twiddle
['twɪd.l] verb intransitive or transitive
■to move something repeatedly between your fingers, especially without any purpose （尤指无聊地反覆用手指）摆弄，捻弄，旋弄•She was twiddling (with) a pencil/her hair.她在摆弄铅笔／头发玩。 •Twiddle a dial/knob on a radio in Britain and you may hear voices speaking French or German.在英国，如果旋弄收音机的旋钮，你可能会收听到有人在讲法语或德语。
['twɪd.l] verb intransitive or transitive
twiddle your thumbs
■to do nothing for a period of time, usually while you are waiting for something to happen （等待之际）闲着无聊•I arrived early for the meeting so I was twiddling my thumbs for half an hour.我开会来早了，百无聊赖干等了半小时。
['twɪd.l] noun countable
■an act of turning something with the fingers 摆弄，捻弄；旋动，扭动•At the twiddle of a knob the operators can focus on a tiny amount of airspace or scan the whole area.只要旋动旋钮，操作者就可局部观察一小块领空，或者扫描整个区域。 |