1·I love it here, but dad always used to tell me how happy he was to have gotten away, out from under the thumb of his raising.
我热爱这片土地，但是父亲过去总是告诉我能够离开那里，不再被这片土地养育着，让他欢欣鼓舞。
2·Watching Vic sitting behind a desk, filling out reports, all alone under the thumb of the FBI, it seemed clear that he was paying for his crimes in a way that cut him deeper than prison ever could.
看着维克在FBI的节制下，坐在桌子后填写报告，而这也许就是他为本身所犯的罪行所付出代价，这代价可能比坐牢来的更大。
3·The thumb-generation who can tap out atext-message under their desks while taking notes with the other hand — they’rein for it, too.
拇指一代，能一手在他们课桌下敲打出短信，还能用另一只手记笔记，他们确实很牛逼。
4·The sole broadcaster is still under Mr Mugabe’s thumb—and full of hate-speak.
唯一的广播台也处于穆加贝的掌控下，到处传播恶言。
5·The sole broadcaster is still under Mr Mugabe's thumb—and full of hate-speak.
唯一的广播台也处于穆加贝的掌控下，到处传播恶言。
6·At least in Gaza, which Israel has under its thumb, the captive soldier is unlikely to be moved.
至少在以色列控制下的加沙，被俘士兵不大可能被转移。
7·She had him under her thumb for many years, but he finally kicked over the traces.
她管束他多年，最后他摆脱了她的控制。
8·The thumb-generation who can tap out a text-message under their desks while taking notes with the other hand — they'rein for it, too.
拇指一代，能一手在他们课桌下敲打出短信，还能用另一只手记笔记，他们确实很牛逼。
9·One of the most damaging technical errors is the habit of placing the thumb under the palm.
一个有破坏性弹奏技术的错误是拇指总习惯于低于手掌。
10·When one is ruled by another, completely controlled by him, we say the person is "under the other's thumb."
当一方支配另一方，完全为其左右时，我们就说他“被对方捺在拇指下了”。