thumb
🇺🇸
/θʌm/
🇬🇧
/θʌm/
noun
B2
the short, thick finger on the side of your hand
He hurt his thumb while hammering a nail.
他在钉钉子时弄伤了大拇指。
B2
the part of a glove that covers your thumb
The thumb of his glove was torn.
他手套的大拇指部分破了。
verb
R
to ask for a ride by holding out your thumb
She thumbed a ride to the city with her thumb.
她竖起大拇指搭便车去了城里。
R
to press or move something with your thumb
He thumbed the button with his thumb to start the machine.
他用大拇指按了按钮启动机器。
translation
拇指, 拇指套
竖起拇指搭便车, 用拇指按动
词形变化
3rd Present
thumbs
Past
thumbed
Perfect
thumbed
Progressive
thumbing
Plural
thumbs