worry beads
noun [ plural ] uk/ˈwʌr.i ˌbiːdz/ us/ˈwɝː.i ˌbiːdz/
解愁数珠，安神念珠
a string of beads (= little decorative balls) that someone can play with in their hands when they are bored or worried
Worry beads, carried by many Greek men to calm the nerves, are not strictly jewellery but they are very decorative. 许多希腊男人带在身上用来消除紧张的安神念珠，严格来说并不是珠宝，但装饰效果非常好。
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- Sami has a cigarette in his right hand and blue worry beads in his left.
- The states that make up the contemporary Middle East are like beads on the "masbaha", or worry beads, so common in the region.
- Amber has traditionally been used for a variety of personal items such as smoking gear, rosaries and worry beads.
- The small settlements are almost silent save for the crochet needles of the old ladies or the clicking of old men's worry beads at the kafenion.