Thumb

[θʌm]

解释:

(noun.) the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb.

(noun.) the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.

校对:露辛达--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.

(v. t.) To handle awkwardly.

(v. t.) To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.

(v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.

(v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

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解释:

n. the short thick digit consisting of two phalanges on the radial side of the human hand: the corresponding member in other animals.—v.t. to handle awkwardly: to play or soil with the thumb or fingers.—v.i. to finger.—adj. Thumbed having thumbs: marked by the thumb worn.—ns. Thumb′kin Thumb′screw an old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by means of a screw.—adj. Thumb′less.—ns. Thumb′-mark a mark left by the impression of the thumb on the pages of a book &c.; Thumb′piece a piece serving as a support for the thumb: a knob or projection by means of which a spring is worked by pressure of the thumb; Thumb′pot a very small pot used by florists for starting slips or seedlings; Thumb′-ring (Shak.) a ring worn on the thumb: a ring for the thumb fastened to the guard of a dagger or sword; Thumb′-stall a covering or sheath for the thumb.—By rule of thumb in a rough-and-ready practical manner found by experience to be convenient; Under one's thumb under one's influence.

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娱乐性解释:

To dream of seeing a thumb, foretells that you will be the favorite of artful persons and uncertain fortune. If you are suffering from a sore thumb, you will lose in business, and your companions will prove disagreeable. To dream that you have no thumb, implies destitution and loneliness. If it seems unnaturally small, you will enjoy pleasure for a time. If abnormally large, your success will be rapid and brilliant. A soiled thumb indicates gratification of loose desires. If the thumb has a very long nail, you are liable to fall into evil through seeking strange pleasures.

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