verb🔗Share親指で触る、パラパラめくるTo touch or cover with the thumb."to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon"大砲の点火孔を親指で触るbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareざっと目を通す(with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily."I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all."本をざっと目を通し、全部読むのはやめようと決めた。literaturelanguagemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareヒッチハイクする(travel) To hitchhike"After his car broke down, Mark thumbed a ride to the nearest town. "マークは車が故障した後、一番近い町までヒッチハイクしました。wayvehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share親指や指で汚す、またはすり減らすTo soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling."The old paperback book was heavily thumbed, its pages stained and worn from years of use. "その古いペーパーバックは、長年の使用でページが汚れてすり減り、親指で汚されていました。appearanceconditionwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share親指で操作する, 引き金を引くTo manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver."The cowboy nervously thumbed the hammer of his revolver before entering the saloon. "カウボーイは酒場に入る前に、不安そうにリボルバーのハンマーを引き金を引いた。actionweaponmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareトリガーを押さえたままハンマーを引いて(シングルアクションリボルバー)を素早く発射するTo fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed."The cowboy thumbed his revolver, firing off six shots in rapid succession at the target. "カウボーイはリボルバーを指で弾き、標的に向かって6発の弾を連射した。weaponmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share特定の親指を持つ(in combination) Having some specific type of thumb."He was sore-thumbed after playing video games all day."彼は一日中ビデオゲームをした後、親指が痛かった。partbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading