Stave of thumb
[医] 第一掌骨纵折
🧩 词语组成解析
stave
[steiv]
n. 狭板;梯级;诗句;五线谱表;
vt. 延缓;在…上打洞;压扁;
vi. 破碎;穿孔;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
thumb
[θʌm]
n. 拇指;（手套的）拇指部份;
vi. 翘起拇指请求搭乘（过路汽车），示意请求搭便车;翻阅;
vt. 翻阅;作搭车手势;用拇指翻脏[翻坏]（书页等）;
🗣️ 情景例句
The old library building on Chestnut Street,
Chestnut街老图书馆，
He could always come up with a reason for them to linger another month.
他总能想出个理由来让他们再耽误上一个月。
I am sorry that you have a disagreement with your father. Personally, I think it is important to follow your interests and your abilities, and it sounds as though you have plenty of both of these already.
我感到遗憾，你和你父亲意见不一致。就我自己而言，我认为重要的是从你的兴趣和能力出发，听起来好像你已具备了这两点。