thumb

中文： 翻阅

1. To touch or cover with the thumb. (transitive) · to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon
2. To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily. (transitive) · thumb through· I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
3. To gesture with the thumb, for example when flagging a ride.
4. To hitchhike. · So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.
5. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
6. To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.
7. To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

He/she/it thumbs · 过去式 thumbed · 过去分词 thumbed · -ing形式 thumbing