twiddle
英 ['twɪd(ə)l]
美 ['twɪdl]
- vt. 旋弄；抚弄；玩弄；捻起来
- vi. 旋弄
- n. 捻；转动
1、twist + fiddle.
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。
- 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.
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. So must we sit back and twiddle our thumbs?
- 难道我们就只能在这儿无所作为?
来自电影对白
- 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.
来自互联网
- 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.
来自互联网
- 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.
来自互联网
