thumb

ngón tay cái

the thick short finger at the base of your hand, next to your little finger

Collocations thumb up/down

• He held out his thumb to hitch a ride.

  Anh ấy đưa ngón tay cái ra để xin xe.

Đưa ngón tay cái ra

to move your thumb in a particular direction, especially to show that you want someone to stop and give you a ride

Collocations thumb up/down

• He thumbed down the road.

  Anh ấy đưa ngón tay cái xuống dọc đường.

Đưa phiếu bầu

to vote in a way that shows your opinion, especially by raising or lowering your thumb to show whether you agree with something

Collocations thumb up/down

• The proposal was thumbed down.

  Đề xuất đã bị từ chối bằng cách đưa ngón tay cái xuống.

Dấu hiệu chỉ đường

a sign or symbol that looks like a thumb, used to show the way to something

Collocations thumb sign

• There's a thumb sign pointing to the station.

  Có một dấu hiệu chỉ đường hướng đến ga tàu.

Đo bằng ngón tay cái

to measure something using your thumb and another finger, especially as a rough estimate

Collocations thumb the distance

• He thumbed the length of the board.

  Anh ấy đo chiều dài của tấm ván bằng ngón tay cái.

Điều khiển bằng ngón tay cái

to operate a device or control by pressing your thumb against it

Collocations thumb the button

• He thumbed the button to open the door.

  Anh ấy điều khiển nút mở cửa bằng ngón tay cái.

Vẽ ngón tay cái

to draw a picture of someone's thumb, especially as part of an illustration or cartoon

Collocations thumb the character

• He thumbed a cartoon of his thumb.

  Anh ấy vẽ một bức tranh hoạt hình về ngón tay cái của mình.

Thẻ nhớ, USB

a small device that you can use to store and transfer data between computers or other devices

Collocations thumb drive

• He uses a thumb drive to transfer files.

  Anh ấy sử dụng USB để chuyển file.