Word · Frequency #1109
fingered
用手指触碰；抚摸
fingered is the past of finger.
To touch or feel something with a finger or fingers.
- 1.
To identify or point out; to blame for something.
识别或指出；指责。
- 2.
To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
向当局举报或指认；告密。
- 3.
To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
用手指戳、探、摸或抚弄。
- 4.
To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
用手指插入或性刺激自己的或他人的外阴、阴道或肛门。
- 5.
To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
在乐器上使用特定的指法位置产生音符。
- 6.
To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
在乐谱中标注使用哪些手指演奏特定音符或段落。
指认；归咎；责怪；告发；检举；用手指插入或刺激性器官；用指法演奏；按指法弹奏；标注指法；标明指法
In use
She nervously fingered the edge of her scarf while waiting for the interview.
He fingered the smooth surface of the stone, feeling its texture.
The child fingers the leaves of the plant, curious about their shape.
Verb forms
base finger · third person fingers · -ing fingering · past fingered · past participle fingered
规则动词，变位加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- finger someone as the culprit
- 指认某人为罪魁祸首
- The detective fingered the butler as the culprit.侦探指认管家为罪魁祸首。
- finger someone to the police
- 向警方告发某人
- He threatened to finger her to the police if she didn't pay.他威胁说如果她不付钱就向警方告发她。
- finger the fabric
- 用手指抚摸布料
- She fingered the fabric of the old quilt.她用手指抚摸着旧被子的布料。
- finger a chord
- 用指法按和弦
- He fingered the chord slowly to get the positions right.他慢慢地按着这个和弦，以找准指法位置。
Idioms & figurative uses
- put one's finger on something
- 确切指出；找到问题所在I know the plan feels wrong, but I can't put my finger on exactly why.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用“手指”（finger）去指认、触摸或告发——名词变动词，动作都离不开手指。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：informal talk、law enforcement、music instruction、intimate situations 作动词时，finger 在不同义项下语域差异较大：表示“指认、告发”多用于非正式口语；“用手指触碰、抚摸”属一般中性表达；音乐中指法标注为专业用法；涉及性行为的义项则较为直白，常见于非正式或亲密语境。实际使用时应根据具体场景选择。
Grammar Note
通常接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 finger /ˈfɪŋɡər/ 押韵的有 linger /ˈlɪŋɡər/、malinger /məˈlɪŋɡər/，都读 /ɪŋɡər/。注意拼写以 -nger 结尾但发音不同的单词：singer /ˈsɪŋər/、hanger /ˈhæŋər/、danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/、anger /ˈæŋɡər/（元音不同）。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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