twiddle one's thumbs

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. to circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored
  2. To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation. idiomatic
    — He twiddled his thumbs for almost a week while he waited for somebody to set up his computer.

词形变化

twiddles one's thumbs present,singular,third-person twiddling one's thumbs participle,present twiddled one's thumbs participle,past twiddled one's thumbs past
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