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英语“Thumbs ”的音标_意思 _翻译_用法_例句

更新时间:2026-05-30 08:21:03   栏目: 教育

thumb 的基本含义是“拇指”,音标为英 /θʌm/、美 /θʌm/。作为名词时,它指手侧短而粗的手指,也可表示手套的拇指部分;作为动词时,意为“翻阅”或“竖起拇指请求搭便车”。其复数形式 thumbs 在固定短语中更常见,如 thumbs up(赞许)和 thumbs down(反对)。

用法与例句

1. 名词(拇指)

指人体解剖学中的拇指,或类似拇指的部位。

Don't suck your thumb; it's so dirty.(别舔拇指,太脏了。)

He caught his thumb in the door.(他的拇指被门夹了。)

Apes have opposable thumbs that help their dexterity.(类人猿的对生拇指增强了灵活性。)

2. 动词(翻阅/搭便车)

表示快速翻书或竖拇指请求搭车。

He thumbed through the address book looking for the number.(他翻阅地址簿找号码。)

They managed to thumb a lift to Paris.(他们搭便车到了巴黎。)

If we miss the train, we can thumb a ride home.(赶不上火车就搭便车回家。)

3. 常用短语

thumbs up(赞成/赞许):The audience gave the performance a thumbs up.(观众为演出点赞。)

thumbs down(反对/拒绝):Their proposal got a thumbs down from the committee.(他们的提案被委员会否决了。)

all thumbs(笨手笨脚):I’m all thumbs when cooking.(我做饭时笨手笨脚。)

green thumb(园艺天赋,英式英语用 green fingers):With her green thumb, the garden flourishes.(她擅长园艺,花园生机勃勃。)

rule of thumb(经验法则):A rule of thumb for cooking rice is 1:2 water to rice.(煮米饭的经验法则是水米比1:2。)

短语搭配

 

短语 含义 例句
thumbs up 竖起拇指(表赞许) She gave me a thumbs up after the speech.
thumbs down 拇指向下(表反对) The plan got thumbs down from management.
all thumbs 笨手笨脚 He’s all thumbs with tools.
green thumb 园艺才能 My grandma has a green thumb.
rule of thumb 经验法则 As a rule of thumb, save 20% of your income.
thumb a lift 搭便车 They thumbed a lift to the next town.

 

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