Noun:

1. a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

Verb:

1. turn in a twisting or spinning motion;

   "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
   

2. manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner;

   "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
   

1.旋弄;捻弄;摆弄
If youtwiddle something, you twist it or turn it quickly with your fingers.

e.g. He twiddled a knob on the dashboard...
他转动着仪表板上的一个旋钮。
e.g. 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。

2. totwiddle your thumbs -> see thumb

1.

1. 捻起来：twiddle with 玩弄 |twiddle 捻起来 | twifold 两倍

2. 旋动：85Timetwister时间龙卷风A | 86twiddle旋动A | 87Unsummon反召唤A

3. twiddle

3. 玩弄：? fidget 坐立不安 | ?twiddle 玩弄 | ? clutch 抓住

• The weed began to twist as if someone were twiddling the other end of it.

  出自：A. Ransome

• He twiddled the cross on his watchchain.

  出自：V. Woolf

• A radiogram..with..a fat Bakelite knob to twiddle for the stations.

  出自：J. Winterson

She sat twiddling the ring on her finger.

她坐在那儿捻弄手指上的戒指。

He twiddled with the controls of the radio until he found the station.

他旋弄了一阵收音机的旋钮才找到了那个电台。

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。

She was twiddling the ring on her finger.

她摆弄着手指上的戒指。

a twiddle of the knob

转动一下旋钮

twiddles on the clarinet

单簧管的装饰音

He twiddled a knob on the dashboard...

他转动着仪表板上的一个旋钮。

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。

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.

I sit twiddle my thumb wait for him to finish using the phone.

我坐著无聊地旋弄拇指,等候他用完电话.

So must we sit back and twiddle our thumbs?

难道我们就只能在这儿无所作为?

When we need you help, all you and twiddle you thumbs.

当我们需要你帮助时, 你却按兵不动,亲得无聊.

All I did to attract such attention was spread my fingers twiddle with my glitzy earings.

我不过是伸出手指轻轻捻弄我那耀眼的耳环,便引起如此注意.

E . g . I have got to be busy, I can sit down and twiddle my thumbs.

我总得做些事情, 不能这样无所事事下去.

The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.

政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。