twiddle

捻弄、转动、拨弄

He twiddled the dial until the music came through clearly.

他转动旋钮，直到音乐变得清楚。

把玩、玩弄、搓弄

She twiddled a strand of hair while waiting for the results.

等结果的时候，她一直捻弄著一撮头发。

捻弄、转动

A quick twiddle of the knob improved the picture at once.

旋钮轻轻转一下，画面立刻就变好了。

无所事事、闲著没事、干等口语

We sat twiddling our thumbs while the manager took another call.

经理又去接另一通电话，我们只能闲坐在那里干等。