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美 [ˈfɪdl]英 [ˈfɪdl]
  • v.(尤指厌烦或紧张地)不停摆弄;调整;篡改,伪造;拉小提琴;略微变动
  • n.小提琴;修理,调整;修理;欺诈,骗局;餐具框(防止餐具在船摇摆时滚落用)

复数: fiddles 过去式: fiddled 现在分词: fiddling 过去分词: fiddled 第三人称单数: fiddles

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verb

1

(尤指厌烦或紧张地)不断摸弄,不停摆弄
to keep touching or moving sth with your hands, especially because you are bored or nervous

He was fiddling with his keys while he talked to me.

和我谈话时他不停地摆弄钥匙。

2

篡改;伪造;对…做手脚
to change the details or figures of sth in order to try to get money dishonestly, or gain an advantage

to fiddle the accounts

篡改账目

She fiddled the books (= changed a company's financial records) while working as an accountant.

她当会计时对账簿做了手脚。

3

拉小提琴
to play music on the violin

4

虚度光阴;瞎混
to spend your time doing things that are not important

5


noun

1


2

欺诈;骗钱行为;骗局
something that is done dishonestly to get money

an insurance/tax, etc. fiddle

保险、纳税等骗局

3

修理;调整;摆弄
an act of moving sth or adjusting sth in order to make it work

4

难事
something that is difficult to do

习语

to be doing sth dishonest to get money

to be treated as less important than sb/sth; to have a less important position than sb/sth else

fiddle

频次

  • 1
    VERB 摆弄;拨弄
    If you fiddle with an object, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers.

    Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk.

    哈丽雅特摆弄着桌上的钢笔。

  • 2
    VERB 作小改动;略微变动;稍稍修改
    If you fiddle with something, you change it in minor ways.

    She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it.

    她告诉惠斯勒他给她画的肖像已经完成,不要再改了。

  • 3
    VERB 调校;调整
    If you fiddle with a machine, you adjust it.

    He turned on the radio and fiddled with the knob until he got a talk show.

    他打开收音机,拨动旋钮,直至调到一个脱口秀节目。

  • 4
    VERB 篡改,伪造(财务记录)
    If someone fiddles financial documents, they alter them dishonestly so that they get money for themselves.

    He's been fiddling the books...

    他一直在伪造账目。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 欺诈;诈骗
    A fiddle is a dishonest action or scheme in which someone gets money for themselves.

    Police investigating a £10 million car insurance fiddle arrested 16 people yesterday.

    调查涉及 1,000 万英镑的汽车保险诈骗案的警察昨天逮捕了 16 人。

  • 6
    N-SING 麻烦之事;繁琐之事
    If something is a fiddle, it is quite difficult to do because it involves small or complicated objects.

    I found out how to fix the tray on — a bit of a fiddle.

    我知道该怎么把这盘子固定住了——有点麻烦。

  • 7
    N-VAR (尤指用于演奏民间音乐的)小提琴
    Some people call violins fiddles, especially when they are used to play folk music.

    Hardy as a young man played the fiddle at local dances.

    哈迪年轻时在当地舞会上演奏小提琴。

  • 8
    PHRASE 非常健康;充满活力
    Someone who is as fit as a fiddle is very healthy and full of energy.

    I'm as fit as a fiddle — with energy to spare.

    我非常健康——精力充沛。

  • 9
    PHRASE 干骗钱的勾当;诈骗
    If someone is on the fiddle, they get money by doing illegal or dishonest things.

  • 10
    PHRASE 大难临头仍歌舞升平;见危难而若无其事
    If you say that someone is fiddling while Rome burns, you mean that they are not dealing with a difficult or dangerous situation but instead are doing useless things or pretending that nothing is wrong.

  • 11
    PHRASE 处于次要地位;当副手;唱配角
    If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together.

    She hated the thought of playing second fiddle to Rose.

    想到要身居罗斯之下她就很郁闷。

  • 12
    PHRASAL VERB 摆弄,拨弄(使运转)
    If you fiddle around or fiddle about with a machine, you do things to it to try and make it work.

    Two of them got out to fiddle around with the engine.

    其中两人下车鼓捣引擎。

  • 13
    PHRASAL VERB 虚度光阴;无所事事;瞎混
    If someone fiddles around or fiddles about, they waste time doing unimportant things instead of dealing with important problems.

    He wants lawmakers to basically stop fiddling around as the country moves closer to breaking up...

