Word · Frequency #22516
fidget
坐立不安；摆弄
move restlessly
- 1.
To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
扭动或抽动；尤指紧张或无聊地活动身体(特别是手指)。
- 2.
To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
使坐立不安；使不安。
扭动或抽动；尤指紧张或无聊地活动身体(特别是手指)。；使坐立不安；使不安。；坐卧不安；摆弄；使烦乱
In use
The children began to fidget in their seats during the long speech.
He fidgeted with his pen while waiting for the interview to start.
Try not to fidget during the exam; just sit quietly.
fidget with sth
fidget with 表示因紧张或无意识而摆弄小物件。
She fidgeted with her phone while waiting for the bus.
等公交车时，她不停地摆弄手机。
fidget in one's seat
这个搭配常用来描写坐不住、不停扭动身体的样子。
The boy fidgeted in his seat all through the lecture.
那个男孩听讲座时一直在座位上坐立不安。
fidget about/around
about 和 around 在这里意思相同，都表示不停地动。
Connections
Collocations
- fidget with
- 摆弄；坐立不安地拨弄
- She fidgeted with the buttons on her coat.她坐立不安地摆弄着外套上的纽扣。
- fidget in one's seat
- 在座位上坐立不安
- He fidgeted in his seat during the lecture.讲座期间，他在座位上坐立不安。
- fidget nervously
- 紧张地坐立不安
- She fidgeted nervously while waiting for the results.等待结果时，她紧张地坐立不安。
- stop fidgeting
- 停止坐立不安；别乱动
- The teacher told the boy to stop fidgeting.老师让那个男孩别坐立不安。
- fidget around
- 坐立不安地走动；来回乱动
- He fidgeted around the kitchen, unable to sit down.他在厨房里坐立不安地来回走动，坐不下来。
- the fidgets
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：Fidget Spinner（指尖陀螺），不停转动的小玩具，正像坐立不安时摆弄东西的动作。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、classroom、descriptive writing fidget 属中性常用词，日常口语和一般书面语中都能使用，通常指因紧张、不耐烦或无聊而身体小幅度动来动去；没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与fidget押韵的词有digit、widget、midget，它们重读音节都是/ɪ/并接/dʒɪt/。注意gadget和budget虽然拼写也以-dget结尾，但元音不同（/æ/和/ʌ/），发音与fidget并不押韵；fidget中的-get读作/dʒɪt/，不是/ɡet/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.