首页英语词典fingerfinger的意思

finger

英 ['fɪŋgə] 美['fɪŋɡɚ]

英英释义词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词touch handle manipulate feel

反义词

n. 手指；指针，指状物
vt. 伸出；用手指拨弄
vi. 用指触摸；拨弄
n. (Finger)人名；(英、德、捷)芬格；(俄)芬格尔

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词态变化

复数: fingers;第三人称单数: fingers;过去式: fingered;过去分词: fingered;现在分词: fingering;

中文词源

finger 手指

来自PIE*penkwe, 五，词源同five，fist.用于指手指。

英英释意

1. any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb);: "her fingers were long and thin"

2. the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

3. the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers

英文词源

finger: finger: [OE] Widespread among the Germanic languages (German, Swedish, and Danish all have finger, and Dutch vinger), finger is not found in any other branch of Indo-European. It is usually referred to a prehistoric Indo-European ancestor *pengkrós ‘number of five’, a derivative (like fist) of *pengke ‘five’.
=> fist, five
finger (n.): "terminal or digital member of the hand" (in a restricted sense not including the thumb), Old English finger, fingor "finger," from Proto-Germanic *fingraz (cognates: Old Saxon fingar, Old Frisian finger, Old Norse fingr, Dutch vinger, German Finger, Gothic figgrs "finger"), with no cognates outside Germanic; perhaps connected with PIE *penkwe-, the root meaning "five."

As a unit of measure for liquor and gunshot (late Old English) it represents the breadth of a finger, about three-quarters of an inch. They generally are numbered from the thumb outward, and named index finger, fool's finger, leech- or physic-finger, and ear-finger.
finger (v.): early 15c., "to touch or point to with the finger" (but see fingering (n.1) from late 14c.), from finger (n.). Sense of "play upon a musical instrument" is from 1510s. Meaning "touch or take thievishly" is from 1520s. The meaning "identify a criminal" is underworld slang first recorded 1930. Related: Fingered; fingering. Compare Dutch vingeren, German fingern, Swedish fingra, all from their respective nouns.

考试真题

Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right.

For example, a Colombian who wants someone to approach him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly back and forth.

Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the opposite of the Colombian gesture

He had his sujects learn a finger maze

This is a game in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths

That's exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze

The best way to work through a finger maze

Despite having a brain no bigger than the tip of your index finger, pigeons have a very impressive visual memory.

Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write, and texting -quick, casual and only intended to be read once — is actually a way of talking with your fingers.

You look different today, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.

He had a finger hurt last night

Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.

Drinking my iced coffee, I ran my fingers along the streets from the hotel to the opera hall.

He'd move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she'd take his place.

I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover.

In order not to be heard, she pointed her finger upwards to signal that someone was moving about upstairs.

Once when she was facing away, I reached out and carefully scratched her back with my finger, she didn't move.

Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers on the keys.

This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key.

词组搭配

be all fingers and thumbs

(Brit informal)be clumsy or awkward in one's actions

(英，非正式)行动笨拙，笨手笨脚

get (或 pull) one's finger out

(Brit informal)cease prevaricating and start to act

(英，非正式)立即开始行动，赶紧行动起来

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

(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）亏本，受损

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）

have a finger in every pie

be involved in a large and varied number of activities or enterprises

事事参与；处处干预

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

把握脉搏；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

（为伤害而）触碰

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；推迟

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，弄明白，搞清楚

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

（尤指为立刻引起注意或打节拍时）弹响指

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

work one's fingers to the bone

实用场景例句

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，但她举手捂唇示意。

long-fingered: 长手指的

nimble-fingered: 手指灵敏的

Isn't it about time that you pulled your finger out?: 现在到了你该赶紧动起来的时候了吧？

Midge couldn't quite put her finger on the reason...: 米吉还不能十分确定原因何在。

He could never quite put his finger on who or what was responsible for all this.: 他一直就搞不清楚是谁或者什么造成了这一切。

Money has slipped through his fingers all his life...: 他这一辈子都没能抓住金钱。

You mustn't allow a golden opportunity to slip through your fingers or you will regret it later.: 千万别错失良机，否则日后追悔莫及。

Forensic evidence points the finger of suspicion firmly at him.: 法医的证据将怀疑的矛头明确地指向了他。

I must make it clear I never laid a finger on her.: 我得说清楚，我可没有动过她一根毫毛。

She never lifted a finger around the house...: 家里的活儿她从来一点忙都不帮。

They will not lift a finger to help their country.: 他们不愿为自己的国家出一点儿力。

He very much likes to have a finger in every pie...: 他很喜欢什么事都插上一杠。

He's a man with fingers in a lot of pies.: 他这个人总是到处管闲事。

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政府或军方的任何人。

I poured two final fingers of bourbon into my glass.: 我把最后两指宽的波旁威士忌都倒进自己杯中。

He has had his fingers burnt by deals that turned out badly...: 几笔糟糕的生意让他吃了苦头。

Mr Walesa burned his fingers by promising he would give every Pole 100m zlotys to start a business.: 瓦文萨先生因为承诺给每个波兰人1亿兹罗提创办企业而尝到了苦果。

He crossed his fingers, asking for luck for the first time in his life...: 他交叉手指，生平第一次祈求好运。

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they turn up soon.: 我在心里祈求他们赶快露面。

People who have fingered crack houses and fingered drug dealers have been assassinated.: 那些告发可卡因毒窟和毒品贩子的人遭到了暗杀。

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.: 她局促不安地摸抚着脖子上的绿宝石。

Police and prosecutors manipulated the eyewitnesses so they would finger Aldo...: 警方和检察官操纵目击证人指证奥尔多。

She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room...: 她突然伸出一根瘦小的手指，指向屋子的另一头。

She ran her fingers through her hair...: 她用手指捋了捋头发。

...a thin finger of land that separates Pakistan from the former Soviet Union...: 分隔巴基斯坦和苏联的一块狭长地带

Cover the base with a single layer of sponge fingers.: 底部垫上一层海棉条。