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fin.gerH5fIN7gE5, $-gLn [C]any of the long thin jointed parts of the hand, esp. those which are not thumbs手指(拇指除外)He noticed her long delicate fingers.他注意到了她修长纤细的手指。I cut my finger when I was chopping onions last night.昨晚我在切洋葱时把手指给切破了。"How many fingers have you got?" "Ten, or eight if you don't count my thumbs. "“你有几个手指?” “十个，不算拇指的话有八个。”A finger is also a part of a GLOVE which covers a finger.手套的套手指部分She was wearing black gloves that had had their fingers cut off.她戴着黑色手套，手套的套手指部分被剪掉了。If you are (Br and Aus) all fingers and thumbs / (Am) all thumbs, you move your hands in an awkward or CLUMSY way.笨手笨脚地I'm all fingers and thumbs today. That's the third plate I've dropped this morning.今天我真笨手笨脚。那已经是我今天早上失手掉落的第三只盘子了。(Am) If you give someone the finger, you show them in an offensive way that you are angry with them by turning the back of your hand towards them and putting your middle finger up.向某人伸出中指(以示轻蔑)I gave him the finger and told him I never wanted to see him again.我向他伸出了中指，告诉他说我再也不想见他了。If you have a finger in every pie, you are involved in everything that is happening.事事都管Sharon's very busy these days--she's got a finger in every pie at the moment.这几天莎朗很忙，眼下她事事都管。(Am) If you have a finger in the pie, you are involved in something, often when your involvement is not wanted.多管闲事;干涉It's my project but he keeps putting his finger in the pie.那是我的项目，可他总是要插上一手。If someone has their fingers in the till, they are stealing money from the place where they work.贪污;窃取工作单位的钱She lost her job after she was caught with her fingers in the till.她被发现贪污了单位的钱而丢了工作。We're keeping our fingers crossed (=hoping strongly) for a complete recovery.我们殷切希望彻底康复。He just watches TV all evening and never lifts / raises a finger (=makes any effort to help) when it comes to cooking or washing up.他整个晚上只是看电视，做饭洗碗的事他从不动一根手指。(Br and Aus) She's really going to have to pull / get her finger out (=start working hard, esp. after a period of low activity) if she wants to finish before Friday.如果她要在星期五之前完成，她可真的要赶紧苦干了。Something seemed to be wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on (=tell exactly) what it was.好像有点不对劲，但我搞不清是什么问题。A finger bowl is a small bowl that is filled with water so that people can wash their fingers if they have food on them, during a meal.(餐桌上供人就餐时或就餐后)洗手指的碗。A finger buffet is a meal that takes place on a special or formal occasion and consists of a wide choice of usually cold food which can be eaten with the fingers rather than with knives, forks or spoons. The guests serve themselves and often eat standing up.手抓自助餐。Finger food is food that you can hold and eat in your hand without using knives, forks or spoons.手抓食物"Let your fingers do the walking" (advertisement for using the telephone, 1960s)“让您的手指为您代步吧”。(60年代的电话广告) [FOREFINGER, INDEX FINGER]
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