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单词 fiddly
释义
fiddlyfid‧dly /ˈfɪdli/ adjective British English informal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He managed to fix the television, but it was a time-consuming and fiddly job.
  • I don't like shrimps -- they're so fiddly to eat.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Buttons are fiddly so look out for ones sewn on to elastic loops.
  • Cooking such small amounts of food can be fiddly and time consuming so try freezing baby-sized portions in ice cube trays.
  • It was awfully fiddly with gloves on.
  • Since the introduction of those fiddly little 5p's the position has changed and 1p's now take second place.
  • The plastic zips are of reasonably good quality but small, with fiddly zip pulls on the pockets.
  • You see the other shoemakers in Swansea are men and not interested in fiddly little slippers.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorcomplicated and needing a lot of care
a tricky job is difficult to do because it is complicated and you have to do it very carefully: · Getting the two sides of the mobile to balance is tricky.be (a) tricky business (=be difficult to do): · Refuelling a plane in mid-air is a tricky business.
British difficult to do because you have to handle very small objects: · He managed to fix the television, but it was a time-consuming and fiddly job.fiddly to eat/mend/open etc: · I don't like shrimps -- they're so fiddly to eat.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Fixing the TV was a fiddly job.
difficult to do, especially because you have to deal with very small objects:  Fixing the TV was a fiddly job.
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