"twiddle your thumbs" 怎么发音
expression
TWID-uhl yor THUHMZ
twID-uhl yaw THUMZ
释义
To do nothing and wait idly, often by moving your thumbs in circles around each other when you have nothing to do.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtwɪdəɫ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəmz
英式英语
twˈɪdəl/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌmz
简化发音
美式
TWID-uhl yor THUHMZ
英式
twID-uhl yaw THUMZ
语境中听
I had to twiddle my thumbs while I waited for my friend to arrive.
The students sat and twiddled their thumbs because the teacher was late.
If there's nothing to do, I just twiddle my thumbs.
We were stuck in traffic, just twiddling our thumbs for an hour.