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

• 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。
• Twiddle factor merged frequency-decimal FFT algorithm& a new explanation for RCFA
  旋转因子合并的频率抽取FFT算法&RCFA的新解释
• 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。
• 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
• He arrived early for the meeting so he had to twiddle his thumbs for half an hour.
  他开会来早了，他不得不干等了半小时。
• He twiddled a knob on the dashboard
  他转动着仪表板上的一个旋钮。
• I'll probably twiddle with his design.
  我大概会更改他的设计。
• Twiddle the dial of a short-wave radio and you never know what you will get.
  调弄短波收音机的信号，你永远不知道自己会收到什么电台。
• London's stockbrokers were forced to twiddle their thumbs yesterday as a computer fault shut down trading on the main stock exchange on what would have been one of the busiest days of the year.
  由于电脑故障导致伦敦证交所（LSE）交易中断，伦敦股票经纪人周一只得无所事事，而当日本应是今年最繁忙的日子之一。
• The data and twiddle factor address generation hardware is shown to have higher speed than previous methods.
  该算法易于用硬件实现，其操作数访问地址的产生速度快于已有的算法。