She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me.

她咬着左手的拇指尖，眼睛也不看我。

It may interest you to know that a boy answering Rory's description thumbed a ride to Howth. [VERB noun + to]

你或许会对这个消息感兴趣，有个和罗里描述的一模一样的小男孩搭便车到了霍斯。

Thumbing a lift had once a carefree, easy-going image. [VERB noun]

伸手搭便车曾经给人以轻松随意的形象。

Does the new housing stick out like a sore thumb or blend into its surroundings?.

这个新住宅区是显得有点扎眼，还是和环境融为一体？

In Japan a European stands out like a sore thumb.

欧洲人到了日本会极为惹眼。

The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.

想到将要无所事事，他就非常害怕。

The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.

政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。

I cannot tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father's thumb.

看见我母亲完完全全受我父亲的控制，我心里别提有多难受。

She has Rachel firmly under her thumb.

她把雷切尔牢牢地抓在手心里。