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
Related Words
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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
as inloaf
Synonyms
laze闲逛,懒惰,发呆,懒散loll忽悠bum乞丐,乞讨者,乞讨,乞食者dally调戏,调皮捣蛋,调剂,调侃dillydally磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,磨磨蹭蹭地,磨磨蹭蹭的人dream梦想,梦,梦中,梦境drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避goldbrick金砖,金磚,黄金砖,砖头idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话loiter闲逛,徘徊,游荡,徜徉lounge休息室,休息区,休息室里,休息厅malinger诈骗,诈骗罪,诈骗犯,诈骗案piddle胡乱猜测,淘淘,胡乱猜想,淘气包relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情saunter步行,步行者,行走,漫步shirk推卸责任,推诿,逃避责任,逃避slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的stall摊位,档期,档口,摊开stroll闲逛,漫步,逛街,逛逛trifle小事一桩,琐事,小事,区区小事vegetate长草,长赘疣,长赘肉,长赘物be inactive闲置,不活跃,闲着也是闲着,不活动be indolent懒散,懒惰,懒洋洋,懒散无为be slothful懒惰,懒散,懒洋洋,懒洋洋的be unoccupied无人居住,闲着也是闲着,闲置,没人住bum around周围的人,周围环境,周围的人都知道fool around瞎胡闹,瞎闹,鬼混,瞎混fritter away挥霍浪费,浪费掉,浪费掉的,挥霍无度hang out闲逛,挂出,玩耍,闲逛的时候kill time消磨时间,消磨时光,杀死时间,消磨時間knock around敲敲打打,磕磕碰碰,磕磕绊绊,敲敲打打的let down辜负,辜负了,失望,辜负了人们的期望lounge around闲逛,闲聊,闲逛的时候,闲逛时not lift a finger不举手,不动声色,无动于衷,不费吹灰之力pass time消磨时间,过时间,消磨时光,逝去的时光sit around闲坐,围坐,闲坐着,闲坐不动slow down减缓,慢下来,减慢,减慢速度stand around站在周围,站在旁边,站在一旁,站在周围的人take it easy悠着点,悠着点儿,轻松点,悠着点吧waste time浪费时间,耽误时间,耽搁时间,废话while away hours消磨时间,消磨时光,消遣时间,消遣时光
as intwiddle one's thumbs
as inlaze
Synonyms
loiter闲逛,徘徊,游荡,徜徉loll忽悠saunter步行,步行者,行走,漫步bum乞丐,乞讨者,乞讨,乞食者dally调戏,调皮捣蛋,调剂,调侃dillydally磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,磨磨蹭蹭地,磨磨蹭蹭的人dream梦想,梦,梦中,梦境drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避goldbrick金砖,金磚,黄金砖,砖头lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话loaf一块面包,一块面饼,一块钱,一块蛋糕lounge休息室,休息区,休息室里,休息厅malinger诈骗,诈骗罪,诈骗犯,诈骗案piddle胡乱猜测,淘淘,胡乱猜想,淘气包relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情shirk推卸责任,推诿,逃避责任,逃避slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的stall摊位,档期,档口,摊开stroll闲逛,漫步,逛街,逛逛trifle小事一桩,琐事,小事,区区小事vegetate长草,长赘疣,长赘肉,长赘物be inactive闲置,不活跃,闲着也是闲着,不活动be indolent懒散,懒惰,懒洋洋,懒散无为be slothful懒惰,懒散,懒洋洋,懒洋洋的be unoccupied无人居住,闲着也是闲着,闲置,没人住bum around周围的人,周围环境,周围的人都知道fool around瞎胡闹,瞎闹,鬼混,瞎混fritter away挥霍浪费,浪费掉,浪费掉的,挥霍无度hang out闲逛,挂出,玩耍,闲逛的时候kill time消磨时间,消磨时光,杀死时间,消磨時間knock around敲敲打打,磕磕碰碰,磕磕绊绊,敲敲打打的let down辜负,辜负了,失望,辜负了人们的期望lounge around闲逛,闲聊,闲逛的时候,闲逛时not lift a finger不举手,不动声色,无动于衷,不费吹灰之力pass time消磨时间,过时间,消磨时光,逝去的时光sit around闲坐,围坐,闲坐着,闲坐不动slow down减缓,慢下来,减慢,减慢速度stand around站在周围,站在旁边,站在一旁,站在周围的人take it easy悠着点,悠着点儿,轻松点,悠着点吧waste time浪费时间,耽误时间,耽搁时间,废话while away hours消磨时间,消磨时光,消遣时间,消遣时光
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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