"twiddle your thumbs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 無所事事（轉動大拇指）

Definition

什麼也不做，無聊地等待，常用兩個大拇指互相轉圈打發時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個非正式又帶點幽默的表達，形容無聊等候沒事可做時。其實不需要真的轉動大拇指，常出現在“just twiddling my thumbs”說法中。

Examples

I had to twiddle my thumbs while I waited for my friend to arrive.

我只能**無所事事（轉動大拇指）**地等朋友來。

The students sat and twiddled their thumbs because the teacher was late.

老師遲到了，學生們只有**無所事事（轉動大拇指）**地坐著。

If there's nothing to do, I just twiddle my thumbs.

如果沒事可做，我就**無所事事（轉動大拇指）**。

We were stuck in traffic, just twiddling our thumbs for an hour.

我們堵在路上，只能**無所事事（轉動大拇指）**等了一個小時。

He doesn't like to twiddle his thumbs—he always finds something to do.

他不喜歡**無所事事（轉動大拇指）**，總會找些事做。

Don’t just twiddle your thumbs—help me set the table!

別只**無所事事（轉動大拇指）**，快來幫我擺桌子！