thumbing

vi.

翘起拇指请求搭乘（过路汽车），示意请求搭便车（thumb的现在分词形式）；

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]拇指 the short thick finger at the side of your hand

英英释义

thumb

• n.
  • the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

    同义词：pollex

  • the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
  • a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

    同义词：ovoloquarter round

• v.
  • travel by getting free rides from motorists

    同义词：hitchhikehitch

  • look through a book or other written material

    "He thumbed through the report"

    同义词：flickflipriffleleafriff

  • feel or handle with the fingers

    同义词：finger

词组短语

rule of thumb经验法则

thumbs down vt. 拇指向下；责备

green thumb有特殊园艺才能

rules of thumb经验法则；拇指规则

tom thumb n. 大拇指汤姆（英民间故事中只有拇指大的主人公）

under the thumb被控制

thumb drive指状储存器；拇指驱动器

thumb down[口]贬低；[口]拒绝

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Don't suck your thumb; it's so dirty.
   别舔手指头，太脏了。
2. He caught his thumb in the door.
   他的拇指让门夹了。

用作动词(v.)

1. He thumbed through the address book looking for the number.
   他翻阅地址簿，寻找号码。
2. You ought to thumb through this art book sometime.
   你什么时候应该浏览一下这本美术书。
3. They managed to thumb a lift to Paris.
   她们设法搭便车到达巴黎。
4. If we miss the last train we can always thumb a lift home.
   如果我们赶不上末班火车，我们总可搭便车回家。

权威例句

THUMBING
Thumbing
THUMBING
Thumbing Noses at Prognoses
Thumbing ring for fishing reel spools
Thumbing ring for fishing reel spools
Editorial: Thumbing noses at prognoses
Thumbing Our Nose at the Public Sphere: Satire, the Market, and the Invention of Literature
Thumbing Their Noses at "The Man": An Analysis of Resistance Narratives About Multinational Corporations
Thumbing Doesn't Always Make the Genus: Revision of Microjassa Stebbing (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ischyroceridae)