successful or that sth will take place in the way that you want it to希望（计划}成功；期望如愿以偿：Let’s hoW thumbs that you get the job•我们期望你如愿得到这 份工作啊。.thumbs ‘up/‘down used to sliow that sth has been accepted/rejected or that it is/is not a success 翘拇指（表示接受或成功）；拇指向下（表示拒绝或不成 功）■• Their proposals were given the thumbs down. #, 们的建议遭到拒绝。◊ ft ioofcs 〖ifce it’s thumbs up /or their latest aibum. _样子他们的最新歌曲专辑成功了。 MilfdlJI In contests in ancient Rome the public put their thumbs up if they wanted a gladiator to live, and down if they wanted iim to be killed.在古罗马的角斗 中，公众若希望角斗士活就竖起拇指朝上，若希望他被杀 死就伸出拇指朝下。under sb’s 'thumb (of a person人) completely controlled by sb完全受人支配；受制于乂 —more at rule n., sore adj., twiddle v. uverb 1 to make a signal with your thumb to passing drivers to ask them to stop and take you somewhere 翘起拇指请求搭乘（过路汽车 > ;示意请求搭便车：

[V      •印.]ffe had thumbed aH across Europe•他搭乘

便车游遍了成洲。◊ [VN] We managed to thumb a ride with a trucfc driver.我们设法使得过路的卡车闻机允 许我们搭便车。2 [VN，often +fldv./prep.] to touch or move sth with your thumb用拇指摸；用拇指捋： She thumbed ojj the sa/efy catcA 〇/ her pisto〖•她磁拇 指打开了手枪岛保险痊。一see also WELL THUMBED ITSTBI thumb your 'nose at sb/sth to make a rude sign with your thumb on your nose; to show that you have no respect for sb/sth 嗤之以，鼻；蔑视：77ie company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution.

家公司完全不把污染立法放在眼里。nniTW thumb through sth to turn the pages of a book quickly in order to get a general idea of what is in it 快速翻阅 'thumb index noun a series of cuts in the edge of a book, with letters of the alphabet on them, to help you to find the section that you want more easily 拇指页 标；书边标目；书边挖月索引 thumb-nail /'0Amneil/ noun 1 the nail on the thumb 指甲 2 (also .thumbnail ’image) (comput/ng 计)a very small picture on a computer screen which shows you what a larger picture looks like, or what a page of a document will look like when you print it 索引图像； (打印预览）略图

.thumbnail 'sketch noun a short description of sth, giving only the main details 简略描述.

'thumb piano noun an African musical instrument consisting of a row of metal strips, that you play with your fingers and thumbs拇指钢_ (非洲乐器，由一排 金属簧片组成)

thumb-print /'0Amprmt/ noun the mark made by the pattern of lines on the top of a person’s thumb 拇指纹印 thumb-screw /'0Amskru:/ noun an instrument that was used in the past for torturing people by crushing their thumbs拇A夹（旧时的一种刑具） thumb-suck /'OAmsAk/ noun [C, usually sing., \J] {SAfrE, ■/•n/or/Dfl/，' often c//sa/?prov/>»g) a guess or estimate 繪测； 彳古计：Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 们的销售量预测纯属估计。

thumb-tack /'OAmtaek/ noun {NAmB) = drawing pin thump lQ\mp/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to hit sb/sth hard, especially with your dosed .hand重击；狠打；（■尤指用拳 > 捶击： [VN] He thumped the angrity.他愤怒地用拳捶击桌 子,。◊ She couZdn’t get her breath and had to be thumped on the bacfc.她喘不上气来，不得不让人捶背。◊ {informal) III thump you if you say that again.

这话，鉍就把你—扁。◊ (/7gwraf/Ve) ife thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the pfcmo.他在钢琴1上 猛力知奏了一•支曲子。[also V】2 [+fl<5v./jpr印.]to fall' on or hit a surface hard, with a loud dull sound; to make sth do this .(使)击，_ 地发出闷响：[V] A bird thumped against the window. —只.鸟儿時的'一声撞在 窗上义◊ [VN].ffe thumped the report down on my desfc. 他嘭的一声把报告摔在我的办公桌上。3 [V] to beat strongly强有力地跳动•，伴If地跳：My heart was thumping with excitement.我激动得心评评跳。一see

also TUB-THUMPING

mnoun 1 the sound of sth heavy hitting the ground or

I 2111         thus

another object 重击声；碰撞声：There was a thump 〇5 the trucfc hit the bank.卡车撞在马路边坡上，发出砰的一 声巨响。2       an act of hitting sb/sth hard

