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under one's thumb

/thuhm/US // θʌm //UK // (θʌm) //

手下,在我身边,手中,手底下

Related Words

claw爪子,爪牙,脚爪,钳子hook上钩,钩子,钩住,钩ring finger无名指feel感觉,觉得,感受,感到advise劝告,劝说,建议,告知greet打招呼,问候,迎接,致敬address地址,讲话,网址,讲话稿employ聘用,雇佣,雇用,雇请shape形状,外形,造型,形态wield挥舞,挥动,挥舞着,挥舞手臂handle处理,办理,把握,处理方式lick舔,舔舔,舔舐,舐pat拍拍,拍,拍拍拍,拍摄rub擦,摩擦,擦擦,擦伤tap轻拍,敲击,轻敲,敲打reach达到,达成,达到了,抵达stroke行程,抚摸,中风,抚摩caress抚摸,抚摩,抚慰,爱抚brush刷子,刷,刷牙,刷涂kiss吻,亲吻,亲亲,接吻

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
    • : the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex.
    • : the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit.
    • : Architecture. an ovolo or echinus molding.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to soil or wear with the thumbs in handling, as the pages of a book.
    • : to glance through quickly.
    • : to play with or as with the thumbs.
    • : to solicit or get by pointing the thumb in the desired direction of travel.

Phrases

  • thumb a ride
  • thumb one's nose
  • thumbs up
  • all thumbs
  • green thumb
  • rule of thumb
  • stick out (like a sore thumb)
  • twiddle one's thumbs
  • under someone's thumb

