twiddle thumbs / ˈtwɪd l /

屈指可数掰着指头算掰着指头屈指一算

twiddle thumbs3 个定义

v. 有主动词 verb

twid·dled, twid·dling.

  1. to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
v. 无主动词 verb

twid·dled, twid·dling.

  1. to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle.
  2. to turn about lightly; twirl.
n. 名词 noun
  1. the act of twiddling; turn; twirl.

twiddle thumbs 近义词

twiddle thumbs

等同于 loaf

twiddle thumbs

等同于 twiddle one's thumbs

twiddle thumbs

等同于 laze

更多twiddle thumbs例句

  1. We cannot dither, we cannot just twiddle our thumbs, or wait and see.
  2. He stood like a king among his peers, but flushed and restless, twiddling his fingers as kings do not twiddle theirs.
  3. No longer could Angèle deceive him—“twiddle him around her little finger,” as she would put it.
  4. 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.
  5. And then comes a back-set of my health, and I have to twiddle my fingers and play patience.
  6. Get under the pilot an' sort o' twiddle ye off the track, don't they?