noodle¹['nu:dl]

• n.[常用复数]面条；鸡蛋面

noodle²['nu:dl]

• n.
  • 笨蛋，傻子
  • [俚语]脑袋，脑瓜

noodle³['nu:dl]

• vi.
  • (乐师)弹拨乐器，(即兴)演奏：

    Before singing, he noodled at his guitar.

    唱歌之前他先弹了几下吉他。

  • [口语]玩弄，摆弄：

    to noodle around with a pen

    玩弄一支钢笔

  • [口语]长时间地思考，反复酝酿：

    The director noodled for two days for only one scene.

    就为了一个镜头，导演苦思冥想了两天时间。

  • [口语]认真干，精心制作：

    to noodle at a song for Tony

    为托尼精心谱写了一首歌

  • 【计算机】信手(或胡乱地)击键盘
• vt.
  • [口语]拨弄，玩弄(有时与 up连用)：

    He was noodling up a model of a ship when I went into his office.

    我走进他的办公室时看到他正摆弄一个轮船模型。

• 变形:

  vi.noodled.noodling