middle finger raised; to express contempt, animosity, defiance, etc., towards (a person) using this gesture. Also figurative. Also occasionally with thing as object.Also occasionally: to stick a finger up at and variants (cf. to stick (also put, flick, etc.) two fingers up (at) at Phrases 4y).The gesture itself is of great antiquity, being referred to in classical Latin as digitus impudīcus (see impudicous adj.).

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1957 Star News (Pasadena, Calif.) 19 Nov. 20/2 He was going home, off duty, in his car late the other night, and a car full of young punks drove up beside him. They gave him the finger, and then held up a knife.

1975 C. W. Smith Country Music 229 Coolly, she shot them the finger.

1992 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 22 Jan. 1/10 Not one Tory MP..raised even a squeak of protest at their government giving the finger to the good burghers of Vancouver.

1994 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Aug. t9 The Brit pop coalition..which has spent this year sticking a finger up at last year's imported grunge bands.

2013 C. Tsiolkas Barracuda (2014) 222 You little wanker, you give my mate the finger again and I'll wallop you.

单词	to give the finger
释义	> as lemmas to give (a person) the finger (a) to give (a person) the finger and variants. †(i) U.S. To get the better of (a person); to deceive, to cheat; to take advantage of. Obsolete. Cf. finger v. 3c. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > express contempt of to puff at1611 to point the finger (of scorn, derision, etc.)a1616 to give (a person) the finger1874 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > express contempt of > by gesture finger-point1563 to bite the thumb at1573 fig1600 tweak1604 to make horns at1607 rump1737 to snap one's fingers at1806 to give (a person) the finger1874 scuff1897 society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > derisive gesture > [noun] middle finger1562 fig1579 fico1596 stork's bill1616 snook1791 finger-snap1821 monkey motion1845 to give (a person) the finger1874 finger-click1897 two fingers1971 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > send away or dismiss > unceremoniously to send packingc1450 trussa1500 to go (send, etc.) away with a flea in one's ear1577 to set packing1577 pack1589 ship1594 to send away with a fly in one's ear1606 to give a packing penny to1609 to pack off1693 to cut (also slip) the painter1699 to send about one's business1728 trundle1794 to send to the right about (also rightabouts)1816 bundle1823 to give the bucket to1863 shake1872 to give (a person) the finger1874 to give (a person) the pushc1886 to give (someone or something) the chuck1888 to give (someone) the gate1918 to get the (big) bird1924 to tie a can to (or on)1926 to give (a person) (his or her) running shoes1938 to give (someone) the Lonsdale1958 1874 in Bismarck (Dakota Territory) Daily Tribune (1894) 10 Feb. 3 I had a pointer you had been giving him the finger for stagger juice, but his nibs yonder won't have it. 1892 Shelbyville (Indiana) Daily Democrat 2 Feb. 1/3 What a gilly a copper is when a smooth talking crook makes up his mind to give him the finger. 1894 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 22 July 26/5 Me friend came into the place, smoked a couple of pills and tried to give him the finger for the dope. (ii) North American. To reject, dismiss, or get rid of (a person); to give a person the ‘brush off’. Now rare.Perhaps originally with allusion to a pointing gesture made with the finger to direct a person to leave. In early use frequently in sporting contexts. ΚΠ 1889 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 3 Sept. 1/2 I was not going to have other folks benefit by my acts and then give me the finger. 1898 Washington Post 7 Feb. 8/6 Denny Lyons' damaged digit, which gave him the ‘finger’, so far as the big League is concerned, has mended. 1911 Globe (Toronto) 26 June 12/4 Kelley, fearful of the results if he let him stay in, gave him the finger and sent Tesreau in to pitch. 1939 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 16/1 Hart assembled the first Maroon team in 1925, but his director gave him the finger. 1949 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 28 Aug. Tito says Stalin gave him the finger on the Austrian territorial deal so the big four will think Stalin is on the up-and-up. (iii) Originally U.S. To make an obscene gesture at (a person) with the back of the hand outwards, the fist closed and the middle finger raised; to express contempt, animosity, defiance, etc., towards (a person) using this gesture. Also figurative. Also occasionally with thing as object.Also occasionally: to stick a finger up at and variants (cf. to stick (also put, flick, etc.) two fingers up (at) at Phrases 4y).The gesture itself is of great antiquity, being referred to in classical Latin as digitus impudīcus (see impudicous adj.). ΚΠ 1957 Star News (Pasadena, Calif.) 19 Nov. 20/2 He was going home, off duty, in his car late the other night, and a car full of young punks drove up beside him. They gave him the finger, and then held up a knife. 1975 C. W. Smith Country Music 229 Coolly, she shot them the finger. 1992 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 22 Jan. 1/10 Not one Tory MP..raised even a squeak of protest at their government giving the finger to the good burghers of Vancouver. 1994 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Aug. t9 The Brit pop coalition..which has spent this year sticking a finger up at last year's imported grunge bands. 2013 C. Tsiolkas Barracuda (2014) 222 You little wanker, you give my mate the finger again and I'll wallop you. extracted from fingern. < as lemmas
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