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thumb (obj)WQmv infmlYou thumb by standing near the edge of a road and holding out your hand with the thumb raised as a signal for a vehicle to stop and take you on its journey.站在路边竖起拇指要求免费搭车We thumbed (a lift) to London for the weekend. [I/T]我们免费搭车去伦敦度周末。To thumb your nose at someone is to show a lack of respect towards them.(对……)嗤之以鼻; 蔑视He has thumbed his nose at authority all his life.他终生藐视当局。You thumb through a book or some papers by turning the pages quickly and only reading small parts.很快翻阅(书籍、报纸)"Have you read the report?" "Well I thumbed through (it) quickly on the train."“你看过报告了吗?”“我在列车上匆匆翻阅了一下。”A well-thumbed book/copy/magazine is one whose slightly damaged appearance shows that it has been used many times.多次翻阅(略显破损)的书/杂志
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