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/θʌm/ * danh từ - ngón tay cái - ngón tay cái của găng tay !to be under someone's thumb - bị ai thống trị, bị ai kiềm chế; ở dưới quyền ai !to bite one's thumb at somebody - lêu lêu chế nhạo ai !his fingers are all thumbs - nó vụng về hậu đậu !thumbs down - dấu ra hiệu từ chối (không tán thành) !thumbs up - dấu ra hiệu đồng ý (tán thành) * ngoại động từ - dở qua (trang sách) =to thumb the pages of a book+ dở qua trang sách - vận dụng vụng về, điều khiển vụng về =to thumb the piano+ đánh pianô vụng về !to thumb one's nose at someone - (thông tục) để ngón tay cái lên mũi để chế nhạo ai, lêu lêu ai; nhạo ai, miệt thị ai

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