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)