Word · Frequency #4504
thumbs
拇指
thumbs is the plural of thumb.
the short, thick finger on the side of the hand
- 1.
The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
手上最短最粗的手指,人类活动度最大,可与其他所有手指对握。
- 2.
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
拇指
- 3.
The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
滑块上可沿直线移动的部分。
- 4.
the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
手套的拇指部分
- 5.
A top hatch plate for covering an excavator bucket, used to keep material in the digger bucket after scooping it up, and not letting it spill out.
挖掘机铲斗的顶部盖板,用于在铲取物料后防止其溢出。
- 6.
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
凸形线脚,截面呈四分之一圆或椭圆
手上最短最粗的手指,人类活动度最大,可与其他所有手指对握。；滑块上可沿直线移动的部分。；手套的拇指部分；挖掘机铲斗的顶部盖板,用于在铲取物料后防止其溢出。；凸形线脚,截面呈四分之一圆或椭圆
In use
He accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer while fixing the shelf.
She held the needle between her thumb and index finger.
The toddler sucked his thumb for comfort.
the thumb (as a body part)
拇指是手指中最短但最粗的。
She accidentally hit her thumb with a hammer.
她不小心用锤子砸到了拇指。
rule of thumb
固定习语，意为‘经验法则’。
As a rule of thumb, you should drink eight glasses of water a day.
根据经验法则，每天应该喝八杯水。
give (something) a thumbs up/down
表示赞成或反对的手势。
Connections
Collocations
- opposable thumb
- 可对生的拇指
- The opposable thumb allows humans to grip objects.可对生的拇指使人类能够抓握物体。
- rule of thumb
- 经验法则
- As a rule of thumb, you should add 10% to the estimated time.根据经验法则，你应该在预计时间上增加10%。
- green thumb
- 园艺才能
- My grandmother has a green thumb; her garden is always full of flowers.我祖母有园艺才能，她的花园总是开满鲜花。
- thumb injury
- 拇指受伤
- He missed the game due to a thumb injury.他因为拇指受伤错过了比赛。
- suck one's thumb
- 吸拇指
- The child still sucks his thumb when he is tired.那个孩子累的时候还会吸拇指。
- stick out one's thumb
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拇指(thumb)是指尖最粗短的, 想象它像个小胖墩, 永远守在手掌边。
Context & Register
语域：中性；典型语境：日常对话、书面描述；注意：thumb作为名词通常指拇指，中性语域，适用于多数场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /ʌm/ sound: 'dumb', 'numb', 'crumb', 'plumb' (spelled -umb), 'come', 'sum' (spelled -ome and -um). Watch out for 'thump' (/θʌmp/) which looks similar but has an extra /p/.
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 2，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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