make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience
坐立不安;手足无措
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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
烦躁,不安
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[with infinitive]
he was fidgeting to get back to his shop .他急着想回店里。
[with obj.]make (someone) uneasy or uncomfortable
使(某人)不安(或烦躁、不适)
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she fidgets me with her never-ending spit and polish .她那无休止的梳洗打扮让我烦躁不安。
a quick, small movement, typically a repeated one, caused by nervousness or impatience
躁动
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he disturbed other people with convulsive fidgets .他那无法控制的躁动弄得别人心神不宁。
a person given to such movements, especially one whom other people find irritating
(尤指讨人厌的)坐立不安的人。
(一般作
心神不宁,烦躁不安
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a marketing person full of nervous energy and fidgets .一位精力充沛但狂躁不安的营销人员。
"late 17th cent.: from obsolete or dialect