Nor has Mr Marchionne been twiddling his thumbs in Europe.

I am sitting around twiddling my thumbs.

我坐在那里闲得无聊.

He was twiddling with his watch-chain while he was listening to me.

他边听我讲边弄着表链.

I was twiddling my thumbs, waiting for my friend to arrive.

我闲着等我的朋友到来.

It was as simple as twiddling his thumbs, which he was now doing.

这事简单得就像他现在正转动着他的大拇指一样.

Then I twigged that they were illegal immigrants...

然后我突然意识到他们是非法移民。

She heard a twig snap.

她听到一根小树枝啪地折断了.

Uncle Fraser taught me to write funny symbols on ground with a pine twig.

富叔叔用小松枝教我在地上画出好玩的符号.

Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.

[谚]弯曲的树苗长成弯曲的大树(意指人的性格 、 品质决定于儿童时期的教育).

I don't quite twig what you are driving at.

我不太明白你的意思.

Looking forward to bare twig, a slight wind, the proud in the display.

仰望着光秃的枝杈, 微微随风, 在显示着高傲.

He can hear the snap of a twig.

他能听到树枝发出的噼噼啪啪的声音.

Samaria and its king will away like a twig on the surface of the waters.

至于撒玛利亚、他的王必灭没、如水面的沫子一样.

It took ages before he twigged.

过了好长时间他才突然明白过来。

The teacher had explained the sentence, but I didn't quite twig.

老师解释了这个句子, 但我不太明白.

Twig has its reason to exist and trunk as well.

小树枝自有小树枝生长的原因,大树干也有大树干自己形成的条件因素.

I gave him another clue, but he still didn't twig.

我又提示他一次, 他还是不理解.

Just as the twig being bent, the tree is inclined.

树曲枝必弯.

I finally twigged what he meant.

我终于弄明白了他的意思。

A young twig is easier twisted than an old tree.

树小扶直易,树大扳直难.

Mr Sam decided to hop the twig; he was in debt to at least five merchants.

山姆先生决定逃走; 他至少欠了5个商人的债.