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fiddle/ˈfid(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin [口] [贬]提琴类乐器(尤指小提琴) 2 Brit. colloq. an instance of cheating or fraud [英口]骗局；欺诈；欺骗行为 3 a fiddly task 累人(或费时)的工作 4 Naut. a contrivance for stopping things from rolling or sliding off a table in bad weather 【海】桌面框(防止物体在船摇摆时从桌子上滚落或滑落) ●v. 1 intr.a (often foll. by 常后跟 with, at) play restlessly 胡乱摆弄；不停地用手拨弄 b (often foll. by 常后跟 about) move aimlessly 闲荡 c act idly or frivolously 虚度光阴；胡混 d (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) make minor adjustments; tinker (esp. in an attempt to make improvements) 做小调整；修整(以改进) 2 tr. Brit. slang [英] [俚语]a cheat, swindle 欺骗，诈骗 b falsify 篡改，伪造 c get by cheating 骗取 3a intr. play the fiddle 拉小提琴 b tr. play (a tune etc.) on the fiddle 用小提琴演奏(乐曲等) □ as fit as a fiddle in very good health 非常健康 □ face as long as a fiddle a dismal face 阴郁的面孔，板着的脸 □ on the fiddle engaged in cheating or swindling 欺骗，诈骗 □ play second (or first) fiddle take a subordinate (or leading) role 当二(或一)把手，当配(或主)角 [Old English fithele via Germanic from a Romanic root related to VIOL, ultimately from Latin vitulɑˉri ‘celebrate a festival, be joyful’] |