fiddle
noun
verb
ˈfɪdl
noun
1
a
VIOLIN
小提琴
2
a
dishonest
way
of
getting
money
[英] 欺诈，欺骗行为
BrE
an
insurance
fiddle
保险欺诈
on
the
fiddle
They
suspected
he
was
on
the
fiddle
(=getting
money
dishonestly
or
illegally)
all
along.
他们怀疑他一直在搞欺诈勾当。
3
be a fiddle
to
be
difficult
to
do
and
involve
complicated
movements
of
your
hands
难做，费事
This
blouse
is
a
bit
of
a
fiddle
to
do
up.
这件女衬衫扣起来有点费劲。
verb
4
to
keep
moving
and
touching
something,
especially
because
you
are
bored
or
nervous
不停拨弄〔尤因厌烦或紧张〕
I
Stop
fiddling,
will
you!
你不要瞎拨弄了，好不好！
I
sat
and
fiddled
at
the
computer
for
a
while.
我坐下来摆弄了一会儿计算机。
[+
with
]
She
was
at
her
desk
in
the
living
room,
fiddling
with
a
deck
of
cards.
她坐在起居室的桌子旁，摆弄着一副纸牌。
5
to
give
false
information
about
something,
in
order
to
avoid
paying
money
or
to
get
extra
money
[英，非正式] 篡改，伪造〔信息，目的在于不付钱或多拿钱〕
T | BrE informal
Bert
had
been
fiddling
his
income
tax
for
years.
伯特多年来都在虚报所得税。
fiddle
the
books
6
to
play
a
VIOLIN
拉小提琴
I
7
to
waste
time
doing
unimportant
things
浪费时间，虚度光阴
8
to
move
the
parts
of
a
machine
in
order
to
try
to
make
it
work
or
repair
it
拨弄〔使之工作或修好〕
I’ve
been
fiddling
around
with
this
old
car
for
months
but
I
still
can’t
get
it
to
work.
这辆旧车我摆弄了几个月，但还是开不了。
9
to
make
small
unnecessary
changes
to
something
–
used
to
show
disapproval
乱动，瞎搞〔含贬义〕;
Why
did
you
let
her
fiddle
about
with
the
remote
control?
你为什么让她乱动遥控器呢？
The
bus
company
is
always
fiddling
around
with
the
schedules.
公共汽车公司老是乱改时间表。
10
to
move
part
of
a
machine
in
order
to
make
it
work,
without
knowing
exactly
what
you
should
do
〔在不知如何操作的情况下〕拨弄，瞎动
After
fiddling
with
the
tuning
I
finally
got
JFM.
我瞎调了一会，终于找到了 JFM 台。
11
to
move
or
touch
something
that
does
not
belong
to
you,
in
an
annoying
way
乱动〔别人的东西〕
Don’t
let
him
fiddle
with
my
bag.
别让他乱动我的提包。