Word · Frequency #21174
twiddle
/ˈtwidl/
noun
轻捻；扭动
a slight twist or wiggling movement
- 1.
A slight twist with the fingers.
用手指轻轻一扭。
- 2.
A wiggling movement.
扭动。
- 3.
A small decorative embellishment.
小的装饰性点缀。
- 4.
A small musical flourish.
音乐上的小华彩。
- 5.
A tilde.
波浪号(~)。
- 6.
A drawn line that is curvy or twisted.
弯曲或扭曲的线条。
- 7.
A tiny bit.
一点点。
- 8.
A tizzy.
慌乱状态。
小装饰；点缀；音乐小华彩；装饰音；波浪号（～）；弯弯曲曲的线条；曲线；一点点；微量
In use
He gave the volume dial a twiddle before settling back in his chair.
A quick twiddle of the key in the lock was enough to open the creaky door.
With a nervous twiddle of her bracelet, she started to speak.
Connections
Collocations
- give something a twiddle
- 把某物轻轻扭动一下
- He gave the volume knob a twiddle.他轻轻拧了一下音量旋钮。
- play a twiddle
- 演奏一小段华彩（装饰音）
- She played a quick twiddle on the flute.她用长笛吹奏了一段快速的小华彩。
- add a few twiddles
- 加上几笔花饰
- She added a few twiddles to the border of the card.她在卡片边缘加了几笔花饰。
- a twiddle over a letter
- 字母上方的小波浪号（~）
- The Spanish ñ is an n with a twiddle over it.西班牙语的 ñ 是上方带一个小波浪号的 n。
Idioms & figurative uses
- twiddle one's thumbs
- 闲得无聊地搓着拇指；无所事事地打发时间I was just twiddling my thumbs while waiting for the bus.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 twist（扭转）和 fiddle（拨弄）拼凑成画面：手指轻轻一捻，像拨弄小玩意儿，记住 twiddle 是轻捻扭动。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、调节小旋钮或开关时、随手拨弄小物件时 作为名词，twiddle 通常用于口语或随意的语境，表示用手指轻轻拧动或摆弄的动作，正式写作中较少见。多与具体动作或小物件搭配，语气比较轻松。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 twiddle 押韵，结尾发 /ɪd.əl/，拼写共享 -iddle。注意 whittle /ˈwɪt.əl/ 和 little /ˈlɪt.əl/ 看起来相似，但以 /t.əl/ 结尾，与 twiddle 的 /d.əl/ 不同，不是真押韵。
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