| 词汇 | twiddle-thumbs |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | twiddle your thumbsidiom to do nothing for a period of time, usually while you are waiting for something to happen: （等待之际）闲着无聊 I arrived early for the meeting so I was twiddling my thumbs for half an hour.我开会来早了，百无聊赖地等了半小时。 to spend time doing nothing or very little lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach. have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum. have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni. be at a loose endUK He was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday. wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets. hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here. Waiting await backlogged bang around breath hang hang around hover loiter lounge lurking mark timeidiom mill mill around sit time and tide wait for no manidiom twiddle wait wait and seeidiom wait around wait for someone/something twiddle your thumbs | American Dictionarytwiddle your thumbsidiom to do nothing, usually while you are waiting for something to happen: She put me on hold and left me to twiddle my thumbs for ten minutes until she got back to me. |
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