thumb a lift

British EnglishBrE, thumb a ride American English informalTTC to persuade a driver of a passing car to stop and take you somewhere, by putting your hand out with your thumb raised 伸出拇指请求搭车，伸出拇指拦车

I thumbed a lift into town.

我拦顺路车进了城。

Examples from the Corpus

thumb a lift• Luke Bouverie missed the last bus out of Woodborough to Loxford, so he thumbed a lift.• Two or three cars passed me and I tried to thumb a lift, but they didn't stop.• You try to thumb a lift from the cars as they approach from either direction, sweeping you with their headlights.

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词汇	thumb a lift
释义	thumb a lift thumb a lift British EnglishBrE, thumb a ride American English informalTTC to persuade a driver of a passing car to stop and take you somewhere, by putting your hand out with your thumb raised 伸出拇指请求搭车，伸出拇指拦车 I thumbed a lift into town. 我拦顺路车进了城。 Examples from the Corpus thumb a lift• Luke Bouverie missed the last bus out of Woodborough to Loxford, so he thumbed a lift.• Two or three cars passed me and I tried to thumb a lift, but they didn't stop.• You try to thumb a lift from the cars as they approach from either direction, sweeping you with their headlights. → thumb a lift at thumb2(1)
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