twiddle

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英 [ˈtwɪdl]word uk audio image

美 [ˈtwɪdl] word us audio image

  • vt.& vi.
    (心不在焉地)捻弄
  • n.
    捻弄,摆弄
    转动

单词词源

twiddle 无聊的摆弄,捻弄,无所事事

可能来自拟声词,比较 twaddle,瞎扯,闲聊,无聊,说废话。引申词义无聊的摆弄或捻弄小 物品,如转笔。

双语例句

1. I 'll probably twiddle with his design .
我大概会更改他的设计。
2. When we needed your help , all you did was sit back and twiddle your thumbs .
我们需要你帮忙时,你却坐在一边,抚弄大拇指。
3. " When we needed your help , all you did was sit back and twiddle your thumbs "
“我们需要你帮忙时,你却坐在一边,抚弄大拇指。”
4. Twiddle the dial of a short-wave radio and you never know what you will get .
调弄短波收音机的信号,你永远不知道自己会收到什么电台。
5. He twiddle with the control of the radio until he find the station .
他旋弄了一阵收音机的旋钮才找到了那个电台。

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