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

twiddle one's thumbs

1Rotate one’s thumbs round each other with the fingers linked together.‘Well, you followed me,’ Trent pointed out with a smile, twiddling his thumbs together as he made himself more comfortable on the ground....

‘He says some b-b-bad things to me sometimes,’ Jamie said twiddling his thumbs together nervously.
She began twiddling her thumbs together and staring at the wall ahead of her.

1.1Be bored or idle because one has nothing to do: I have been sitting here for goodness knows how long twiddling my thumbs...

Everyone sat around looking embarrassed and twiddling their thumbs as usual.
If I didn't come here in the night, I'd be sitting around at home, twiddling my thumbs and thinking about going to a real bar.
All that sitting around twiddling my thumbs, and pretty soon even the dishes seemed like an interesting option.

Synonyms

have nothing to do, kick one's heels, do nothing, be idle, be unoccupied, sit around, kill time, waste time

informal hang around/round

British informal hang about

See parent entry: twiddle

单词	twiddle one's thumbs
释义	twiddle one's thumbs 1Rotate one’s thumbs round each other with the fingers linked together.‘Well, you followed me,’ Trent pointed out with a smile, twiddling his thumbs together as he made himself more comfortable on the ground.... ‘He says some b-b-bad things to me sometimes,’ Jamie said twiddling his thumbs together nervously. She began twiddling her thumbs together and staring at the wall ahead of her. 1.1Be bored or idle because one has nothing to do: I have been sitting here for goodness knows how long twiddling my thumbs... Everyone sat around looking embarrassed and twiddling their thumbs as usual. If I didn't come here in the night, I'd be sitting around at home, twiddling my thumbs and thinking about going to a real bar. All that sitting around twiddling my thumbs, and pretty soon even the dishes seemed like an interesting option. Synonyms have nothing to do, kick one's heels, do nothing, be idle, be unoccupied, sit around, kill time, waste time informal hang around/round British informal hang about See parent entry: twiddle
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