英语单词短语词组“twiddle your thumbs”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

twiddleyourthumbs

idiom

to do nothing for aperiodoftime, usually while you arewaitingfor something tohappen:

（等待之际）闲着无聊

Iarrivedearly for themeetingso I wastwiddlingmythumbsforhalfanhour.我开会来早了，百无聊赖地等了半小时。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

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 endUKHe 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.

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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Waiting

await
backlogged
breath
hang
hang around
hang on
hover
loiter
lounge
lurking
mark timeidiom
mill
mill around
time and tide wait for no manidiom
twiddle
wait
wait and seeidiom
wait around
wait forsomeone/something
waiting room

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(Definition oftwiddle your thumbsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

twiddle your thumbs| American Dictionary

twiddleyourthumbs

idiom

to do nothing, usually while you arewaitingfor something tohappen:

She put me onholdandleftme to twiddle mythumbsfor tenminutesuntil she got back to me.

单词	twiddle your thumbs
释义	twiddleyourthumbs idiom to do nothing for aperiodoftime, usually while you arewaitingfor something tohappen: （等待之际）闲着无聊 Iarrivedearly for themeetingso I wastwiddlingmythumbsforhalfanhour.我开会来早了，百无聊赖地等了半小时。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples 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 endUKHe 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. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Waiting await backlogged breath hang hang around hang on hover loiter lounge lurking mark timeidiom mill mill around time and tide wait for no manidiom twiddle wait wait and seeidiom wait around wait forsomeone/something waiting room See more results » (Definition oftwiddle your thumbsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) twiddle your thumbs\| American Dictionary twiddleyourthumbs idiom to do nothing, usually while you arewaitingfor something tohappen: She put me onholdandleftme to twiddle mythumbsfor tenminutesuntil she got back to me. (Definition oftwiddle your thumbsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/twiddle-thumbs##
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