
noodle
词源
来自德语 'Nudel',意为面条,可能源自拉丁语 'nodus'(结),因其形状类似。俚语用法(指头脑)可能源于19世纪美国英语的幽默表达。
noun
❶ 面条,通常由面粉、水制成,呈长条状,是许多亚洲国家的主食之一。
“I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup for lunch.”
(午餐我吃了一碗鸡肉面条汤。)
“She loves to eat instant noodles when she's busy.”
(她忙的时候喜欢吃方便面。)
❶ 俚语中常指人的脑袋或头脑,带有幽默或非正式的语气。
“Use your noodle to solve this puzzle.”
(动动你的脑子来解决这个谜题。)
“He's got a lot of crazy ideas in his noodle.”
(他脑子里有很多疯狂的想法。)
verb
❶ 非正式用法,指即兴演奏乐器,尤指吉他,通常没有固定的曲调或结构。
“He spent the afternoon noodling on his guitar.”
(他整个下午都在即兴弹吉他。)
“The band was just noodling around before the concert.”
(乐队在音乐会前只是随便即兴演奏。)
常见短语
use your noodle — 非正式表达,意思是动动脑筋或思考一下,常用于鼓励他人解决问题。
“Come on, use your noodle and figure it out!”
(来吧,动动脑筋,想办法解决!)
noodle around — 指随意地、没有特定目的地做某事,尤指即兴演奏乐器或闲逛。
“We just noodled around the city all day, exploring.”
(我们一整天都在城市里闲逛,四处探索。)