单词 | finger |
释义 | finger¹ 1.(of the hand)(尤指大拇指以外的)手指 She held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room.她抬起一只骨瘦嶙峋的小手, 指向房间的另一端。 She ran her fingers through her hair.她用手指梳了梳头发。 my little finger我的小手指 to have a ring on your finger手指上戴着戒指 There was a ring on each of his fingers.他每个手指上都戴着一枚戒指。 2.(of a glove)(手套的)指部 3.(thing resembling a finger)作手指用的东西;指状物 a thin finger of land that separates Pakistan from the former Soviet Union将巴基斯坦和前苏联分开的一条狭长地带 4.(as unit of measurement)一指之宽;一指之长 The cervix is two fingers dilated.子宫颈开了两指宽。 5.(tot)(液体容量的)一指深 I poured two final fingers of bourbon into my glass.我把最后两指深的波旁威士忌倒进了自己的酒杯。 6.(projecting machine part)(机器的)棘爪 7.to burn your fingersorto get your fingers burnt(因失败或做错事而)吃苦头 He has had his fingers burnt by deals that turned out badly.他因为生意惨败而吃了大亏。 Mr Walesa burned his fingers by promising he would give every Pole 100m zlotys to start a business.瓦文萨先生因为答应给每个波兰人一亿兹罗提做生意而大吃苦头。 8.cross your fingersorkeep your fingers crossed(将两根手指交叉)祈求好运, 祈求心想事成 He crossed his fingers, asking for luck for the first time in his life.他将两指交叉, 平生第一次乞求好运。 I've got an interview tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed for me.我明天有个面试, 为我祈求好运吧! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they turn up soon.我祈盼他们早日出现。 9.get your finger outorpull your finger out<英,非正式>(用于粗鲁地催促某人)赶紧开始工作, 赶紧加把劲干 If they don't get their finger out the window of opportunity will have closed again.他们要是再不抓紧干起来, 机会之窗就会再度关闭。 Isn't it about time that you pulled your finger out?你是不是该赶紧工作了? 10.have a finger in the pieorhave your finger in the pie (be involved)参与其事 He's a man with fingers in a lot of pies.他这个人很多事情都插手。 to have a finger in every pie事事参与;插手每件事情 the fashion designer who has a finger in every pie from perfume to lingerie从香水到女式内衣的每个领域都有所涉猎的时装设计师 11.lay a finger on sb/sth触碰某人/某物;伤害某人/某物 I must make it clear I never laid a finger on her, however much she provoked me.我要说清楚:不管她怎么挑衅, 我都没碰过她一个手指头。 If you so much as lay a finger on those children, I'll kill you!你要是敢动孩子们一根毫毛, 我就杀了你! 12.lift a fingerorraise a finger尽举手之劳;帮一点儿忙 She never lifted a finger around the house.她一点儿家务都不做。 They will not lift a finger to help their country.他们不愿意为国家效一点儿力。 13.point the finger at sb/sthorpoint an accusing finger at sb/sthorpoint the finger of suspicion/blame at sb/sth指责…;将怀疑/指责的矛头指向… The press pointed the finger at the banks, but were they the real culprits?报界将矛头指向银行, 但银行是真正的罪魁祸首吗? He said he wasn't pointing an accusing finger at anyone in the government or the army.他说他并不是在指责任何政府工作人员或军中人士。 Forensic evidence points the finger of suspicion firmly at him.法庭证据将嫌疑的矛头明确地指向他。 14.put the finger on sb/sth<非正式>(inform on)(尤指向警方)告发… If Lefty knew who'd put the finger on him, do you think that person would still be walking around?要是莱夫蒂知道是谁告发了他, 你觉得那个人还能四处逍遥吗? (choose)选择受害人/作案地点 The gang put the finger on a warehouse close to the airport.这个团伙选择在机场附近的一个仓库下手。 15.put your finger on sth弄清楚… Midge couldn't quite put her finger on the reason.米奇压根就不能明确说明理由。 He could never quite put his finger on who or what was responsible for all this.他压根就没弄清楚是谁或是什么造成了所有这一切。 16.slip through your fingers从指缝中溜掉;错过 Money has slipped through his fingers all his life.他一生挥霍钱财。 You mustn't allow a golden opportunity to slip through your fingers or you will regret it later.你千万不要错过千载难逢的好机会, 否则你以后会后悔的。 They let victory slip through their fingers in Barcelona.他们在巴塞罗那与胜利失之交臂。 17.twist around your little fingerorwrap around your little finger左右;完全控制;任意摆布 Her father thinks she can do no wrong; she can twist him around her little finger.她父亲认为她绝不会做错事, 因此任由她摆布。 Marcus has the rest of the committee wrapped around his little finger.其他的委员都对马库斯言听计从。 finger²1.(touch with the fingers)用手指触摸;抚摸;摆弄 He fingered the few coins in his pocket.他拨弄着口袋里的几枚硬币。 Self-consciously she fingered the emeralds at her throat.她忸怩地摸着颈前的几块绿宝石。 2.(in sexual foreplay)抚摸(性器官)以唤起性欲 3.(identify as criminal)指认 Police and prosecutors manipulated the eyewitnesses so they would finger Aldo.警方与检察官操纵目击者, 让他们指认奥尔多。 People who have fingered drug dealers have been assassinated.指认毒品走私犯的几个人被暗杀了。 4.【音】(use your fingers in playing)弹奏 fingering a guitar弹奏吉他 She delicately fingered the strings of a mandolin.她灵巧地弹拨着曼陀林的琴弦。 5.【音】(indicate fingering for)给(乐谱)标明指法符号 6.【音】(arrange keys of wind instrument)演奏(管乐器) |
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