fidget
verb [ I ] uk/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/ us/ˈfɪdʒ.ət/
坐立不安
to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored
Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting. 孩子们无法长时间老老实实地坐着不动。
Stop fidgeting! 不要动来动去的!
He cleared his throat and nervously fidgeted with a pencil. 他清了清嗓子,紧张地摆弄着铅笔。
He fidgets with a string of worry beads. 他摆弄着一串安神珠。
fidget
noun uk/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/ us/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/
[ C ](紧张或无聊时做的)小动作
a small movement that somebody makes repeatedly, often without meaning to, for example because they are nervous or bored
Maddie is a sweet four-year-old with a constant fidget. 四岁的玛蒂是个可爱的孩子,总是动来动去。
Up close, you could see his every nervous fidget. 你能从近处看到他的每一个因为紧张的小动作。
[ C ](解闷、解压)小玩意
a toy or other small object that is used to give people something to do with their hands when they are bored or nervous
Fidgets come in all different shapes and sizes: little toys you can roll around in your hand, cubes with different functions on each side, or a little ball of putty you can squeeze and shape. 解闷小玩意有各种不同的形状和大小:可以在手里滚来滚去的小玩具,每一面都有不同功能的立方体,或者是可以挤压成形的小油泥球。
[ C ] UK often disapproving坐不住的人,坐立不安的人
a person who finds it difficult to stay still, and who often makes continuous, small movements, especially without meaning to
Tim's a terrible fidget. 蒂姆是个一刻都坐不住的人。
the fidgets[ plural ] UK informal 坐立不安
a state in which you keep making small movements, especially without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored
I got the fidgets halfway through the lecture. 演讲听到中途我就坐不住了。