英语词汇“twiddle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

twiddle

(twɪdəl )

Word forms: twiddles , twiddling , twiddled

1. verb

If you twiddle something, you twist it or turn it quickly with your fingers.

He twiddled a knob on the dashboard. [VERB noun]

She had sat there twiddling nervously with the clasp of her handbag. [VERB + with]

Synonyms: fiddle with, adjust, finger, play with

2. to twiddle your thumbs phrase

If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.

The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.

While players openly questioned the umpire's decision, spectators in the ground had to twiddle their thumbs.

Idioms:

twiddle your thumbs

to waste your time and achieve nothing because you have nothing to do

Graduates who have invested time and their parents' money to go to university do not want to sit twiddling their thumbs on the dole.

单词	twiddle
释义	twiddle (twɪdəl ) Word forms: twiddles , twiddling , twiddled 1. verb If you twiddle something, you twist it or turn it quickly with your fingers. He twiddled a knob on the dashboard. [VERB noun] She had sat there twiddling nervously with the clasp of her handbag. [VERB + with] Synonyms: fiddle with, adjust, finger, play with 2. to twiddle your thumbs phrase If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen. The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling. While players openly questioned the umpire's decision, spectators in the ground had to twiddle their thumbs. Idioms: twiddle your thumbs to waste your time and achieve nothing because you have nothing to do Graduates who have invested time and their parents' money to go to university do not want to sit twiddling their thumbs on the dole. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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