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    worry beads

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈworry beads noun [plural]  DGODCJa set of beads on a string that you move about in order to keep yourself calm 安神念珠，解愁数珠
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    worry beads• Use a couple of small ones as worry beads, jiggling them around in the palm of your hand.• He passes time gossiping, fingering worry beads and sipping ouzo.• Shoulders hunched into the collar of his leather jacket, fists clenched inside the pockets, eyes little worry beads of suspicion.
    ˈworry beads nounChineseSyllable
    beads set a Corpus a string on of


    worry beads
    ˈworry beads noun [plural]
    a set of beads on a string that you move about in order to keep yourself calm


    worry beadsBrE /ˈwʌri biːdz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɜːri biːdz/ 🔊 noun [plural] small beads on a string that you move and turn in order to keep calm 排愁串珠，安神串珠（用手捻转使自己镇静）