名詞 fiddle:

1. bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
   同義詞：violin

動(dòng)詞 fiddle:

1. avoid (one's assigned duties)
   同義詞：shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
2. commit fraud and steal from one's employer
3. play the violin or fiddle
4. play on a violin
5. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
   同義詞：toy, diddle, play
6. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
   同義詞：tamper, monkey
7. try to fix or mend
   同義詞：tinker

1. She fiddled with her watch so much that it broke.
   她總胡亂擺弄手表，結(jié)果把它弄壞了。
2. Can you play the fiddle?
   你會(huì)拉小提琴嗎？
3. He came in with a face as long as a fiddle and said it was raining again.
   他拉長著臉進(jìn)來說，又下雨了。
4. Well, we'd better get started and stop fiddling about.
   我們最好動(dòng)身，不要再延誤了。
5. Put down my pen and stop fiddling!
   把我的鋼筆放下，別用手玩弄！

fid.dle

n.（名詞）
Music
【音樂】
A violin.
小提琴
A member of the violin family.
提琴類樂器：小提琴家族中的一員
Nautical A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off.
【航海】 桌面柜：在遇上惡劣天氣時(shí)，用來防止食器滾落的、置于桌上的餐具框
Informal Nonsensical, trifling matters:
【非正式用語】 胡扯，無聊：無意義的、瑣碎小事：
例句：
.There are things that are important/beyond all this fiddle.(Marianne Moore)
.有許多事情比這些瑣事重要得多.(瑪麗安娜·穆爾)

The act or an instance of cheating or swindling; fraud.
欺騙：欺騙或詐騙的行為或事例；欺騙
v.（動(dòng)詞）
fid.dled,fid.dling,fid.dles
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
Music To play a violin.
【音樂】 拉小提琴

To move one`s fingers or hands in a nervous fashion.
神經(jīng)質(zhì)地?cái)[弄手指或手
To occupy oneself in an aimless or desultory way:
瞎搞; 胡混：使自己處于一種無目的或無條理的狀態(tài)：
例句：
liked to fiddle with all the knobs and dials.
喜歡瞎搞所有的旋鈕和轉(zhuǎn)盤

To meddle or tamper:
干預(yù)或篡改：
例句：
a reporter who fiddled with the facts.
篡改事實(shí)的記者

To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one`s employer.
欺騙：進(jìn)行欺騙，尤指偷雇主的東西
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
Music To play (a tune) on a violin.
【音樂】 用提琴演奏（樂曲）
To cheat or swindle.
欺騙，欺詐
To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain.
偽造：為不正當(dāng)目的偽造或篡改，例如（帳目）

<常用詞組>fiddle away
To waste or squander:
浪費(fèi)：
例句：
fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks.
一早上的時(shí)間都浪費(fèi)在不必要的工作上了

來源：
Middle English fidle
中古英語 fidle
from Old English fithele
源自 古英語 fithele

【引伸】
fid.dler
n.（名詞）