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| /ˈtwɪdl/ |
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| 1 | I/T to twist or turn something in a bored or nervous way （无聊或紧张地）捻弄，旋弄，把玩，摆弄 | She twiddled a strand of her hair. 她捻弄着自己的一缕头发。 | | +with He began twiddling with his pen. 他开始转弄起钢笔来。 | |
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| 2 | T to turn a switch on a piece of equipment or a machine 旋动；转动 | He twiddled the radio dial until he found a news programme. 他旋动收音机的调谐度盘，直到找到新闻节目。 | |
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| - | twiddle your thumbs
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| 1 | to do nothing and feel impatient because you are waiting for something to happen 闲着无事；闲得无聊 | There’ s no point in sitting here twiddling our thumbs. 我们在这儿瞎坐着是没用的。 | |
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| 2 | to hold your hands together and move your thumbs around each other because you have nothing else to do （由于闲着无事而）旋弄两手的大拇指 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| twiddle noun C |
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