thumb

US /θʌm/
UK /θʌm/
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大拇指

the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set apart from the other four and opposable to them.

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He gave a thumbs-up to show approval.
他豎起大拇指表示贊同。
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She hurt her thumb while playing basketball.
她打籃球時傷到了大拇指。
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digitpollex
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翻閱, 瀏覽

to turn over pages with the thumb

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He thumbed through the book, looking for a specific passage.
他翻閱著書，尋找特定的段落。
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She quickly thumbed through the dictionary.
她快速翻閱了字典。
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flickflipleafbrowse
2.

搭便車

to hitchhike

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They decided to thumb their way across the country.
他們決定搭便車穿越全國。
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It's dangerous to thumb a ride on this highway.
在這條高速公路上搭便車很危險。
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hitchhitchhike
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