| 词汇 | fiddle |
| 释义 | fiddle verb uk /ˈfɪd.əl/ us /ˈfɪd.əl/ fiddleverb (CHEAT)[ T ]UKinformal to 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。 fiddle the booksHe had been fiddling the books for years. fiddle the accountsAn employee had fiddled accounts and helped himself to customers' money. Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint funny business game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp overcharge prankishly prankster pretext pretextual pull fiddleverb (MOVE ABOUT)[ I ] 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！ Touching & feeling arm brush against someone/something dab at something felt fiddle (around) with something get to second baseidiom graze handle kiss nudge paw pet physical contact play with something retexture second base shave tactile tactilely touch fiddleverb (INSTRUMENT)[ I ]informal to play the violin拉小提琴 Playing music accompaniment accompany air guitar beat something out beatbox blow finger pick pick someone/something out play (something) by earidiom playability playable pump tap throw transposition ultra-smooth una corda unperformable unperformed Idiomfiddle while Rome burns Phrasal verbsfiddle around fiddle (around) with something fiddle noun uk /ˈfɪd.əl/ us /ˈfɪd.əl/ fiddlenoun (INSTRUMENT)[ C ]informal a violin: 小提琴 to play the fiddle拉小提琴 GrashAlex/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Musical instruments accordion acoustically aerophone alphorn alto drum kit drum machine drumbeat drumhead drumroll ocarina oud over-pedal panpipes paradiddle tubular bells tuned tuning fork tuning peg ukulele fiddlenoun (DIFFICULTY)[ S ]UKinformal something difficult to do, especially because the things involved are small or need careful use of the fingers: （需要用手的）精细活；难事 a fiddleI find threading a needle a terrible fiddle.我觉得穿针是件难事。 [ + to infinitive ]It's a real fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts.这些零件太小，装配起来确实是件难事。 Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bearidiom albatross ball and chain bane be dead meatidiom be in the clearidiom bump chill equation hassle hiccup hindrance hot potato impediment nut snag stumbling block teaser teething troubles the sharp end fiddlenoun (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR)[ C or U ]UKinformal something dishonest that someone does in order to get money or other advantages: （为获得金钱或其他利益而做的）不诚实行为 a tax fiddle偷税行为 on the fiddleEveryone suspected they were on the fiddle (= cheating).大家都怀疑他们在搞欺诈。 Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint funny business game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp overcharge prankishly prankster pretext pretextual pull fiddle | American Dictionaryfiddle verb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] us/ˈfɪd·əl/ fiddleverb[I always + adv/prep] (MOVE THINGS)to move things around or touch things without a particular purpose: He stood there fiddling with his keys. Phrasal verbfiddle around fiddle noun[ C ] us/ˈfɪd·əl/ fiddlenoun[C] (INSTRUMENT)a violin fiddle | Business Englishfiddle verb informaluk /ˈfɪdl/us [ T ] to change figures dishonestly, often in order to get more money: fiddle your overtime/expensesThe report criticised officers who fiddled their overtime and tax inspectors who received tax-free bonuses. [ I ] to change something very slightly: fiddle with sthIf you fiddle with the figures in the investment column, you should be able to get your budget to balance. fiddle the books to dishonestly change a company's accounts or financial records: fiddled the books fiddle noun[ C ] informaluk /ˈfɪdl/us something dishonest that is done in order to get money: tax/expenses/insurance fiddleA year later, he changed the rule, on the grounds that it was being used as a tax fiddle. on the fiddle involved in dishonest behaviour, usually to get money: One in two holidaymakers claiming for lost luggage could be on the fiddle, claims a leading travel insurance firm. play second fiddle to sb/sth to be seen as less important than another person or thing: There were times when security seemed to play second fiddle to how the security company wanted to present itself to the world. Examples of fiddlefiddle People would not want to jeopardise their livelihood by falsifying their reports or by fiddling with the coupons, or so the logic went. 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such changes make it far more difficult for the fiddles and shenanigans that have been mentioned tonight to be detected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must suspect that these figures have been "fiddled", as every other figure had been "fiddled". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fiddling around in the meantime with repatriating hundreds of thousands is avoiding the main issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall not get anywhere merely by fiddling around with tax rates and allowances within the present system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the cut of £1,000 million that he claims in 1983–84 is the result of fiddling the figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is great anguish in my area because the exemption is clearly being fiddled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The possibility of tax evasion, or fiddles, has been discussed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fiddles can take place in local authority and general elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fiddles can take place in postal ballots as well as in branch or workplace ballots. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be here fiddling about with an antiquated system that is in terminal decline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows that fiddling takes place with both student grants and assisted places scheme grants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he make it clear that he and not the health unions has been fiddling the figures? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fiddle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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