finger

finger
noun
  1. each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included)
    手指
    she raked her hair back with her fingers.
    她用手指把头发梳到脑后。
    ■a part of a glove intended to cover a finger
    （手套的）指部
    ■a measure of liquor in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger
    （酒在杯中的深度）一指宽
    Wickham poured three fingers of vodka into a glass.
    维克汉姆往杯里倒了三指宽的伏特加。
    ■an object that has roughly the long, narrow shape of a finger
    指状物，条
    a shortbread finger.
    甜酥手指饼。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. touch or feel (something) with the fingers
    用手指触摸（或抚弄）
    the thin man fingered his moustache.
    那个瘦男人用手指捋了捋他的小胡子。
    ■play (a musical instrument) with the fingers, especially in a tentative or casual manner
    （尤指尝试着或随意地）用手指弹奏；拨弄（乐器）
    a woman fingered a lute.
    一个女人拨弄着琵琶。
  2. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)inform on (someone) to the police
    (非正式，主北美)向警方告发（某人）
    you fingered me for those burglaries.
    你向警方告发那些入室行窃都是我干的。
    ■(finger someone for)(chiefly N. Amer.)identify or choose someone for (a particular purpose)
    (主北美)为（某目的）选定，挑定
    a research biologist with impeccable credentials was fingered for team leader.
    一位资历无可挑剔的生物学研究者被选定为小组领导人。
  3. (Music)play (a passage) with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers
    (乐)以某种指法演奏（乐曲）。 参见 fingering
    ■mark (music) with signs showing which fingers are to be used
    在（乐谱）上标指法
常用词组
be all fingers and thumbs
  1. (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
  1. (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 fingers)
  1. (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
  1. (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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. touch someone, especially with the intention of harming them
    （为伤害而）触碰
put the finger on
  1. (informal)inform against someone to the authorities
    (非正式)告发，检举
put something on the long finger
  1. (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
  1. 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
  1. 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 finger
  1. 见 little finger
work one's fingers to the bone
  1. 见 bone
派生
fingered
adjective
  1. 双指孔哨子
    [in combination]a two-fingered whistle.
fingerless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger
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