1
- informal a violin〈非正式〉小提琴。
2
- informal, chiefly Brit. an act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying〈非正式, 主英〉欺骗行为, 骗局：
a major mortgage fiddle.
抵押贷款大骗局。
3
- informal a small task that seems awkward and unnecessarily complex〈非正式〉难办的琐碎小事：
inserting a tape is a bit of a fiddle.
插入磁带略嫌麻烦。
4
- Nautical a contrivance, such as a raised rim, that prevents things from rolling or sliding off a table in bad weather【航海】（防止餐具在恶劣天气条件下滚落或滑落的）餐桌缘框。
informal <非正式>
1
- no obj. touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way（紧张不安地）乱弄, 拨弄：
Lena fiddled with her cup.
莉娜不安地摸弄着她的杯子。
1.1
- tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements（为稍加调整或改进而）摆弄, 倒腾：
he sat in the car and played the radio, fiddling with the knobs.
他坐在车里打开了收音机, 调弄着旋钮。
1.2
fiddle around
pass time aimlessly, without doing or achieving anything of substance无所事事。
2
- with obj. chiefly Brit. falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money〈主英〉（常指为赚钱而）伪造, 篡改（数字, 数据, 记录）：
everyone is fiddling their expenses.
人人都在篡改开支的经费。
3
- no obj. archaic play the violin〈古〉拉小提琴。
短语
fiddle while Rome burns
- be concerned with relatively trivial matters while ignoring the serious or disastrous events going on around one因小失大。
(as) fit as a fiddle
- in very good health非常健康。
on the fiddle
- informal engaged in cheating or swindling〈非正式〉行骗。
play second fiddle to
- take a less important and subordinate role to someone or something in a way often considered demeaning屈居人下; 屈从; 迁就：
she had to play second fiddle to the interests of her husband.
她不得不服从她丈夫的利益。
词源
Old English fithele, denoting a violin or similar instrument (originally not an informal or depreciatory term), related to Dutch vedel and German Fiedel, based on Latin vitulari 'celebrate a festival, be joyful', perhaps from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. Compare with VIOL.