twiddle

英 ['twɪdl] 美 ['twɪdl]

• v. 玩弄；旋转
• n. 扭曲；扭转

英英释义

Noun:

1. a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

Verb:

1. turn in a twisting or spinning motion;

   "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
   

2. manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner;

   "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She sat twiddling the ring on her finger.
   她坐在那儿捻弄手指上的戒指。
2. He twiddled with the controls of the radio until he found the station.
   他旋弄了一阵收音机的旋钮才找到了那个电台。

经典引文

• The weed began to twist as if someone were twiddling the other end of it.

  出自： A. Ransome

• He twiddled the cross on his watchchain.

  出自： V. Woolf

• A radiogram..with..a fat Bakelite knob to twiddle for the stations.

  出自： J. Winterson

词汇搭配

• twiddle one's thumbs 闲得无聊
• twiddle your thumbs 抚弄大拇指(闲得无聊...
• twiddle with 玩弄
• twiddle operation 旋转运算
• twiddle one's fingers 神经质地转动两手的手...

近反义词

【近义词】

• fiddle 小提琴
• fidget 使坐立不安
• play 玩
• toy 玩具
• handle 处理
• wiggle 扭动
• twirl 快速转动
• whirl 使 ... 旋转
• swirl 漩涡
• fiddle with 摆弄