fin·ger
noun/ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/
/ˈfɪŋɡər/
Idioms - one of the four long thin parts that stick out from the hand (or five, if the thumb is included)
手指 - She ran her fingers through her hair.
她用手指梳理头发。 - Hold the material between finger and thumb.
用拇指和另一指拿住这个材料。 - He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.
他正要说话，但她举起手指放在唇上示意不要说。 - The old man wagged his finger at the youths.
老者对青年摇了摇头。 - Tina curled her slender fingers into a fist.
蒂娜卷起细长的手指，握成拳头。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearancesee also butterfingers, fat finger, forefinger, green fingers, index finger, little finger, middle finger, pointer finger, ring finger- A person may be described as having:
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2- ‘None of that!’ cried the teacher, wagging her finger.
“一个都没有吗？”老师叫道，摆了摆手指。 - Dad started twiddling his fingers nervously.
爸爸开始紧张地搓弄着手指。 - Everyone put their fingers in their ears when the shooting started.
射击一开始，大家都用手指塞住耳朵。 - He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.
他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。 - He gently laced his fingers between mine.
他轻柔地把自己的手指和我的扣在一起。 - He held up his hand with the fingers extended.
他张开手指举起手来。 - He was drumming his fingers nervously on the arm of the chair.
他紧张地用指头敲打着椅子的扶手。 - Her nimble fingers undid the knot in seconds.
转瞬之间她灵巧地解开了结。 - His clumsy fingers struggled with the buttons.
他用笨拙的手指努力扣衣扣。 - I dipped my finger in the sauce and licked it.
我用指头蘸了蘸酱，舔了一下。 - I noticed the ring on the third finger of her left hand.
我注意到她左手无名指上戴着的戒指。 - I stubbed my finger painfully while reaching for a book.
我伸手拿书时，指头碰了一下，很疼。 - It's easiest to eat chicken legs with your fingers.
吃鸡腿时用手拿着最方便。 - Sally trailed her fingers in the water idly.
萨利的手指在水中无聊地划动着。 - She hooked her fingers in the belt loop of his jeans.
她把手指弯了起来伸进他牛仔裤的腰带圈里。 - She raised a finger to her lips to ask for silence.
她竖起手指放到唇边示意大家安静。 - She ran her finger along the dusty shelf.
她的手指顺着满是灰尘的架子摸过去。 - She took off his bandages with gentle fingers.
她动作轻柔地取下他的绷带。 - The child needed treatment after trapping her finger in the car door.
这个小女孩的手指被汽车门卡了一下，需要治疗。 - The man drew a finger across his throat in a threatening gesture.
那个男子的手指划过喉咙，做了一个威胁的手势。 - The nurse pricked my finger to get some blood.
护士用针扎我的指头取血。 - The ornaments had been put out of reach of the children's prying fingers.
装饰物放在了小孩够不着的地方。 - The protester was jabbing a finger aggressively at a policeman.
那个示威者挑衅地用手指戳向一名警察。 - The teacher raised a warning finger and we stopped talking.
老师竖起一根手指警告我们，我们就不说话了。 - We were swaying and clicking our fingers in time to the music.
我们摇晃着，随着音乐节拍打着响指。 - He clicked his fingers for a menu.
他点了点手指，找到了菜单。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- index
- pointer
- …
- point
- draw
- insert
- …
- bones
- joints
- movement
- …
- with your fingers
- the finger of blame
- the finger of fate
- the finger of suspicion
- …
- She ran her fingers through her hair.
- -fingered(in adjectives) having the type of fingers mentioned; having or using the number of fingers mentioned
有…手指的（指类型）；有（或用）…手指的（指数目） - long-fingered
长指的 - nimble-fingered
手指灵敏的 - a four-fingered chord
四指和弦
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics- -beaked
- -bellied
- -billed
- -blooded
- -bodied
- -cheeked
- -chested
- -eared
- -eyed
- -faced
- -fingered
- -footed
- -haired
- -handed
- -headed
- -hearted
- -hipped
- -lidded
- -limbed
- -mouthed
- -necked
- -nosed
- -skinned
- -tailed
- -throated
- -toothed
- long-fingered
- the part of a glove that covers the finger
（手套的）指部 - a long narrow piece of bread, cake, land, etc.
狭长物（如面包、糕饼、土地等） - chocolate fingers
巧克力条 - finger of something a finger of toast
长条吐司 - a narrow finger of land pointing out into the sea
指向大海的狭窄土地
- chocolate fingers
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger.
Idioms
be able to count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand
- used to say that the total number of somebody/something is very small
屈指可数；寥寥无几 - She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed being with.
她真正喜欢与之交往的人屈指可数。 - Although she knew lots of people, she could count her friends on the fingers of one hand.
