twiddle

twiddle

美 [ˈtwɪd(ə)l]  英 ['twɪd(ə)l]

  • v.摆弄
  • n.拧;转动;(图案等的)修饰性曲线;(乐曲的)装饰音
  • 网络玩弄;捻;捻弄

词形变化

第三人称单数:twiddles  现在分词:twiddling  过去式:twiddled  

同义词

英汉双解

v.
1.
[i][t]
(常因紧张或无聊)旋弄,摆弄,捻弄(物件)to twist or turn sth with your fingers often because you are nervous or bored
He twiddled with the radio knob until he found the right programme.
他转动了一会儿收音机旋钮才找到了合意的节目。
She was twiddling the ring on her finger.
她摆弄着手指上的戒指。
n.
1.
拧;转动a twist or turn
a twiddle of the knob
转动一下旋钮
2.
(图案等的)修饰性曲线,螺旋形线条;(乐曲的)装饰音a decorative twist in a pattern, piece of music, etc.
twiddles on the clarinet
单簧管的装饰音

习惯用语

twiddle your thumbs
抱手旋弄大拇指to move your thumbs around each other with your fingers joined together
(等待之际)无所事事to do nothing while you are waiting for sth to happen

英汉解释

v.
1.
捻弄
2.
玩弄 (with)
3.
花式弹奏
4.
〈英方〉忙于琐事
n.
1.
2.
波状线,波纹

英英解释

v.

例句

I used to be ashamed of this childish habit but now I can hold my head up and twiddle with impunity.

过去这种孩子气做法感到羞耻但是现在可以昂首挺胸肆无忌惮拨弄头发

Now the sudden break makes him uncomfortable, having nothing else to do but to gaze at the sky and twiddle his thumbs.

现在这个突然打击使不舒服除了天空无聊玩弄拇指之外无事

All the critical twiddle-twaddle about style and form is mere impertinence and mostly dull jargon.

所有这些有关文体体裁蠢话只是风马牛不相及胡扯多半枯燥无味玩弄评论

Instead, engineers twiddle, update, and overhaul.

相反工程师只是调整更新或者检修

I sit twiddle my thumb wait for him to finish using the phone .

无聊拇指等候电话

This way everyone knows what they are doing tomorrow and don't have to twiddle their thumbs and wait for instructions.

这样每个人知道明天什么不用无聊打发时光等待指示

Sometimes, yeah, but you also sit around twiddle your thumbs a lot, too. oh, that's bull.

有时是的许多时候也是无所事事胡说八道

All I did to attract such attention was spread my fingers and twiddle with my glitzy earings.

不过是伸出手指轻轻耀眼耳环便引起如此注意

I twiddle, I twist. How will I know when I'm near balance point?

旋转扭动怎么知道什么时候接近平衡

Twiddle Iteration Algorithm for Multiple Objective Linear Programming Compromising Solutions

目标线性规划妥协旋转迭代算法

Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit

一会儿拇指

An Application of Twiddle Iteration Algorithm of Simplex Method in Quadratic programming

单纯旋转迭代算法二次规划应用

Optimization of Pseudo Twiddle Cup's Cold Extruding Forming Die

挤压成形模具优化

An Extendible Look-Up Table of Twiddle Factors for FFT

扩展旋转因子FFT算法

twiddle n. slight twist or turn; twirl

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