fiddle
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UK fiddle n: (violin used in folk music)
SC 小提琴 xiǎo tí qín
TC 小提琴
TC 小提琴
Zoe played the fiddle at the festival.
佐伊在会演时演奏了小提琴。
a fiddle n: UK, informal (fraud)
SC 诈骗 zhà piàn
SC 欺诈 zhà piàn，qī zhà
The boss fired three of his employees when he discovered they were involved in a fiddle.
当老板发现他的三名员工参与了一个诈骗案时，他解雇了他们。
fiddle vi: (folk music: play a violin)
SC 拉小提琴 lā xiǎo tí qín
Dan liked to sit under a tree and fiddle instead of working.
丹喜欢坐在一个树下拉小提琴，而不喜欢工作。
fiddle [sth] vtr: UK, informal (cheat, falsify) (口语)
SC 欺骗 qī piàn
TC 欺騙
TC 欺騙
SC 欺诈 qī piàn，qī zhà
As more details of the expenses scandal emerged, the public began to think all politicians were fiddling the system.
随着开销丑闻的更多细节的出现，公众开始认为，所有政客都是在欺诈系统。
fiddle with [sth] vi + prep: (play absent-mindedly with)
SC 随意摆弄
TC 隨意擺弄
TC 隨意擺弄
SC 漫不经心地抚弄
Please stop fiddling with your hair!
请别再摆弄你的头发了！
fiddle vi: (tinker, tamper with [sth])
SC 乱摸弄 luàn mō nòng
TC 亂弄
TC 亂弄
SC 瞎摆弄 luàn mō nòng ，xiā bǎi nòng
TC 瞎弄
TC 瞎弄
SC 小修改
The artist decided it was time to put her paintbrush down and stop fiddling.
画家决定是时候停笔不再修改了。
fiddle with [sth] vi + prep: informal (tinker with, alter)
SC 胡乱修理
TC 胡亂修理
TC 胡亂修理
SC 胡乱摆弄 hú luàn bǎi nòng
TC 胡亂擺弄
TC 胡亂擺弄
John loved to fiddle with old cars, but never actually fixed them up.
约翰喜欢修理旧车，但从来没有真正修好过。
fiddle about vi phrasal: UK, informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial)
SC 虚度光阴，虚度时光 xū dù guāng yīn，xū dù shí guāng
TC 虛度光陰
TC 虛度光陰
Don't fiddle about; get to work.
fiddle around, also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal: informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial)
SC 闲荡 xián dàng
SC 虚度时光 xián dàng，xū dù shí guāng
He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving.
fiddle around with [sth], also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep: informal (play absent-mindedly with)
SC 心不在焉地拨弄
She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking.
fiddle around with [sth], also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep: informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully)
SC 摆弄..., 捣鼓...
He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up.
fit as a fiddle, as fit as a fiddle adj: informal (physically healthy)
SC 身体很好的，健康的 jiàn kāng de
play second fiddle, play second fiddle to [sb] v expr: figurative (be considered less important)
SC 当...的副手
SC 位于...之后
She always played second fiddle to her talented older sister.
second fiddle n: figurative (less important status) (音乐)
SC 第二小提琴部 dì èr xiǎo tí qín bù
SC 次要地位 dì èr xiǎo tí qín bù，cì yào dì wèi
TC 次要地位
TC 次要地位
The Vice President will always play second fiddle to the President.