| 单词 | fidget |
| 释义 | fidget (once / 1685 pages) vn To fidget is to make little movements with your hands and feet. Even if you're nervous during your job interview, try not to fidget. The word fidget is related to the Old Norse fikja, meaning "move briskly, be restless or eager." If you are feeling impatient or anxious you might fidget in your seat or fidget with a pen in your hands. A person who fidgets a lot can be referred to as a fidget and so can that quick anxious movement itself. WORD FAMILYfidget: fidgeted, fidgeting, fidgets, fidgetted, fidgetting, fidgety+/fidgety: fidgetiness, fidgetyer USAGE EXAMPLESHe is intensely focussed and rail thin, even though his exercise routine seems limited to fidgeting, which he does constantly. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) His shoulders are narrow, and he keeps one hand in his pocket while the other fidgets at his jacket. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) Etiquette experts hew to a Victorian-lite view of posture and fidgeting. Slate(Dec 21, 2016) 1v move restlessly The child is always fidgeting in his seat Hyper move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2n a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion he's got the fidgets Syn|Hypo|Hyper fidgetiness, restlessness impatience a restless desire for change and excitement agitation the feeling of being agitated; not calm |
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