give something a twiddle
collocation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。
轻捻；扭动
twiddles — plural of twiddle
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轻捻；扭动
a slight twist or wiggling movement
He gave the volume dial a twiddle before settling back in his chair.
他轻轻捻了一下音量旋钮，然后靠回椅子里。
用手指轻轻一扭。
A slight twist with the fingers.
扭动。
A wiggling movement.
小的装饰性点缀。
A small decorative embellishment.
音乐上的小华彩。
A small musical flourish.
A quick twiddle of the key in the lock was enough to open the creaky door.
钥匙在锁里轻轻一扭，就打开了那扇吱嘎作响的门。
With a nervous twiddle of her bracelet, she started to speak.
她紧张地捻了捻手镯，然后开始说话。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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.
等公交车时我百无聊赖，只好搓着拇指打发时间。
虚度；白白浪费（时间）
He twiddled away the whole afternoon playing video games.
他整个下午都在打电子游戏，把时间白白浪费掉了。
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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。
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。
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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