| 单词 | worry beads |
| 释义 | > as lemmasworry beads worry beads n. a string of beads manipulated by the fingers as a means of occupying one's hands and calming the nerves. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > calming person or thing > specific comboloio1813 worry beads1964 1964 in M. McLuhan Understanding Media viii. 78 You will notice that many Greek men..spend a lot of time counting the beads of what appear to be amber rosaries... They are komboloia or ‘worry beads’. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. i. 233 The man had a rosary in his lap and seemed to be using it like a chain of worry beads. 1985 Observer 3 Feb. 19/3 Sheikh Yamani, worry beads to hand, sums up the general feeling of unease as OPEC last week managed to preserve its fragile unity. < as lemmas |
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