twiddle
英['tw?d(?)l]
美['tw?dl]
- vt. 旋弄；撫弄；玩弄；捻起來
- vi. 旋弄
- n. 捻；轉動
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?twiddles;過去式:?twiddled;過去分詞:?twiddled;現在分詞:?twiddling;
助記提示
1、twist + fiddle.
中文詞源
twiddle 無聊的擺弄，捻弄，無所事事
可能來自擬聲詞，比較 twaddle,瞎扯，閑聊，無聊，說廢話。引申詞義無聊的擺弄或捻弄小 物品，如轉筆。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.
- 政府不愿意看到畢業生領著救濟金卻什么也不干。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. So must we sit back and twiddle our thumbs?
- 難道我們就只能在這兒無所作為?
來自電影對白
- 3. When we need you help, all you and twiddle you thumbs.
- 當我們需要你幫助時, 你卻按兵不動,親得無聊.
來自互聯網
- 4. All the critical twiddle - twaddle about style and form is mere impertinence and mostly dull jargon.
- 所有這些有關文體和體裁的蠢話,只是風馬牛不相及的胡扯,多半是枯燥無味、玩弄述語的評論.
來自互聯網
- 5. When we need you help, all you did was sit back and twiddle you thumbs.
- 在我們需要你幫助的時候, 你卻閑坐一旁撫弄你的大拇指.
來自互聯網