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inoppressed
Synonyms
abused受虐,受虐待的,被虐待的,被滥用的destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人distressed忧虑的,苦恼的,苦恼,忧虑enslaved被奴役的,被奴役,被奴役的人,被奴役者exploited剥削的,剥削,被剥削的,被剥削helpless无能为力,无助的,束手无策,无能为力的persecuted被迫害,被迫害的,受迫害的,受到迫害的burdened负重,负担重的,负重的,负担重mistreated受虐,受虐待,受虐待的,被虐待suppressed被抑制的,被压制的,被压制,被抑制tormented饱受折磨的,受尽折磨的,饱受煎熬的,饱受煎熬tyrannized暴虐的,暴虐,暴虐的人,受虐a slave to为奴,奴才,奴役,奴仆abject卑微的,卑微的人,卑微,卑怯at one's feet在脚下,脚下,脚边,脚下留情at one's mercy随心所欲,随心所欲的,随心所欲地,任凭宰割have-not没有,未有,无,没有什么subservient附属,附属品,附属的,服从underfoot脚下,在脚下,脚底下,脚下的
as insubservient
Synonyms
deferential恭敬,恭敬的,恭敬不如从命,尊敬的inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级submissive顺从的人,顺民,顺从者,顺从a slave to为奴,奴才,奴役,奴仆abject卑微的,卑微的人,卑微,卑怯acquiescent默契,默许,默契的,默许的at one's beck and call随叫随到,唾手可得,俯首帖耳at one's mercy随心所欲,随心所欲的,随心所欲地,任凭宰割bootlicking马屁精,溜须拍马,拍马屁,擦鞋cowering畏畏缩缩,畏缩不前,畏畏缩缩的,趑趄不前cringing畏缩不前,畏畏缩缩,畏缩,趑趄不前dancing舞蹈,跳舞docile温顺的,驯服的,驯服,驯顺的fawning献媚,媚态,谄媚,媚俗ignoble卑鄙无耻,卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑微的in one's clutches手中,得手,得手后,得逞in one's pocket囊中羞涩,囊中取物,口袋里的,囊中羞涩的in one's power力所能及,得势,势如破竹,势力范围内mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是menial琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的人obeisant尊敬的先生,卑躬屈膝,尊敬的,崇拜者obsequious谄媚的,谄媚,卑躬屈膝,谄媚的人resigned辞职,辞职了,辞去职务,辞职后servile奴役,农奴,奴性,奴仆slavish奴性的,奴隶式的,奴性,奴隶制subject主题,课题,题目,题材sycophantic佞人,奉承,奉承主义,附庸风雅
as inhenpecked
Synonyms
acquiescent默契,默许,默契的,默许的browbeaten眉毛胡子一把抓,眉头紧锁,眉目传情,眉头紧皱compliant顺从,顺从的,符合要求的,符合要求constrained受约束的,被约束的,拘束的,被限制的docile温顺的,驯服的,驯服,驯顺的dominated被支配的,主导的,占主导地位的,被控制的in fear of one's wifeintimidated被吓坏了,被恐吓的,被吓倒,被恐吓led by the nose牵着鼻子走,牵强附会,牵着走,牵牛花meek温顺,温顺的,温文尔雅,温柔nagged唠叨,唠叨的,唠唠叨叨的,唠唠叨叨obedient顺从的,顺从,服从的,听话的passive被动的,被动,被动式,被动型resigned辞职,辞职了,辞去职务,辞职后subjected to nagging饱受唠叨,挨唠叨,饱受唠叨之苦,遭受唠叨submissive顺从的人,顺民,顺从者,顺从timid怯懦,懦弱,怯懦的,胆怯unassertive不善言辞的人,不善言辞,不自信,不自信的人unresisting不抵抗,不抗拒,不反抗,不抗争wife-riddenyielding屈服,柔顺的,屈服的,柔顺
as indowntrodden
Synonyms
destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人distressed忧虑的,苦恼的,苦恼,忧虑exploited剥削的,剥削,被剥削的,被剥削needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困oppressed被压迫的,被压迫者,受压迫的,被压迫persecuted被迫害,被迫害的,受迫害的,受到迫害的a slave to为奴,奴才,奴役,奴仆abject卑微的,卑微的人,卑微,卑怯at one's beck and call随叫随到,唾手可得,俯首帖耳at one's feet在脚下,脚下,脚边,脚下留情at one's mercy随心所欲,随心所欲的,随心所欲地,任凭宰割have-not没有,未有,无,没有什么helpless无能为力,无助的,束手无策,无能为力的in one's clutches手中,得手,得手后,得逞in one's pocket囊中羞涩,囊中取物,口袋里的,囊中羞涩的in one's power力所能及,得势,势如破竹,势力范围内led by the nose牵着鼻子走,牵强附会,牵着走,牵牛花mistreated受虐,受虐待,受虐待的,被虐待overcome克服,攻克,战胜,克服困难subjugated被征服的,被征服,沦陷的,屈服subservient附属,附属品,附属的,服从suppressed被抑制的,被压制的,被压制,被抑制tyrannized暴虐的,暴虐,暴虐的人,受虐underdog劣势,弱者,劣势者,劣势方underfoot脚下,在脚下,脚底下,脚下的

Examples

  • It was possible to pinch your thumb and forefinger together for a button press or rub the two fingers together to spin a dial.

  • Six feet is a good rule of thumb for reducing the risk of getting infected, and there are ways to make sure people stay that far apart.

  • Adding up all those costs, drawing on the latest research, the report comes up with with a total externalities cost of between $800 and $1,400 per tonne, with “at least $1,000” used as a reasonable rule of thumb.

  • It differentiates between products and services and uses a binary thumbs up or down system like Facebook, rather than a point or star-ratings system like Google.

  • Linking to your other blog posts from a relating one has become a rule of thumb in writing blog posts.

  • And considering his massive music-industry thumb print, that “you oughta know” Jack Antonoff is an understatement.

  • Pete stuck his thumb out at the age of 17 and hitch hiked out of Birmingham, England.

  • The Flip-a-District project is a clown-gloved thumb on the scale.

  • In the meantime, certain rules of thumb about drone use are self-evident.

  • He had only one tooth, and he ate by using his thumb as a second incisor.

  • Many persons impede their execution by not keeping the thumb independent enough of the rest of the hand.

  • Willis introduced into his organs pneumatic thumb-pistons about the year 1851.

  • He held the pin delicately between finger and thumb, and controlled her with his roguish eyes.

  • He turned pages with a moistened thumb, took a pencil out of his pocket, passed both to the passengers of the roadster.

  • And he jerked his thumb towards the tower where mademoiselle was a captive, and where at night "Battista" was locked in with her.

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