1.形容焦急而又没办法的样子。
2.形容欢喜而不能自持的样子。
抓耳挠腮 [zhuā ěr náo sāi]
1. scratch one's ears and cheeks in embarrassment; scratch one's head; tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as a sign of anxiety or delight)形容焦急、苦闷，生气时想不出办法的样子。
郭澄清《大刀记》：“大概就是因为这个，他急得抓耳挠腮。”
形容高兴得不知怎么办才好的样子。
听到这个好消息，喜得他抓耳挠腮，眉开眼笑。
Scratching
但拜纳姆却在证明他只是一个还在抓耳挠腮(Scratching)的未长大的孩子，即便是在周一他在进攻端上有着让人鼓舞的表现，以7投6中拿下了14分。
scratch your head
Archive for the ‘英语口语游戏’ category ... show you think something/someone is crazy(发疯的) scratch your head(抓耳挠腮) shrug your shoulders(耸肩) ...
tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as a sign of anxiety or delight)
tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as a sign of anxiety or delight)
如果鳞片状的头屑让你不住抓耳挠腮的话，解决的方法就在你的冰箱里。
If itchy, scaly dandruff has you scratching your head, relief may be no farther away than your refrigerator.
事实上，你如此急迫的想要结识她们会让你抓耳挠腮，思考如何去与她们交谈，而不至于把事情搞糟。
In fact, you want to meet them so badly that you are scratching your head over how to talk to them without messing up.
虽然给小费的习俗会让游客们抓耳挠腮不得其解，但专家们称，给小费有一些基本经验可以遵循。
While these conventions can leave travelers scratching their heads, experts say that there are a few basic rules of thumb to following about tipping.
1.形容焦急、苦闷，生气时想不出办法的样子。《二刻拍案惊奇》卷十一：“大郎听罢，气得抓耳挠腮，没个是处。”《镜花缘》第十八回：“多九公只急的抓耳搔腮，不知怎样才好。”《儿女英雄传》第二三回：“公子只急得抓耳挠腮，闷了半日。”郭澄清《大刀记》开篇二：“大概就是因为这个，他急得抓耳挠腮。”2.形容高兴得不知怎么办才好的样子。《西游记》第二回：“孙悟空在旁闻讲，喜得他抓耳挠腮，眉花眼笑。”《平山冷燕》第十一回：“宋信听了，喜得抓耳挠腮，满心奇痒，哈哈大笑。”《文明小史》第五一回：“ 饶鸿生 那里经见过这种境界？直喜得他抓耳搔腮。”《老残游记》第三回：“姚云翁就将阁下学问怎样，品行怎样，而又通达人情，熟谙世势怎样，说得宫保抓耳挠腮，十分喜欢。”
