twiddle
twiddle
verb
twiddle one's thumbs
twiddler
noun
twiddly
( )
adjective
语源
verb
- [with obj.]twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way
（尤指无聊或紧张地）旋弄，捻弄，摆弄
she twiddled the dials on the radio.
她无聊地旋弄着收音机上的调谐盘。
[no obj.]he began twiddling with the curtain cord.
他开始无聊地捻弄窗帘绳。
■[no obj.](archaic)turn or move in a twirling way
(古)旋转，转动
- an act of twisting or fiddling with something
旋弄，捻弄，摆弄
one twiddle of a button.
转一下按钮。
■a twisted or curled mark or design
扭曲（或卷曲）的记号（或图案）
twiddles and twirls.
各种各样弯曲扭转的图案。
■a rapid or intricate series of musical notes
急促（或复杂）的乐音
gay little twiddles from the clarinet.
单簧管欢快、简短的乐音。
twiddle one's thumbs
- rotate one's thumbs round each other with the fingers linked together
旋弄两手大拇指
■be bored or idle because one has nothing to do
闲得无聊，闲着没事
twiddler
noun
twiddly
( )
adjective
语源
- mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'trifle'): apparently imitative, combining the notion twirl or twist with that of trifling action expressed by fiddle
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