with obj.
1- twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way（尤指无聊或紧张地）旋弄, 捻弄, 摆弄：
she twiddled the dials on the radio
她无聊地旋弄着收音机上的调谐盘
no obj. he began twiddling with the curtain cord.他开始不安地捻弄窗帘绳。
1.1
- no obj. archaic turn or move in a twirling way〈古〉旋转, 转动。
1
- an act of twisting or fiddling with something旋弄, 捻弄, 摆弄：
one twiddle of a button.
转一下按钮。
1.1
- a twisted or curled mark or design扭曲（或卷曲）的记号（或图案）：
twiddles and twirls.
各种各样弯曲扭转的图案。
1.2
- a rapid or intricate series of musical notes急促（或复杂）的乐音：
gay little twiddles from the clarinet.
单簧管欢快、简短的乐音。
短语
twiddle one's thumbs
1
- rotate one's thumbs round each other with the fingers linked together旋弄两手大拇指。
1.1
- be bored or idle because one has nothing to do闲得无聊, 闲着没事。
派生词
twiddler
nountwiddly
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'trifle'）： apparently imitative, combining the notion twirl or twist with that of trifling action expressed by fiddle.