twiddle
发音
英 [ˈtwɪdl]
美 [ˈtwɪdl]
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- vt.& vi.
- (心不在焉地)捻弄
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- 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。