fidget

fidget
[ˈfɪdʒɪt]
(fidgeted, fidgeting)
  1. [no obj.]make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience
    坐立不安；手足无措
    the audience had begun to fidget on their chairs.
    观众开始在座位上坐立不安起来。
    ■be impatient or uneasy
    焦急难耐，烦躁，不安
    [with infinitive]he was fidgeting to get back to his shop.
    他急于回到自己的店里。
    ■[withobj.]make (someone) uneasy or uncomfortable
    使（某人）不安（或烦躁、不适）
    she fidgets me with her never-ending spit and polish.
    她那无休止的精雕细琢让我烦躁不安。
noun
  1. a quick, small movement, typically a repeated one, caused by nervousness or impatience
    坐立不安；动来晃去
    he disturbed other people with convulsive fidgets.
    他神经质般地动来晃去，扰得别人心神不宁。
    ■a person given to such movements, especially one whom other people find irritating
    （尤指讨人厌的）坐立不安者
    ■(一般作 fidgets)a state of mental or physical restlessness or uneasiness
    （身心）紧张，不安，烦躁
    a marketing person full of nervous energy and fidgets.
    一位精力充沛却又紧张兮兮的销售人员。
派生
fidgeter
noun
fidgetiness
noun
fidgety
adjective
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from obsolete or dialect fidge 'to twitch'; perhaps related to Old Norse fikja 'move briskly, be restless or eager'
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