| 单词 | thumb |
| 释义 | Word Frequency thumb(θʌm) noun 1. the first and usually shortest and thickest of the digits of the hand, composed of two short bones Technical name: pollex ▶ Related adjective: pollical2. the corresponding digit in other vertebrates 3. the part of a glove shaped to fit the thumb 4. architecture another name for ovolo 5. all thumbs 6. thumbs down 7. thumbs up 8. under someone's thumb verb 9. (transitive) to touch, mark, or move with the thumb 10. to attempt to obtain (a lift or ride) by signalling with the thumb 11. (when intr, often foll by through) to flip the pages of (a book, magazine, etc) perfunctorily in order to glance at the contents 12. thumb one's nose at Derived forms thumbless (ˈthumbless) adjective thumblike (ˈthumbˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English thūma; related to Old Saxon thūma, Old High German thūmo, Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove, Latin tumēre to swell |
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