thumbs is thumb's Plural Form

thumb

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UK [θʌm]
  • n.拇指；【建】馒形饰
  • v.翻阅；反复读；笨手笨脚地做；拙劣地弹(钢琴等)
  • Web大拇指；大拇指头；缩图
Plural Form：thumbs  Present Participle：thumbing  Past Tense：thumbed  

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Web Definition

n.
1.
拇指
2.
【建】馒形饰
v.
1.
翻阅,用拇指翻脏[翻坏](书页等);反复读
2.
笨手笨脚地做;拙劣地弹(钢琴等)
3.
〈美口〉翘起拇指要求搭乘

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Definition:
AllAll,拇指拇指,馒形饰馒形饰,翻阅翻阅,反复读反复读,笨手笨脚地做笨手笨脚地做,拙劣地弹拙劣地弹,大拇指大拇指,大拇指头大拇指头,缩图缩图
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
TheRe was a simple, special elegance in the way she stood with heR thumbs in the pockets of a tailored plum-velvet coat.
她站在那儿，大拇指插在定制的紫黑色绒上衣的口袋里，有一股单纯、特别的帅劲儿。
tā zhàn zài nà er , dà mǔ zhǐ chā zài dìng zhì de zǐ hēi sè róng shàng yī de kǒu dài lǐ , yǒu yī gǔ dān chún 、 tè bié de shuài jìn ér 。
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2.
He was sitting all over a small rocking chair, twiddling his thumbs and smiling, with his feet on the fender.
他整个身躯坐到摇椅上，边捻弄著手指边微笑，双脚搁在炉围上。
tā zhěng gè shēn qū zuò dào yáo yǐ shàng , biān niǎn nòng zhù shǒu zhǐ biān wēi xiào , shuāng jiǎo gē zài lú wéi shàng 。
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3.
I've seen other peoples' thumbs fly over the tiny keys, but I have large hands, and I never got the hang of it.
我看到其他人的拇指在小小的按键跳动，但我手很大，而且我从没得到过它的窍门。
wǒ kàn dào qí tā rén de mǔ zhǐ zài xiǎo xiǎo de àn jiàn tiào dòng , dàn wǒ shǒu hěn dà , ér qiě wǒ cóng méi dé dào guò tā de qiào mén 。
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4.
Last week I walked in one, and a few people came up to me and gave me a thumbs up or patted me on the shoulder.
上礼拜我就走进那么一个，有些人围过来，对我竖大拇哥或者拍拍我的肩膀。
shàng lǐ bài wǒ jiù zǒu jìn nà me yī gè , yǒu xiē rén wéi guò lái , duì wǒ shù dà mǔ gē huò zhě pāi pāi wǒ de jiān bǎng 。
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5.
We say that we are "all thumbs" , meaning that our fingers seem to be too clumsy for the work.
我们常说自己“笨手笨脚”，意思是说我们的手指太笨拙，干不了某件工作。
wǒ men cháng shuō zì jǐ " bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo " , yì si shì shuō wǒ men de shǒu zhǐ tài bèn zhuō , gàn bù liǎo mǒu jiàn gōng zuò 。
6.
And they were all communicating, and giving me the thumbs-up and saying you know we are going to get through this, we are going to recover.
他们都是交流，给我竖起大拇指，说你知道我们要去度过这，我们将恢复。
tā men dōu shì jiāo liú , gěi wǒ shù qǐ dà mǔ zhǐ , shuō nǐ zhī dào wǒ men yào qù dù guò zhè , wǒ men jiāng huī fù 。
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7.
She finds a secretary's job very boring-some days there's almost no work for her at all, and she just sits there twiddling her thumbs.
她觉得当秘书很乏味――有时几乎无事可做，因此只是坐在那里抚弄大拇指玩。
tā jué de dāng mì shū hěn fá wèi ― ― yǒu shí jī hū wú shì kě zuò , yīn cǐ zhǐ shì zuò zài nà li fǔ nòng dà mǔ zhǐ wán 。
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8.
She put her thumbs into her ears, wagged her fingers, crossed her eyes and made a loud farting sound with her tongue.
她将两个拇指塞入耳朵，煽着手指，斗起双眼，用舌头打出一个响屁样的声音。
tā jiāng liǎng gè mǔ zhǐ sài rù ěr duo , shān zhe shǒu zhǐ , dòu qǐ shuāng yǎn , yòng shé tou dǎ chū yī gè xiǎng pì yàng de shēng yīn 。
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9.
She was holding a teaspoon in her two hands, pressing her thumbs against it as if measuring her strength against the base metal.
她双手拿着一个茶匙，用拇指使劲按着它，好象同这块普通金属较量力气似的。
tā shuāng shǒu ná zhe yī gè chá chí , yòng mǔ zhǐ shǐ jìn àn zhe tā , hǎo xiàng tóng zhè kuài pǔ tōng jīn shǔ jiào liàng lì qi shì de 。
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10.
On the day of the execution, he sat down on the electric chair, gave a thumbs-up and said: "I'm ready. "
行刑那天，他坐在电椅上，竖起大拇指，说道：“我准备好了。”
xíng xíng nà tiān , tā zuò zài diàn yǐ shàng , shù qǐ dà mǔ zhǐ , shuō dào : " wǒ zhǔn bèi hǎo le 。 "
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