daddy-poppy's 藥學跟動物世界

✋ 手的組成

palm    手掌 

wrist  手腕  

finger    除了拇指之外的四根手指 

index finger   食指

middle finger   中指

ring finger    無名指（有一些國家的人會把戒指戴在無名指，表示訂婚或是結婚了）   Your ring finger is the third finger of your left or right hand, without counting your thumb

pinky finger＝little finger    小拇指

thumb［θʌm］  拇指  

fingernail  指甲

✋　手部位的片語、用法

hand

on the other hand   　從另一個角度
It was quite a good bargain，on the other hand do we really need one?

wash hands of someone（or something）    　脫離關係或關聯　to end one's association with someone or something
It is wrong for you to wash your hands of politics

（know something） like the back of hand　 瞭若指掌　to have very good and detailed knowledge of something
I know this area like the back of my hand

in good hands    被可靠且安穩的照料
If you find a good babysister，your son will be in good hands
You’ll be in good hands with her。she’s a terrific lawyer

➢　be in good hands（with）

give a hand = do a favor    幫忙
Could you give me a hand with these suitcases？
Could you give me a hand？ Please inform all the interns to come to the meeting room

✔　intern　實習生

give a big hand    給熱烈的掌聲
Ladies and gentlemen，please give our winner a big hand

fingernail

hang on by fingernails 　 勉強撐著　 if you are hanging on by your fingernails, you are only just managing to avoid danger or failure
The restaurant is losing more and more costumers，the owner is just hanging on by his fingernails

finger

cross fingers   祈求好運
A：I'm trying out for a play
B：I have my fingers crossed for you

➢　cross my fingers、have my fingers crossed

have sticky fingers　有偷東西的習慣
The last person we hired as a cashier turned out to have sticky fingers

finger（v）   指證   If you finger a person or organization, you tell someone, usually the police, that the person or organization has done something illegal or wrong

finger（v）   （性愛上的）指交　to stick a finger into a girls vagina causing pleasure

thumb

have a green thumb　擅長 園藝  to be good at gardening and making plants grow well
My grandfather has a green thumb，he plants a lot of flowers in our garden

all thumbs     笨手笨腳（想像五根手指頭都是大拇指，做事情會有多不方便）　very awkward with your hands
Can you untangle this thread for me？ I'm all thumbs today
I’m all thumbs when it comes to cooking