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单词 thumb
释义 thumb

thumb /θʌm/

noun [C]
B1 the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things up easilySee picture: thumb    hand 1.jpg
Thesaurus+: ↑The hand
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Extra Examples:» The thorn was embedded in her thumb.» She hit her thumb with the hammer.» I gave my thumb quite a nip with the pliers.» I sucked my thumb until I was seven.
verb
thumb a lift INFORMAL
1
F0 to stand near the edge of a road and hold out your hand with the thumb raised as a signal for a vehicle to stop and take you somewhere:
» We thumbed a lift to London.Thesaurus+: ↑Journeys
thumb your nose at sb/sth
2
F0 to show no respect, or to raise the end of your thumb to the end of your nose to show that you do not respect someone:
» He has thumbed his nose at authority all his life.Thesaurus+: ↑Showing arrogance and conceit , ↑Confidence and self-assurance , ↑Boasting
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