fiddling

动词 fiddle:

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

形容词 fiddling:

1. (informal) small and of little importance
   同义词：footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

1. If he keeps fiddling with the clock, he is sure to put it out of order.
   他若继续摆弄那钟表，那非把它弄坏不可。
2. Stop fiddling (about) and do some work.
   别再瞎混了，做点事吧。
3. Well, we'd better get started and stop fiddling about.
   我们最好动身，不要再延误了。
4. Put down my pen and stop fiddling!
   把我的钢笔放下，别用手玩弄！

fid.dling

adj.（形容词）
Trivial; petty.
无用的；无足轻重的