/ˈfɪŋgə(r) ||; ˈfɪŋgɚ/noun
[C] one of the five parts at the end of each hand 手指:
little finger, ring finger, middle finger, forefinger (or index finger), thumb小指;无名指;中指;食指;拇指Sometimes we think of the thumb as one of the fingers, sometimes we contrast it: Hold the pen between your finger and thumb.The five parts at the end of each foot are called toes. 拇指可看作手指之一,也可跟其他手指分别开来:Hold the pen between your finger and thumb. 把笔执在食指和拇指之间。脚趾叫做toe。☞picture at bodycross your fingers;keep your fingers crossed to hope that sb/sth will be successful or lucky 祈求成功或好运:
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you in your exams.我会祈求你考试成功。There's nothing more we can do now -- just cross our fingers and hope for the best.现在我们没有别的办法了──只有祈盼最佳结果。have green fingers→GREEN¹
snap your fingers→SNAP¹
finger²
/ˈfɪŋgə(r) ||; ˈfɪŋgɚ/verb
[T] to touch or feel sth with your fingers (用手指)接触,抚摸
finger1/ˋfIŋgɚ; ˈfIŋɡə/n 1 [C] one of the four long thin parts on your hand, not including your thumb〔大拇指以外的〕手指: We ate with our fingers. 我们用手抓着吃。 see picture on page 见 A3 页图2 keep your fingers crossed spoken to hope that something will happen in the way you want it to【口】祈愿心想事成: We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she's going to be OK. 我们祈愿她平安无事。3 not lift a finger spoken to not make any effort to help someone【口】不(愿)帮忙: I do all the work – Frank never lifts a finger. 所有的活都是我干的—弗兰克连一根手指也不动。4 put your finger on sth to realize exactly what is wrong, different, or unusual about something 确切地看出〔错误﹑不同或异常之处〕: There's something strange about him, but I can’t put my finger on it. 他有点怪怪的﹐但我说不出到底是什么。INDEX FINGER, LITTLE FINGER
finger2v [T] to touch or feel something with your fingers 用手指触碰[触摸]﹐拨弄
fingerfingerfingersfingeredfingeringnounone of the five parts at the end of your handkeep your fingers crossedto hope that somebody or something will be successful: I'll keep my fingers crossed for you in your exams.