twiddle

英 ['twɪd(ə)l] 美['twɪdl]

释义

vt. 旋弄；抚弄；玩弄；捻起来

vi. 旋弄

n. 捻；转动

词态变化

第三人称单数: twiddles;过去式: twiddled;过去分词: twiddled;现在分词: twiddling;

助记提示

1、twist + fiddle.

中文词源

twiddle 无聊的摆弄，捻弄，无所事事

可能来自拟声词，比较 twaddle,瞎扯，闲聊，无聊，说废话。引申词义无聊的摆弄或捻弄小物品，如转笔。

英文词源

twiddle (v.): 1540s, "to trifle," of unknown origin, said to be probably imitative; of the fingers, "to twirl idly," first recorded 1670s. Figurative phrase twiddle one's thumbs "have nothing to do" is recorded from 1846; to twirl one's thumbs in the same sense is recorded from 1816. Related: Twiddled; twiddling.

双语例句

1. The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.: 政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。

3. When we need you help, all you and twiddle you thumbs.: 当我们需要你帮助时, 你却按兵不动,亲得无聊.

4. All the critical twiddle - twaddle about style and form is mere impertinence and mostly dull jargon.: 所有这些有关文体和体裁的蠢话,只是风马牛不相及的胡扯,多半是枯燥无味、玩弄述语的评论.

5. When we need you help, all you did was sit back and twiddle you thumbs.: 在我们需要你帮助的时候, 你却闲坐一旁抚弄你的大拇指.

英英释意

实用场景例句

He twiddled with the radio knob until he found the right programme.: 他转动了一会收音机旋钮才找到了合意的节目。

She had sat there twiddling nervously with the clasp of her handbag.: 她坐在那里紧张地摆弄着手提包的扣钩。

When we need you help, all you did was sit back and twiddle you thumbs.: 在我们需要你帮助的时候, 你却闲坐一旁抚弄你的大拇指.

I sit twiddle my thumb wait for him to finish using the phone.: 我坐著无聊地旋弄拇指,等候他用完电话.

When we need you help, all you and twiddle you thumbs.: 当我们需要你帮助时, 你却按兵不动,亲得无聊.

All I did to attract such attention was spread my fingers twiddle with my glitzy earings.: 我不过是伸出手指轻轻捻弄我那耀眼的耳环,便引起如此注意.

E . g . I have got to be busy, I can't sit down and twiddle my thumbs.: 我总得做些事情, 不能这样无所事事下去.

The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.: 政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。

词组搭配

rotate one's thumbs round each other with the fingers linked together

旋弄两手大拇指

To do little or nothing; be idle.

天所事事；偷懒