| 释义 |
thumbs up （或down） informal an indication of satisfaction or approval (or of rejection or failure) 〈非正式〉赞同; 赞赏, 满意（或否定、排斥、反对、拒绝、抛弃）： plans to build a house on the site have been given the thumbs down by the Department of the Environment. 环境部反对在这个地方建房的计划。 [ORIGIN: with reference to the signal of approval or disapproval, used by spectators at a Roman amphitheatre; the sense has been reversed, as the Romans used 'thumbs down' to signify that a beaten gladiator had performed well and should be spared, and 'thumbs up' to call for his death.] |