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【字面理解】大拇指向上

【英文解析】to be accepted; to show it is a success

【中文解析】表示接受或取得成功

【典型例句】① Beijing has got tiie thumbs up from the Interiia-tional Olympic Committee.北京所做的努力得到了国际奥委会的赞许。

② The professor gave hiS lhumbs up when tiie reporter asked him about Angel’s academic result.当记者问及安杰尔 的学业成绩时，教授竖起拇指，赞不绝口。

【注释】古罗马的奴隶主贵族为取乐，让奴隶作为格斗士 (gladiators)在格斗场角斗或与野兽搏斗。格斗结束 后，请观众裁判如何处置被击败的格斗士。若观众大 拇指向上(thumbsup)，就释放被击败者;若观众大拇 ’指向下(thumbs down),就杀他。现在人们用thumbs up表示“赞成、满意”;用thumbs down表示“反对、 贬斥”。变体：get thumbs up。