1 the short thick finger at the side of each hand 大拇指
☞picture at body 见body插图
2 the part of a glove, etc that covers your thumb(1) (手套的)拇指部份
a rule of thumb→RULE¹
stand/stick out like a sore thumb→SORE¹
the thumbs up/down a sign or an expression that shows approval/disapproval 表示赞同╱不赞同的手势或用语
under sb's thumb (used about a person) completely controlled by sb (指人)完全在某人的支配或控制之下;受制于:
She's got him under her thumb.她已将他完全控制住。
thumb²
/θʌm ||; θʌm/verb
[I,T] thumb (through) sth to turn the pages of a book, etc quickly 迅速翻动(书页等)
thumb a lift to hold out your thumb to cars going past, to ask sb to give you a free ride 向路过的汽车竖起大拇指要求搭便车
☞Look at the note at hitch-hike. 参看hitch-hike的注释。
thumb1/θʌm; θʌm/n [C]1 the short thick finger on the side of your hand which helps you to hold things(大)拇指see picture at见 HAND1 图2 be under sb's thumb if you are under someone's thumb, they control everything you do 完全在某人的控制下3 give sth the thumbs up/down to say you approve or disapprove of something 赞成/不赞成某事
thumb2v thumb through sthphr v to quickly look at each page of a book, magazine etc 匆匆翻阅﹐浏览〔书﹑杂志等〕
thumbthumbthumbsthumbedthumbingnounpronunciationThe word thumb sounds like come, because we don't say the letter b in this word.the short thick finger at the side of your hand