twiddle

英 [ˈtwɪdl]

美 [ˈtwɪdl]

v.  (常因紧张或无聊)旋弄，摆弄，捻弄(物件)
n.  拧; 转动; (图案等的)修饰性曲线，螺旋形线条; (乐曲的)装饰音

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

BNC.21174 / COCA.27648

习惯用语

v.

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

牛津词典

verb

• （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
  1. He twiddled with the radio knob until he found the right programme.
     他转动了一会收音机旋钮才找到了合意的节目。
  2. She was twiddling the ring on her finger.
     她摆弄着手指上的戒指。

noun

• 拧；转动
  a twist or turn
  1. a twiddle of the knob
     转动一下旋钮
• （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.
  1. twiddles on the clarinet
     单簧管的装饰音

柯林斯词典

• VERB 旋弄;捻弄;摆弄
  If youtwiddlesomething, you twist it or turn it quickly with your fingers.
  1. He twiddled a knob on the dashboard...
     他转动着仪表板上的一个旋钮。
  2. She had sat there twiddling nervously with the clasp of her handbag.
     她坐在那里紧张地摆弄着手提包的扣钩。
• totwiddleyourthumbs→ see:thumb

英英释义

noun

• a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

verb

• manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
  1. He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview
  Synonym:fiddle with
• turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  1. The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
  Synonym:twirlswirlwhirl

双语例句

• Now the sudden break makes him uncomfortable, having nothing else to do but to gaze at the sky and twiddle his thumbs.
  现在，这个突然的打击使他很不舒服，他除了盯着天空和无聊地玩弄拇指之外，无事可做。
• When we need you help, all you did was sit back and twiddle you thumbs.
  在我们需要你帮助的时候，你却闲坐一旁抚弄你的大拇指。
• Butterfly design, address, independent dual-port memory design, the design of the complex multiplier and twiddle factor MATLAB software generation. Fourth, on the basis of the outline design, image generation module detailed design.
  详细介绍了蝶形器的设计、地址产生、独立双端口存储器设计、复数乘法器的设计和旋转因子的MATLAB软件生成。第四，在概要设计的基础上，对图像生成模块进行了详细的设计。
• Against surface defect of the original pseudo twiddle cup, this article analyzed extruding forming technology of pseudo twiddle cup and put forward the optimization measure of die structure. The measure can develop service life of die very much, ensure to manufacture qualified part.
  分析了原假捻盘冷挤压成形工艺方案，针对原冷挤压零件存在的表面缺陷，提出了优化冷挤压成形模具结构的措施，大大提高了模具使用寿命，保证制造出了合格的零件。
• I'll probably twiddle with his design.
  我大概会更改他的设计。
• An Application of Twiddle Iteration Algorithm of Simplex Method in Quadratic programming
  单纯形法的旋转迭代算法在二次规划中的应用
• Effective algorithm of parallel twiddle factor generation for programmable FFT processing and its implementation
  可变长FFT并行旋转因子高效产生算法及实现
• Why bother trying to compete for world firsts if the leading guild has to twiddle their thumbs waiting for the next stage to be open, watching everyone and his mother catch up.
  世界第一的公会，为什么要自寻烦恼，停下来玩弄着大拇指等待进入所谓的“下一阶段”，看着其他人慢吞吞地走上来？
• In this paper, a new algorithm solution for quadratic programming twiddle iteration algorithm was established.
  文章提出求二次规划的最优解的一种算法&旋转迭代算法。
• She had sat there twiddling nervously with the clasp of her handbag.
  她坐在那里紧张地摆弄着手提包的扣钩。