noodle

US /ˈnuː.dəl/
UK /ˈnuː.dəl/
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1.

麵條, 粉條

a strip, strand, or sheet of pasta or a similar dough, cooked and eaten as part of a meal

:
She added some fresh noodles to the soup.
她往湯裡加了一些新鮮的麵條
Ramen is a Japanese dish with wheat noodles served in a meat or fish-based broth.
拉麵是一種日本菜,用小麥麵條搭配肉或魚湯。
2.

頭, 腦子

(informal) a person's head

:
Use your noodle and figure it out!
動動你的腦筋,想出來!
He hit his noodle on the low ceiling.
他的撞到了低矮的天花板。
1.

隨意彈奏, 即興演奏

(informal) to play or improvise on a musical instrument, especially casually or without a specific plan

:
He likes to noodle around on his guitar after work.
他下班後喜歡隨意彈奏吉他。
She spent the afternoon just noodling on the piano.
她整個下午都在隨意彈奏鋼琴。
2.

徒手捕魚, 手抓魚

to fish for catfish by hand, often by reaching into underwater holes where they hide

:
He learned to noodle for catfish in the river.
他學會了在河裡用手捕撈鯰魚。
Noodling is a traditional method of fishing in some parts of the US.
徒手捕魚是美國某些地區的一種傳統捕魚方法。