fiddle

名词 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
   同义词：violin

动词 fiddle:

1. avoid (one's assigned duties)
   同义词：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
   同义词：toy, diddle, play
6. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
   同义词：tamper, monkey
7. try to fix or mend
   同义词：tinker

1. She fiddled with her watch so much that it broke.
   她总胡乱摆弄手表，结果把它弄坏了。
2. Can you play the fiddle?
   你会拉小提琴吗？
3. He came in with a face as long as a fiddle and said it was raining again.
   他拉长着脸进来说，又下雨了。
4. Well, we'd better get started and stop fiddling about.
   我们最好动身，不要再延误了。
5. Put down my pen and stop fiddling!
   把我的钢笔放下，别用手玩弄！

fid.dle

n.（名词）
Music
【音乐】
A violin.
小提琴
A member of the violin family.
提琴类乐器：小提琴家族中的一员
Nautical A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off.
【航海】 桌面柜：在遇上恶劣天气时，用来防止食器滚落的、置于桌上的餐具框
Informal Nonsensical, trifling matters:
【非正式用语】 胡扯，无聊：无意义的、琐碎小事：
例句：
.There are things that are important/beyond all this fiddle.(Marianne Moore)
.有许多事情比这些琐事重要得多.(玛丽安娜·穆尔)

The act or an instance of cheating or swindling; fraud.
欺骗：欺骗或诈骗的行为或事例；欺骗
v.（动词）
fid.dled,fid.dling,fid.dles
v.intr.（不及物动词）
Music To play a violin.
【音乐】 拉小提琴

To move one`s fingers or hands in a nervous fashion.
神经质地摆弄手指或手
To occupy oneself in an aimless or desultory way:
瞎搞; 胡混：使自己处于一种无目的或无条理的状态：
例句：
liked to fiddle with all the knobs and dials.
喜欢瞎搞所有的旋钮和转盘

To meddle or tamper:
干预或篡改：
例句：
a reporter who fiddled with the facts.
篡改事实的记者

To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one`s employer.
欺骗：进行欺骗，尤指偷雇主的东西
v.tr.（及物动词）
Music To play (a tune) on a violin.
【音乐】 用提琴演奏（乐曲）
To cheat or swindle.
欺骗，欺诈
To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain.
伪造：为不正当目的伪造或篡改，例如（帐目）

<常用词组>fiddle away
To waste or squander:
浪费：
例句：
fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks.
一早上的时间都浪费在不必要的工作上了

来源：
Middle English fidle
中古英语 fidle
from Old English fithele
源自 古英语 fithele

【引伸】
fid.dler
n.（名词）