    国家在日益走向分裂,他希望立法者们再不要无所事事了。

  • 14
    PHRASAL VERB 对…作无谓的修改
    If you say that someone is fiddling around with or fiddling about with something, you mean that they are changing it in a way that you disapprove of.

    Right now in Congress, they're fiddling around with the budget and so on...

    此时在国会,他们正就预算案等等瞎折腾。

noun

1
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family;this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
Synonym: violin

verb

1
try to fix or mend
Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
Synonym: tinker
2
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
The reporter fiddle with the facts
Synonym: tamper monkey
3
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
She played nervously with her wedding ring
Don't fiddle with the screws
He played with the idea of running for the Senate
Synonym: toy diddle play
4
play on a violin
Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely
5
play the violin or fiddle
6
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
We found out that she had been fiddling for years
7
avoid (one's assigned duties)
The derelict soldier shirked his duties
Synonym: shirk shrink from goldbrick

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Tell me , is it difficult to play the fiddle ?

    告诉我拉小提琴难学嘛?

  2. You gonna play that fiddle ?

    你愿意拉小提琴吗?

  3. She hated the thought of playing second fiddle to Rose .

    想到要身居罗斯之下她就很郁闷。

  4. One always wonders when a man starts fiddling about with his Will .

    一个人开始把遗嘱改来改去时总让人感到诧异。

  5. Hardy as a young man played the fiddle at local dances .

    哈迪年轻时在当地舞会上演奏小提琴。

  6. I 'm as fit as a fiddle — with energy to spare .

    我非常健康——精力充沛。

  7. He wastes time fiddling about with minor matters .

    他把时间都浪费在鸡毛蒜皮的小事上。

  8. Right now in Congress , they 're fiddling around with the budget and so on

    此时在国会,他们正就预算案等等瞎折腾。

  9. He turned on the radio and fiddled with the knob until he got a talk show .

    他打开收音机,拨动旋钮,直至调到一个脱口秀节目。

  10. Stop fiddling your expenses account .

    不要再在开支账户上动手脚了。

  11. She fiddled with the catch of her bag

    她摆弄着包上的搭扣。

  12. He brought out the fiddle , its varnish cracked and blistered .

    他取出了小提琴,它表面的清漆已出现裂缝,还起了浮泡。

  13. She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it .

    她告诉惠斯勒他给她画的肖像已经完成,不要再改了。

  14. Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk .

    哈丽雅特摆弄着桌上的钢笔。

  15. Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it .

    里德利拿起一支铅笔,不停地在手里摆弄着。

  16. The fiddle began to twang .

    小提琴声渐起。

  17. Don 't fiddle with the rifle bolt .

    别搬弄枪栓。

  18. He was finally brought to book for fiddling the accounts .

    他终因造假账而受到处分。

  19. She plays the fiddle in the school band .

    她在学校乐队里拉小提琴。

  20. He always likes to fiddle with things .

    他手欠着呢。

  21. He learned to fiddle as a young boy .

    他自幼学小提琴。

  22. She fiddled an extra twenty pounds on her expenses claim .

    她报销时额外骗取了20英镑。

  23. It 's a fiddle & they put different labels on the bottles and sell them at three times the proper price .

    这是一种欺诈行为&他们给这些瓶子贴上不同的标签,以三倍于通常的价格出售。

  24. He had to fiddle the figures of his company 's account in order to hide the evidence of tax evasion .

    为隐匿逃税的证据,他不得不篡改他的公司账户上的数字。

  25. Stop fiddling with ( or fiddling ) the pen !

    别玩弄那钢笔啦!

  26. As she talked , she fiddled with the buttons on her sweater .

    她一边说话,一边捏弄着毛衣上的纽扣。

  27. She fiddled with her earrings as she talked .

    她说话的时候拨弄着她的耳环。

  28. All you 're going to see is a lot of fiddling around .

    你今天要看到的只是大量的胡摆乱弄

  29. She plays the fiddle well .

    她小提琴拉得好。

  30. He fiddled the company 's accounts .

    他篡改了公司的账目

  • 短语动词
  • 习语

鼓捣,摆弄(机器,使其运转)

乱改;对…作无谓的修改

以下资源来自牛津词典

fiddle about/around

虚度光阴;瞎混
to spend your time doing things that are not important

fiddle about/around with sth fiddle with sth


n.

be on the fiddle

搞骗钱勾当
to be doing sth dishonest to get money

play second fiddle (to sb/sth)

当第二把手;居次要地位;当副手
to be treated as less important than sb/sth; to have a less important position than sb/sth else

(as) fit as a fiddle

非常健康
in very good physical condition