fiddle
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you fiddle with an object, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers. 不停摆弄
Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk. 哈丽雅特不停地摆弄桌上的一支钢笔。
2. V-I If you fiddle with something, you change it in minor ways. 略微改动
She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it. 她告诉惠斯勒他为她画的肖像已经完成了，不要再改来改去了。
3. V-I If you fiddle with a machine, you adjust it. 调试
He turned on the radio and fiddled with the knob until he got a talk show. 他打开收音机，调动旋钮，直到他收到了一个谈话节目。
4. N-VAR Some people call violins fiddles, especially when they are used to play folk music. 小提琴
Hardy played the fiddle at local dances. 哈迪在当地的舞会上拉了小提琴。
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fiddle /ˈfɪdəl/ (fiddling,fiddled,fiddles)
剑桥词典
fiddle verb (CHEAT)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ] UK informalto act dishonestly in order to get something for yourself, or to change something dishonestly, especially to your advantage
（尤指为个人利益而）用诡计获得；篡改，伪造
She managed to fiddle a free trip to America . 她想办法骗取了一趟去美国的免费旅行。
He had been fiddling the accounts /books /finances for years . 多年来他一直在伪造账目／账簿／财务状况。
fiddle verb (MOVE ABOUT)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]to move things about or touch things with no particular purpose
无目的地拨弄（或摆弄）
Put your papers down and stop fiddling with them! 把文件放下，不要乱摆弄！
fiddle verb (INSTRUMENT)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ] informalto play the violin
拉小提琴
习语
fiddle while Rome burns短语动词
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