fid·dleBrE/ˈfɪdl/NAmE/ˈfɪdl/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyfiddleBrE/ˈfɪdl/NAmE/ˈfɪdl/present simple - he / she / itfiddlesBrE/ˈfɪdlz/NAmE/ˈfɪdlz/past simplefiddledBrE/ˈfɪdld/NAmE/ˈfɪdld/past participlefiddledBrE/ˈfɪdld/NAmE/ˈfɪdld/ -ing formfiddlingBrE/ˈfɪdlɪŋ/NAmE/ˈfɪdlɪŋ/[I]~ (withsth)tokeeptouchingormovingsthwithyourhands, especiallybecauseyouareboredornervous(尤指厌烦或紧张地)不断摸弄,不停摆弄◆Hewasfiddlingwithhiskeyswhilehetalkedtome. 和我谈话时他不停地摆弄钥匙。[T]~sth(informal) tochangethedetailsorfiguresofsthinordertotrytogetmoneydishonestly, orgainanadvantage篡改;伪造;对…做手脚◆tofiddletheaccounts篡改账目◆Shefiddledthebooks(= changedacompany'sfinancialrecords)whileworkingasanaccountant. 她当会计时对账簿做了手脚。[I](informal) toplaymusicontheviolin拉小提琴●ˌfiddleaˈbout/aˈroundtospendyourtimedoingthingsthatarenotimportant虚度光阴;瞎混●ˌfiddleaˈbout/aˈroundwithsth●ˈfiddlewithsthtokeeptouchingsthormakingsmallchangestosthbecauseyouarenotsatisfiedwithit不断摆弄;不停对…做小修小改◆I'vebeenfiddlingaboutwiththisdesignforages. 我不断地修改这个设计已经好长时间了。totouchormovethepartsofsthinordertotrytochangeitorrepairit拨弄,摆弄(为改变或修理某物)◆Who'sbeenfiddlingwiththeTVagain? 谁又在摆弄电视机了?
fid·dleBrE/ˈfɪdl/NAmE/ˈfɪdl/noun(informal) [C] = violin[C](BrE) somethingthatisdonedishonestlytogetmoney欺诈;骗钱行为;骗局SYNfraud◆aninsurance/tax, etc. fiddle保险、纳税等骗局[sing.](BrE) anactofmovingsthoradjustingsthinordertomakeitwork修理;调整;摆弄[sing.](BrE) somethingthatisdifficulttodo难事●beontheˈfiddle(BrE) tobedoingsthdishonesttogetmoney搞骗钱勾当●playsecondˈfiddle (tosb/sth)tobetreatedaslessimportantthansb/sth; tohavealessimportantpositionthansb/sthelse当二把手;当副手;居次要地位●(as) ˌfitasaˈfiddle(informal) inverygoodphysicalcondition非常健康Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots