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单词 fiddle
释义
fiddle
verb
uk
/ˈfɪd.əl/us
/ˈfɪd.əl/

fiddleverb(CHEAT)

[T]UKinformal
toactdishonestlyinorderto get something for yourself, or tochangesomethingdishonestly,especiallytoyouradvantage:
（尤指为个人利益而）用诡计获得；篡改，伪造
Shemanagedto fiddle afreetriptoAmerica.她想办法骗取了一趟去美国的免费旅行。
He had been fiddlingtheaccounts/books/financesforyears.多年来他一直在伪造账目／账簿／财务状况。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cheating & tricking
  • anti-fraud
  • bad faith
  • bamboozle
  • bilk
  • blackmail
  • deceive
  • diddle
  • flannel
  • gull
  • have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
  • havesomeoneon
  • hoax
  • hocus-pocus
  • hustle
  • pull
  • pull a fast oneidiom
  • pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
  • punk
  • putsomethingacross/oversomeone
  • racket
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fiddleverb(MOVE ABOUT)

[I]
tomovethings about ortouchthings with noparticularpurpose:
无目的地拨弄（或摆弄）
Putyourpapersdown andstopfiddling with them!把文件放下，不要乱摆弄！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Touching & feeling
  • brush
  • dab
  • feel
  • felt
  • fiddle (around) withsomething
  • get to second baseidiom
  • get to third baseidiom
  • hand
  • kiss
  • paw
  • pet
  • play withsomething
  • retexture
  • second base
  • stroke
  • tactile
  • texture
  • third base
  • touch
  • toy withsomething
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fiddleverb(INSTRUMENT)

[I]informal
toplaytheviolin
拉小提琴
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Playing music
  • accompaniment
  • accompany
  • air guitar
  • beatsomethingout
  • beatbox
  • blow
  • conduct
  • pick
  • picksomeone/somethingout
  • play (something) by earidiom
  • playability
  • playable
  • pump
  • roof
  • tap
  • transpose
  • transposition
  • ultra-smooth
  • vibe
  • wah-wah
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Idiom

fiddle while Rome burns

Phrasal verbs

fiddle around
fiddle (around) withsomething
fiddle
noun
uk
/ˈfɪd.əl/us
/ˈfɪd.əl/

fiddlenoun(INSTRUMENT)

[C]informal
aviolin:
小提琴
toplaythe fiddle拉小提琴
picture of fiddle
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Musical instruments
  • accordion
  • acoustically
  • aerophone
  • alphorn
  • alto
  • drum kit
  • drum machine
  • drumbeat
  • drumroll
  • drumstick
  • panpipes
  • pedal steel
  • penny whistle
  • percussion
  • percussionist
  • tuning fork
  • tuning peg
  • ukulele
  • unpitched
  • unplugged
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fiddlenoun(DIFFICULTY)

[S]UKinformal
somethingdifficultto do,especiallybecause the thingsinvolvedaresmallor needcarefuluse of thefingers:
（需要用手的）精细活；难事
Ifindthreadinganeedleaterriblefiddle.我觉得穿针是件难事。
[+ to infinitive]It's arealfiddletoassemblebecause of all thesmallparts.这些零件太小，装配起来确实是件难事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
  • a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
  • albatross
  • bane
  • be dead meatidiom
  • be in the clearidiom
  • be out of the woodsidiom
  • bump
  • equation
  • hindrance
  • hot potato
  • impediment
  • incubus
  • marathon
  • nut
  • teaser
  • teething troubles
  • the tip of the icebergidiom
  • thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
  • tiesomeoneup
  • twist
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fiddlenoun(DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR)

[CorU]UKinformal
somethingdishonestthat someone does inorderto getmoneyor otheradvantages:
（为获得金钱或其他利益而做的）不诚实行为
ataxfiddle偷税行为
Everyonesuspectedthey wereon thefiddle(=cheating).大家都怀疑他们在搞欺诈。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cheating & tricking
  • anti-fraud
  • bad faith
  • bamboozle
  • bilk
  • blackmail
  • deceive
  • diddle
  • flannel
  • gull
  • have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
  • havesomeoneon
  • hoax
  • hocus-pocus
  • hustle
  • pull
  • pull a fast oneidiom
  • pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
  • punk
  • putsomethingacross/oversomeone
  • racket
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(Definition offiddlefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fiddle| American Dictionary

fiddle
verb[Ialways+ adv/prep]
us
/ˈfɪd·əl/

fiddleverb[I always + adv/prep](MOVE THINGS)

tomovethings around ortouchthings without aparticularpurpose:
Hestoodthere fiddling with hiskeys.

Phrasal verb

fiddle around
fiddle
noun[C]
us
/ˈfɪd·əl/

fiddlenoun[C](INSTRUMENT)

aviolin
(Definition offiddlefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

fiddle| Business English

fiddle
verb
informal
uk
/ˈfɪdl/us
[T]
tochangefiguresdishonestly, often inorderto get moremoney:
fiddle your overtime/expensesThereportcriticisedofficerswho fiddledtheirovertimeandtaxinspectorswhoreceivedtax-freebonuses.
[I]
tochangesomething veryslightly:
fiddle with sthIf you fiddle with thefiguresin theinvestmentcolumn, you should beableto getyourbudgettobalance.
fiddle the books
todishonestlychangea company'saccountsorfinancialrecords:
fiddled thebooks
fiddle
noun[C]
informal
uk
/ˈfɪdl/us
somethingdishonestthat is done inorderto getmoney:
tax/expenses/insurance fiddleAyearlater, hechangedtherule, on thegroundsthat it was being used as ataxfiddle.
on the fiddle
involvedindishonestbehaviour, usually to getmoney:
One in twoholidaymakersclaimingforlostluggagecould beon the fiddle,claimsaleadingtravelinsurancefirm.
play second fiddle to sb/sth
to beseenas lessimportantthan anotherpersonor thing:
There weretimeswhensecurityseemedtoplaysecond fiddle to how thesecuritycompanywantedtopresentitself to theworld.
(Definition offiddlefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffiddle

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People would not want to jeopardise their livelihood by falsifying their reports or by fiddling with the coupons, or so the logic went.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They are given an amnesty at the end of every financial year to carry on their tax dodging and all the rest of the fiddles.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Such changes make it far more difficult for the fiddles and shenanigans that have been mentioned tonight to be detected.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I would be prepared to say now that an awful lot of expenses filed in the last five years have been "fiddled".
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We must suspect that these figures have been "fiddled", as every other figure had been "fiddled".
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Fiddling around in the meantime with repatriating hundreds of thousands is avoiding the main issue.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We shall not get anywhere merely by fiddling around with tax rates and allowances within the present system.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Even the cut of £1,000 million that he claims in 1983–84 is the result of fiddling the figures.
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There is great anguish in my area because the exemption is clearly being fiddled.
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The possibility of tax evasion, or fiddles, has been discussed.
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Fiddles can take place in local authority and general elections.
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Fiddles can take place in postal ballots as well as in branch or workplace ballots.
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We should not be here fiddling about with an antiquated system that is in terminal decline.
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Everyone knows that fiddling takes place with both student grants and assisted places scheme grants.
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Will he make it clear that he and not the health unions has been fiddling the figures?
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