Thumb

[θʌm]

解釋/意思:

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

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

校對:露辛达--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(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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解釋/意思:

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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