English Dictionary

thumb down

動詞

to get (a passing vehicle) to stop and give one a ride, signalling to the driver by holding out one's thumb (as a hitchhiker) / to disapprove or reject

日本語の意味

（ヒッチハイクで）通りかかる車に自分を見せ、乗せてもらう行為 / 不承認・否定する、拒否する

She decided to thumb down on the highway shoulder and wait until someone offered her a ride.

彼女は高速道路の路肩で親指を出してヒッチハイクし、誰かが乗せてくれるまで待つことにした。

意味（1）

to get (a passing vehicle) to stop and give one a ride, signalling to the driver by holding out one's thumb (as a hitchhiker)

I was stranded in the middle of nowhere, but luckily I managed to thumb down a passing car.

意味（2）

to disapprove or reject

thumbs down （ present singular third-person ）

thumbing down （ participle present ）

thumbed down （ participle past ）

thumbed down （ past ）