重击；捶击：She gave him a thump on t/ie bacfc.她在他

背上重重打了一拳。

thump-ing /'0Ampirj/ adj. [only before noun] (informal) very big 很大的；—大的        huge ： a thumping

maj’ori〇/■压倒的多数► thump.ing fldv.      : He toZd us

a thumping great He.他对我们撒了一个弥天大谎。 thun-der /'0And0(r)/ noun, verb

m noun [U] 1 the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm 雷；雷声：the rumble of distant thunder     〇 a clap/crash/roil of

thunder —声霹雳；一声巨雷；雷声隆隆◊ Thunder crashed in t/ie sAy.露雳在空中炸响。2 a loud noise like thunder 雷鸣般的响声；轰—声：the thunder 〇/hooves 隆隆的马蹄声 IT»TO1 see face n., steal v.

■ verb 1 [V] when it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky during a storm 打雷 2 [V] to make a very loud deep noise发出雷鸣般响声；轰隆—地响PfiTl roar： A voice thundered m m_y ear.我耳边响起了雷鸣般的说话声。◊ thundering traj^iic 轰隆—的来®车辆 3 [V +flŁ/v./jprep.] to move very fast and with a loud deep noise 轰—隆地快 速移动 PWTl roar. Heavy trucks kept thundering past. 重型;车不鲚地隆隆驶过。4 [VN +adv./prep.] [informal) to make sth move somewhere very fast.使快兔移动： Figo thundered the baZZ past the goa〖ie.菲戈砰的一涵I将 球踢过了守门员。5 _(//fcra〇〇 to shout, complain，etc. very loudly and angrily 怒％;大声斥责：[V] He thundered against the eWk o/te〖evi5ion/他大声谴责电视 的种种坏处。◊ [V speech] ‘Sit srtH/’ she thundered•“坐 着别动！ ”她怒喝道。[also VN} thun-derbolt /'0And0bault; /V/Amf'0And0rboult/ noun a flash of lightning that comes at the same time as the noise of thunder and that hits sth 雷电；霹雳：The news hit them like a thunderbolt (= was very shocking). 这个消息犹如晴天霹雳使他们大为震惊。 thun-der-box /'GAndabDks; NAmE '0Andarba:ks/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a toilet, especially a simple one (简易）便桶，马桶

thun-der-dap /'GAndaklaep; NAmE -dark-/ noun a loud crash made by thunder 雷声；霹雳 thun-derdoud /'0And0klaud; NAmE -dark-/ noun a large dark cloud that produces thunder and light­ning during a storm 雷齒云 thun-der-ous /'GAndaras/ adj. {formal) 1 very loud 般的；声音很大■的   deafening ： thunderous

appkzuse雷鸣鈕知掌声2 looking very angry怒容满面 的；面色阴沉的；怒气冲冲的：his thunderous expres- si'on.他那气為汹汹的表* ►thun.der.ous.lyfldv. thun-derstorm /'BAndastorm; NAmE '0And9rsto:rm/ noun a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain雷雨；•雷暴；雷雨交加 thun-der-struck /'0AndastrAk; NAmE -dars-/ adj. [not usually before noun] {formal) extremely surprised and shocked 啤一惊 PfiTI amazed thun-dery /'0Andari/ adj. (of weather ^ ,^)t with thunder; suggesting that thunder is likely 有雷的； 可能要h•雷的

Thurs-day (Hr ./'earzdei; -di; NAmE '03：rz-/ noun [C, U] [abbr. Jhur., Thurs.)

the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday 星期四 Jhaiii To see how Thursday is used, look at the examples at Monday. * Thursday 的用法见词条 Monday 下的示例。From the Old English _for ‘day of thunder5, translated from Latin Jovis dies 'Jupitefs d^. Jupiter was the god associated with thunder.源自.古英 壻，原韋为day of thunder 打雷日：古英语则译自 拉丁文 Jovis dies ( Jupiter’s day )。Jupiter (朱庇特.）,內 雷神。

thus tH* /d as I adv. (formal)

*1 in this way; like this 以此方式；如此;.这样：Many scholars have argued thus.许多争者都这样论'证过。. ◊ The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. ^ ^

了，这样就使更多人能有机会接受高等教育。2 as a