英和和英

名詞

thumb down (plural thumbs down)

1. Rare form of thumbs down.
   • 1983 June 29, Martin Tolchin, “Time to Vote: The Sound and the Fury”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015:

     Exploiting a member's indecision are lobbyists who station themselves outside the House and Senate chambers and signal members with a thumb up or a thumb down.

   • 1996 June 2, Peter Marks, quoting Vincent Canby, “On Broadway and Off, a Seesaw Season”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015:

     The fact is that the reader is now just interested in a thumb up or thumb down from the critic. And that's no way to criticize theater.

   • 2012 May 9, Lev Grossman, “Confessions of (Another) Book Reviewer”, in Time‎, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 February 2026:

     They tell the story, the meta-story, of what happened when they opened the book and began to read the story. It’s not as sexy as a thumb up or a thumb down, but then again we’re suffering from a surfeit of thumbs.

   • 2018 June 27, Carly Stern, “Having the last laugh? Stefano Gabbana trolls Instagram account that accused him of ripping off another designer by selling a $500 T-shirt that features his demand for an apology”, in Daily Mail‎, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 February 2026:

     The account shared pictures of the 44-year-old model wearing a $4,007 playsuit and asked whether it deserved a thumb up or a thumb down.

   • 2018 October 25, Max Jaeger, “Americans agree that America is divided”, in New York Post‎, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 October 2018:

     Overall, 59 percent give Trump a thumb down, while 40 percent approve of his job performance.

   • 2023 February 8, Andrew Feinberg, “Biden stares down Republican hecklers in feisty State of the Union tackling economy, police reform and China”, in The Independent‎, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     Marjorie Taylor Greene gives a thumb down as US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address