keep one s fingers crossed 的字面意思是将手指交叉起来,通常是用中指压住食指,也有人习惯于食指压住中指。这个短语的比喻意义是 to hope that nothing will happento upset one s plans,即“希望一切如愿”“但愿别出差错”。如:He is keeping his fingers crossed that itwon t rain on Sunday when he wants to playfootball.他想星期天去踢球,因此他暗暗祈