fidgeted

英 [ˈfɪdʒɪtɪd]

美 [ˈfɪdʒɪtɪd]

v.  坐立不安; 烦躁
fidget的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 坐立不安;烦躁
  If youfidget, you keep moving your hands or feet slightly or changing your position slightly, for example because you are nervous, bored, or excited.
  1. Brenda fidgeted in her seat.
     布伦达在座位上烦躁不安。
  2. Fidget aroundandfidget aboutmean the same asfidget.
     fidget around 和 fidget about 同 fidget
  3. There were two new arrivals, fidgeting around, waiting to ask questions.
     有两个新来的人坐立不安地等着提问。
• VERB (由于紧张或无聊)摆弄，拨弄
  If youfidget withsomething, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers with small movements, for example because you are nervous or bored.
  1. He fidgeted with his tie...
     他摆弄着领带。
  2. The priest fidgeted nervously with his black rosary beads.
     牧师紧张地拨弄着他的黑色念珠。

双语例句

• The swanky bar had no record of his booking, and he was barely able to contain his rage. He fumed and fidgeted and jabbed angrily at his BlackBerry trying vainly to raise his PA. Five minutes passed slowly.
  那家时髦酒吧没有他的预约记录，他简直难以控制自己的怒火，大发雷霆，烦躁不安，猛敲黑莓，徒劳地想把自己的私人助理召来。这五分钟过得真慢啊。
• The hour of the press conference came and went, while the reporters fidgeted and grew more irritable downstairs.
  新闻发布会的时间已过，楼下的记者坐立不安，变得越来越急躁。
• She fidgeted in her chair as she took a deep, tremulous breath.
  她在椅子上坐立不安，轻颤着深吸了一口气。
• Brenda fidgeted in her seat.
  布伦达在座位上烦躁不安。
• The priest fidgeted nervously with his black rosary beads.
  牧师紧张地拨弄着他的黑色念珠。
• We were miserable because we had no way of knowing if we were doing well: we read out our essays to bored dons who would yawn while fellow students fidgeted.
  我们痛苦，因为我们无法知道自己做得好不好：我们把论文读给百无聊赖的导师，他们打着哈欠，而同学们则坐立不安。
• The Flock fell silent, and Jonathan fidgeted in embarrassment.
  鸥群安静下来，乔纳森感到很窘，不知所措。
• Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.
  这时，王后戴上了眼镜，使劲儿盯着帽匠，只见帽匠脸色发白，局促不安。
• The prime minister's toe fidgeted with a wrinkle in the carpet.
  首相的脚尖时不时地拨弄地毯的一处皱褶。
• I felt a little fidgeted.
  我有些坐立不安。