twiddle thumbs
/twid-l/US // ˈtwɪd l //UK // (ˈtwɪdəl) //
屈指可数,掰着指头算,掰着指头,屈指一算
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Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
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twid·dled, twid·dling.
- : to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
v.无主动词 verb
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twid·dled, twid·dling.
- : to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle.
- : to turn about lightly; twirl.
n.名词 noun
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- : the act of twiddling; turn; twirl.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
We cannot dither, we cannot just twiddle our thumbs, or wait and see.
He stood like a king among his peers, but flushed and restless, twiddling his fingers as kings do not twiddle theirs.
No longer could Angèle deceive him—“twiddle him around her little finger,” as she would put it.
We don't know anything about it, but that is no reason why we should sit back and twiddle our thumbs and start at shadows.
And then comes a back-set of my health, and I have to twiddle my fingers and play patience.
Get under the pilot an' sort o' twiddle ye off the track, don't they?
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