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

fidget

/ˈfɪdʒɪt

verb (fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted) [no object]

1Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience: the audience began to fidget and whisper...

Nate fidgeted, shuffling his feet and rolling his shoulders inside the itchy shirt.
He fought not to fidget or shuffle his feet at the awkward silence that lay between them after their shared poem.
They were barely fifteen feet away, and the terrorists had begun to fidget nervously.

Synonyms

move restlessly, wriggle, squirm, twitch, jiggle, writhe, twist, shuffle, be jittery, be anxious, be agitated;

play, fuss, toy, twiddle, fool about/around, trifle

informal fiddle, mess about/around, have ants in one's pants

1.1Be impatient or uneasy: [with infinitive]: he was fidgeting to get back to his shop...

No sooner do they arrive at their destination than he is already fidgeting to get back to work.
If you're fidgeting to do something, take a walk or watch Oprah.

noun

1A person who fidgets.He was also a bit of a fidget, I'd observed him earlier in the day spending a good 30 minutes clearing the surrounding area of bits of tree, weed and bottles washed in by the tide....

I remember from the old days, when a weekly trip to the cinema was a vital part of life, that a fidget spoils the show for everybody.

Synonyms

restless person, bundle of nerves

informal cat on hot bricks, cat on a hot tin roof

1.1 (usually fidgets) A state of mental or physical restlessness or unease: Captain Osborne had the fidgets...

But what about mild depression, the kind of sadness that puts you in a fidget, makes you lose sleep, dulls your appetite and your wit, and saps your energy?
For the rest of the period, Nicole had the fidgets.
This summer, for those road trips where I-spy and license-plate bingo are no longer enough, you might want to consider another way to fight the fidgets.

Synonyms

restlessness, nervousness, fidgetiness, unease, uneasiness

informal the jitters, twitchiness

Derivatives

fidgeter

noun ...

The team indicated fidgeters burn off the calories, while couch potatoes can pile on the pounds.
And in case, you haven't figured out already - Jon isn't much of a fidgeter.
He's a compulsive fidgeter, so any sort of ring, bracelet, etc. runs the risk of getting lost when he starts playing with it.

Origin

Late 17th century: from obsolete or dialect fidge 'to twitch'; perhaps related to Old Norse fikja 'move briskly, be restless or eager'.

The word fidget is from obsolete fidge ‘to twitch’; it may be related to Old Norse fikja ‘move briskly, be restless, or eager’.

单词	fidget
释义	fidget /ˈfɪdʒɪt / verb (fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted) [no object] 1Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience: the audience began to fidget and whisper... Nate fidgeted, shuffling his feet and rolling his shoulders inside the itchy shirt. He fought not to fidget or shuffle his feet at the awkward silence that lay between them after their shared poem. They were barely fifteen feet away, and the terrorists had begun to fidget nervously. Synonyms move restlessly, wriggle, squirm, twitch, jiggle, writhe, twist, shuffle, be jittery, be anxious, be agitated; play, fuss, toy, twiddle, fool about/around, trifle informal fiddle, mess about/around, have ants in one's pants 1.1Be impatient or uneasy: [with infinitive]: he was fidgeting to get back to his shop... No sooner do they arrive at their destination than he is already fidgeting to get back to work. If you're fidgeting to do something, take a walk or watch Oprah. noun 1A person who fidgets.He was also a bit of a fidget, I'd observed him earlier in the day spending a good 30 minutes clearing the surrounding area of bits of tree, weed and bottles washed in by the tide.... I remember from the old days, when a weekly trip to the cinema was a vital part of life, that a fidget spoils the show for everybody. Synonyms restless person, bundle of nerves informal cat on hot bricks, cat on a hot tin roof 1.1 (usually fidgets) A state of mental or physical restlessness or unease: Captain Osborne had the fidgets... But what about mild depression, the kind of sadness that puts you in a fidget, makes you lose sleep, dulls your appetite and your wit, and saps your energy? For the rest of the period, Nicole had the fidgets. This summer, for those road trips where I-spy and license-plate bingo are no longer enough, you might want to consider another way to fight the fidgets. Synonyms restlessness, nervousness, fidgetiness, unease, uneasiness informal the jitters, twitchiness Derivatives fidgeter noun ... The team indicated fidgeters burn off the calories, while couch potatoes can pile on the pounds. And in case, you haven't figured out already - Jon isn't much of a fidgeter. He's a compulsive fidgeter, so any sort of ring, bracelet, etc. runs the risk of getting lost when he starts playing with it. Origin Late 17th century: from obsolete or dialect fidge 'to twitch'; perhaps related to Old Norse fikja 'move briskly, be restless or eager'. The word fidget is from obsolete fidge ‘to twitch’; it may be related to Old Norse fikja ‘move briskly, be restless, or eager’. Rhymes Bridget, digit, widget
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fidget

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fidgeter

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