她认识很多人，但朋友却屈指可数。
- She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed being with.
be all (fingers and) thumbs
- to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do something
笨手笨脚；笨拙；手指不灵活
burn your fingers | get your fingers burnt
- to suffer as a result of doing something without realizing the possible bad results, especially in business
（尤指生意上）没有先见之明而蒙受损失，因不慎而吃亏 - He got his fingers badly burnt dabbling in the stock market.
他糊里糊涂地进入股票市场，结果赔了老本。
- He got his fingers badly burnt dabbling in the stock market.
cross your fingers
- to hope that your plans will be successful (sometimes putting one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck)
祈求成功（有时使手指交叉为祈求好运的手势） - I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
但愿我的建议能被采纳。 - Keep your fingers crossed!
祈求好运吧！
- I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
finger in the air
- (informal) used to refer to an estimate or method of doing something that is not very accurate or scientific and partly based on guessing
拼命干活 - It isn’t an exact science—it’s a kind of finger in the air thing.
这不是一门精确的科学——而是一种悬而未决的事情。 - ‘It’s all a bit finger in the air,’ admitted a spokesman.
一位发言人承认，这只是悬而未决的事情。
- It isn’t an exact science—it’s a kind of finger in the air thing.
the finger of blame/suspicion
- if the finger of blame/suspicion points or is pointed at somebody, they are suspected of having committed a crime, being responsible for something, etc.
怀疑对象 - The inquiry pointed the finger of blame at the driver of the crashed coach.
调查将责任归咎于失事客车的司机。 - The finger of suspicion was pointed at the chicken served for lunch.
疑点落在了中午吃的鸡肉上。
- The inquiry pointed the finger of blame at the driver of the crashed coach.
get, pull, etc. your finger out
- (British English, informal) used to tell somebody to start doing some work or making an effort
干起来；加把劲 - You're going to have to pull your finger out if you want to pass this exam.
如果你想通过这次考试就得多加把劲。
- You're going to have to pull your finger out if you want to pass this exam.
give somebody the finger
- (especially North American English, informal) to raise your middle finger in the air with the back part of your hand facing somebody, done to be rude to somebody or to show them that you are angry
向某人竖起中指（手背向外以表示侮辱或愤怒）
have a finger in every pie
- (informal) to be involved in a lot of different activities and have influence over them, especially when other people think that this is annoying
多管闲事；到处干预
have/keep your finger on the pulse (of something)
- to always be aware of the most recent developments in a particular situation
始终了解…的最新情况；掌握…的脉搏
have, etc. your fingers in the till
- (British English, informal) to be stealing money from the place where you work
偷自己工作单位的钱；内盗；监守自盗
have sticky fingers
- (informal) to be likely to steal something
好偷东西的；有顺手牵羊的毛病
lay a finger on somebody
- (usually used in negative sentences) to touch somebody with the intention of hurting them physically
触碰，动…的一根毫毛（意欲伤害某人） - I never laid a finger on her.
我从来没有碰过她。 - If you lay a finger on me, I’ll call the police.
如果你敢动我一根手指头，我就报警。
- I never laid a finger on her.
let something slip (through your fingers)
- to miss or fail to use an opportunity
错过（机会）；失去（机会） - Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.
这个出国工作的机会你可不要错过。
- Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.
not lift/raise a finger/hand (to do something)
- (informal) to do nothing to help somebody
一点忙也不帮；油瓶倒了都不扶 - The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
孩子们从不帮着做家务。
- The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
point a/the finger (at somebody)
- to accuse somebody of doing something
指责 - The article points an accusing finger at the authorities.
那篇文章谴责了当局。
- The article points an accusing finger at the authorities.
(not) put your finger on something
- to (not) be able to identify what is wrong or different about a particular situation
看（不）出（问题所在）；说（不）出（差别） - There was something odd about him but I couldn't put my finger on it.
他有些古怪，但我说不出到底是什么。 - You've put your finger on something there—we'll need to investigate that.
你已经把手指放在了那里——我们需要对此进行调查。
- There was something odd about him but I couldn't put my finger on it.
put/stick two fingers up at somebody
- (British English, informal) to form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing somebody, done to be rude to them or to show them that you are angry
向某人竖起两指（做出 V 形手势，手背向外以表示侮辱） - She enjoys sticking two fingers up to convention.
她喜欢按照惯例伸出两根手指。
- She enjoys sticking two fingers up to convention.
snap your fingers
- to make a sharp noise by moving your second or third finger quickly against your thumb, to attract somebody’s attention, or to mark the beat of music, for example
打榧子，弹指头（捻拇指作响） - He snapped his fingers for the waiter.
他对服务员打了个响指。 - She only has to snap her fingers and her assistant comes running.
她只需要打个响指，她的助手就会跑过来。
- He snapped his fingers for the waiter.
work your fingers to the bone
- to work very hard
埋头苦干；卖力干活