Word · Frequency #21174
twiddled
捻弄；摆弄；转动
twiddled is the past of twiddle.
To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move something around.
- 1.
To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
扭动、摆弄或玩弄；来回移动。
- 2.
To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
翻转或交换两个相邻的位(二进制数字)。
- 3.
To be in an equivalence relation with.
与......具有等价关系。
- 4.
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
玩弄任何东西；因此,忙于琐事。
闲混；瞎忙；摆弄；翻转相邻的二进制位；交换相邻比特；与…等价；与…处于等价关系；扭动、摆弄或玩弄；来回移动。；翻转或交换两个相邻的位(二进制数字)。
In use
Stop twiddling that pencil and focus on your homework.
She twiddled the ring on her finger as she waited for the bus.
He twiddles the radio knob until he finds a station he likes.
Verb forms
base twiddle · third person twiddles · -ing twiddling · past twiddled · past participle twiddled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- twiddle one's thumbs
- 闲得无聊；无所事事
- He sat there twiddling his thumbs instead of helping.他坐在那儿无所事事，也不帮忙。
- twiddle with something
- 摆弄；捻弄
- Stop twiddling with your pen and listen.别摆弄钢笔了，听着。
- twiddle the dial
- 转动（收音机等的）调谐拨盘
- She twiddled the dial to find a better station.她转动收音机拨盘想找一个更好的电台。
- twiddle one's hair
- 捻弄头发；卷弄头发
- She twiddled her hair while thinking.她一边思考一边捻弄着自己的头发。
- twiddle bits
- 翻转比特；交换二进制位
- The programmer spent hours twiddling bits to optimize the code.程序员花了几个小时翻转比特来优化代码。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象无聊时闲着两手捻弄大拇指（twiddle thumbs），twiddle 就是‘捻弄/摆弄’，也可指翻转相邻比特。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、随意书面或网络交流 twiddle 作“摆弄、闲混”讲时多为非正式用词，通常用于日常口语或轻松语境，正式写作中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：middle、fiddle、riddle 都与 twiddle 押 /ɪd.əl/ 韵，拼写都以 -iddle 结尾。注意形近异音词：twitch /twɪtʃ/ 以 /tʃ/ 结尾；whittle /ˈwɪt.əl/ 的 -ttle 读 /t.əl/，不是 /d.əl/，且 whittle 没有 /t/ 开头的音（/w/ 而非 /tw/）。
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