under sb's thumb含义不是指“在大拇指下面”,其正确的含义是:在(某人的)支配下,在某人的控制下。
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You can't keep your kids under your thumb all their lives.
你不能让你的孩子一辈子都在你的控制之下。
They seem happy when they're out and about, but I hear that Lily is under her husband's thumb at home.
当他们能够外出走动他们看起来很开心,但是我听说莉莉在家是受她丈夫支配的。
【例句】
You can't keep your kids under your thumb all their lives.
你不能让你的孩子一辈子都在你的控制之下。
They seem happy when they're out and about, but I hear that Lily is under her husband's thumb at home.
当他们能够外出走动他们看起来很开心,但是我听说莉莉在家是受她丈夫支配的。