thumbs

[θʌm]

[ thumbs ]

n.拇指
v.翻阅, 示意要求搭车

例句与用法：

The modern office block sticks out like a sore thumb among the old buildings in the area.

那座现代的办公楼直挺挺地竖在那片旧建筑物群中十分扎眼。

Don't suck your thumb; it's so dirty.

别舔手指头，太脏了。

As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound that it weighs.

凭经验估计，每磅鸡肉应烹调20分钟。

He caught his thumb in the door.

他的拇指让门夹了。

I feel my fingers are all thumbs today.

我觉得我今天笨手笨脚。

He thumbed through the address book looking for the number.

他翻阅地址簿，寻找号码。

When the play opened, the local press gave it the thumbs down.

这出戏公演时，当地报纸对它评价不佳。

词形变化：

动词过去式: thumbed | 动词过去分词: thumbed | 动词现在分词: thumbing | 动词第三人称单数: thumbs |