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单词 finger
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finger

/ˈfɪŋgə(r)/
1
each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included)
手指:

she raked her hair back with her fingers.

她用手指把头发梳到脑后。

1.1
a part of a glove intended to cover a finger
(手套的)手指部分。
1.2
a measure of liquor in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger
(酒在杯中的深度)一指宽:

Wickham poured three fingers of vodka into a glass.

维克汉姆往杯子里倒了三指宽的伏特加。

1.3
an object that has roughly the long, narrow shape of a finger
指状物:

a shortbread finger.

指状白脱甜酥饼。

with obj.
1
touch or feel (something) with the fingers
用手指触摸(某物):

the thin man fingered his moustache.

那个瘦男人用手指捋了捋他的小胡子。

1.1
play (a musical instrument) with the fingers, especially in a tentative or casual manner
(尤指尝试着或随意地)用手指弹奏; 拨弄(乐器):

a woman fingered a lute.

一个女子用手指拨弄着诗琴。

2
informal, chiefly N. Amer. inform on (someone) to the police
〈非正式, 主北美〉向警方告发(某人):

you fingered me for those burglaries.

你向警方告发我进行了那几起盗窃。

2.1

finger someone for

chiefly N. Amer. identify or choose someone for (a particular purpose)
〈主北美〉为(某目的)指认; 选定:

a research biologist with impeccable credentials was fingered for team leader.

一位资历无可挑剔的生物学研究者被选定为小组领导人。

3
Music play (a passage) with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers
【乐】用某种指法演奏(乐曲)。参见FINGERING1.
3.1
mark (music) with signs showing which fingers are to be used
给(乐谱)标明指法符号。
短语

be all fingers and thumbs

Brit informal be clumsy or awkward in one's actions
〈英, 非正式〉笨手笨脚。

get (或pull)one's finger out

Brit informal cease prevaricating and start to act
〈英, 非正式〉(停止推委)开始加劲工作; 赶紧行动起来。

get one's fingers burned/burnt(或 burn one's fingers)

(especially in a financial context) suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one's actions, discouraging one from trying a similar action again
(尤用于财经)自讨苦吃, 自找麻烦。

give someone the finger

N. Amer. informal make a gesture with the middle finger raised as an obscene sign of contempt
〈北美, 非正式〉向某人伸出中指(表示蔑视的下流示意动作)。

have a finger in every pie

be involved in a large and varied number of activities or enterprises
事事参与; 样样都管。

have a finger in the pie

be involved in a matter, especially in an annoyingly interfering way
染指, 参与其事; 横加干涉。

have(或 keep) one's finger on the pulse

be aware of all the latest news or developments
了解最新动向:

he keeps his finger on the pulse of world music.

他了解世界音乐的最新动向。

lay a finger on someone

touch someone, especially with the intention of harming them
(为伤害他人而)触碰; 动…的一根指头。

put the finger on

informal inform against someone to the authorities
〈非正式〉告发, 检举。

put something on the long finger

Irish postpone consideration of something; put something off
〈爱尔兰〉推迟考虑某事; 推迟某事:

don't put retirement planning on the long finger.

不要推迟考虑退休计划。

put one's finger on something

identify something exactly
确切地指出某事物:

he cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong.

他搞不清出了什么错。

snap (或 click) one's fingers

make a sharp clicking sound by bending the last joint of the middle finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it, typically in order to attract attention in a peremptory way or to accompany the beat of music
(常指为立刻引起注意或打节拍时)响亮地捻手指。

twist (或 wind或wrap) someone around one's little finger

work one's fingers to the bone

BONE.
派生词

fingered

adjective

in combination a two-fingered whistle

双指孔哨子

fingerless

adjective
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger.
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