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今天我们要学的词是thumbs-up。 Thumbs-up, 是翘大拇指，表示满意和赞赏。 The movie got a thumbs-up from the critics, 这部影片得到了影评人的好评。 Her performance was given a thumbs-up by her coach, 她的表演得到了

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