thumbnail
/ˈθʌmneɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈθʌmneɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈthəm-ˌnāl -ˈnāl/ (ame, mw)
thumbnail — noun
- thumbnailsingular
- thumbnailsplural
1. the hard, flat layer of skin cells that grows at the end of your thumb, protecti
the hard, flat layer of skin cells that grows at the end of your thumb, protecting the fingertip underneath
Takeshi's thumbnail had a small crack near the cuticle.
possessive + thumbnail (body part)
Élise caught her thumbnail on the zipper and tore it.
A splinter slipped under Reuben's thumbnail while he fixed the fence.
The hammer turned Feng's thumbnail a deep shade of purple.
The manicurist filed Meera's thumbnail into a neat rounded shape.
- thumb nail
written as two words; same meaning, slightly more literal
文法句型
possessive determiner + thumbnail
常見錯誤
2. a much smaller copy of a digital picture or document page, shown on a screen so
a much smaller copy of a digital picture or document page, shown on a screen so you can see what the full version looks like without having to open it
Karim clicked on a thumbnail of the mountain photo to enlarge it.
click on + thumbnail + of + noun
The gallery page displays small thumbnails of every painting in the show.
When Zuri moved her mouse over the thumbnail, a larger preview appeared on the right.
Each video on the platform has a thumbnail that shows one scene from it.
Constanza saved time by looking at the thumbnails instead of opening every file.
- full-size image
the original large version, shown at its actual dimensions
文法句型
click on + a/the thumbnail
thumbnail of + noun
用法筆記
Very common in websites, file managers, and photo-editing software. Thumbnails are usually clickable links to the full-size version.
thumbnail — adjective
- thumbnailpositive
- more thumbnailcomparative
- most thumbnailsuperlative
1. very short and covering only the most important points — for example, a thumbnai
very short and covering only the most important points — for example, a thumbnail sketch or thumbnail description that gives the essential information in just a few words
The first chapter gives a thumbnail history of the war.
thumbnail + history (brief overview)
Ilan wrote a thumbnail biography of the artist for the programme notes.
The professor's thumbnail sketch of Japanese art was short but very clear.
Dewi gave a thumbnail description of her new role at the morning meeting.
A thumbnail review of each book in the series is printed on the back cover.
文法句型
thumbnail + noun (sketch, biography, description, history, review)
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun. Common pairings include 'sketch', 'biography', 'history', 'description', and 'review'. Rarely used in predicate position (e.g. not 'this history is thumbnail').