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little finger / pinky (noun): this is the smallest finger on the hand. Pinky is an informal name for the little finger.

手上最小的手指。Pinky是小指的非正式称呼。

例：

He raises his little finger when he drinks a cup of tea.

喝茶时，他总是举起小手指。

They did a pinky promise to always keep what they did a secret.

他们答应永远为他们所做的事保密。

A pinky promise is when two people they touch their pinkies or their little fingers together to signify an unbreakable promise has been made. Sometimes it is called pinky swear.

“小指承诺”指的是两个人互相碰一下小指，表示彼此做出了牢不可破的承诺。有时它被称为小指宣誓。

ring finger (noun): this is finger that is next to the little finger. It has this name because this is the finger on which a wedding ring is traditionally worn.

在小指旁边的手指。它之所以叫这个名字，是因为传统上结婚戒指就是戴在这个手指上的。

例:

He gently slid the engagement ring onto her ring finger.

他轻轻地把订婚戒指戴在她的无名指上。

middle finger (noun): this is typically the longest finger that is in the middle of the hand between the other fingers.

通常指手中间最长的那一根手指。

例:

I fractured my middle finger while playing football and now it will never be straight.

我踢足球时把中指弄骨折了，现在它再也直不起来了。

It is considered an insult when you only show your middle finger towards someone. And since we are such wonderful human beings we don’t do that type of vulgar thing.

如果你对某人只竖起了中指，这会被认为是一种侮辱。既然我们是如此优秀的人类，我们就不会做那种粗俗的事情。

index finger (noun): The first finger next to your thumb. It is sometimes called the forefinger. You can use the index finger to point, and to press things, to pick your nose… it has so many different uses.

大拇指旁边的指头。它有时被称为forefinger。你可以用食指指东西，按东西，挖鼻子，它有很多用途。

例:

The children had to raise their index finger into the air before they could speak in class.

孩子们必须先将食指举到空中，然后才能在课堂上讲话。

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thumb (noun): the thick digit that is set lower and apart from the four fingers. A thumb is different from a finger in that a thumb only has one joint, while a finger has two joints.

比较低的那个粗粗的收指，它与别的四个手指是分开的。大拇指和手指的不同之处在于大拇指只有一个关节，而其他手指有两个关节。

例:

Babies often suck their thumbs.

婴儿经常吮吸拇指。

When you give a thumbs up, it means you approve of something.

当你给出一个向上的大拇指，这意味着你赞成某事。

When you give a thumbs down, it is the opposite and means you do NOT approve of something.

当你给出一个向下的大拇指，相反地，意味着你不赞成某事。