英语词汇“fiddle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fiddleverb

uk/ˈfɪd.əl/us/ˈfɪd.əl/

fiddle verb (CHEAT)

[ T ] UK informal to act dishonestly in order to get something for yourself, or to change something dishonestly, especially to your advantage:

She managed to fiddle a free trip to America.

He had been fiddling the accounts/books/finances for years.

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Cheating & tricking

a numbers game idiom
bad faith
bamboozle
bilk
blackmail
fleece
gag
honeyfuggle
hoodwink
impersonate
jape
jiggery-pokery
poison
ruse
scam
scammer
screw
sell sb a bill of goods idiom
shaft
wool

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fiddle verb (MOVE ABOUT)

[ I ] to move things about or touch things with no particular purpose:

Put your papers down and stop fiddling with them!

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Touching & feeling

dab
feel
feel your way idiom
fiddle (around) with sth
finger
hand
hand to hand idiom
handle
haptic
kinaesthesia
lick
nudge
pat
paw
play
play with sth
tactile
tap
toy
toy with sth

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fiddle verb (INSTRUMENT)

[ I ] informal to play the violin

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Playing music

accompaniment
accompany
busk
chop
conduct
fingering
improvisation
interpreter
jam
music
perform
raise the roof idiom
serenade
sight-read
strike
strum
swell
tap sth out
tune
virtuoso

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Idiom(s)

fiddle while Rome burns

Phrasal verb(s)

fiddle around

fiddle (around) with sth

fiddlenoun

uk/ˈfɪd.əl/us/ˈfɪd.əl/

fiddle noun (INSTRUMENT)

[ C ] informal a violin :

to play the fiddle

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Musical instruments

accordion
alphorn
alto
alto recorder
bagpipes
dulcimer
English horn
euphonium
fingerboard
flugelhorn
pick
pitched
plectrum
reed
reed instrument
viol
viola
violin
violoncello
vuvuzela

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fiddle noun (DIFFICULTY)

[ S ] UK informal something difficult to do, especially because the things involved are small or need careful use of the fingers:

I find threading a needle a terrible fiddle.

[ + to infinitive ] It's a real fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts.

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Difficult things and people

a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom
a hard/tough nut to crack idiom
albatross
bane
chill
equation
handicap
hiccup
hot potato
impediment
job
labyrinth
liability
nut
the chill wind of sth idiom
the hard way idiom
the sharp end
the/a devil of a sth idiom
thorn in your flesh/side idiom

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fiddle noun (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR)

[ C or U ] UK informal something dishonest that someone does in order to get money or other advantages:

a tax fiddle

Everyone suspected they were on the fiddle (= cheating).

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Cheating & tricking

a numbers game idiom
bad faith
bamboozle
bilk
blackmail
fleece
gag
honeyfuggle
hoodwink
impersonate
jape
jiggery-pokery
poison
ruse
scam
scammer
screw
sell sb a bill of goods idiom
shaft
wool

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单词	fiddle
释义	Contents verb (3) fiddle (CHEAT) fiddle (MOVE ABOUT) fiddle (INSTRUMENT) noun (3) fiddle (INSTRUMENT) fiddle (DIFFICULTY) fiddle (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR) Contents verb (1) fiddle (MOVE THINGS) noun (1) fiddle (INSTRUMENT) Contents verb (3) fiddle (1) fiddle (2) fiddle (3) noun (3) fiddle (1) fiddle (2) fiddle (3) English American Business fiddleverb uk/ˈfɪd.əl/us/ˈfɪd.əl/ fiddle verb (CHEAT) [ T ] UK informal to act dishonestly in order to get something for yourself, or to change something dishonestly, especially to your advantage: She managed to fiddle a free trip to America. He had been fiddling the accounts/books/finances for years. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cheating & tricking a numbers game idiom bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail fleece gag honeyfuggle hoodwink impersonate jape jiggery-pokery poison ruse scam scammer screw sell sb a bill of goods idiom shaft wool See more results » fiddle verb (MOVE ABOUT) [ I ] to move things about or touch things with no particular purpose: Put your papers down and stop fiddling with them! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Touching & feeling dab feel *feel your* way** idiom fiddle (around) with sth finger hand hand to hand idiom handle haptic kinaesthesia lick nudge pat paw play play with sth tactile tap toy toy with sth See more results » fiddle verb (INSTRUMENT) [ I ] informal to play the violin Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Playing music accompaniment accompany busk chop conduct fingering improvisation interpreter jam music perform raise the roof idiom serenade sight-read strike strum swell *tap sth* out tune virtuoso See more results » Idiom(s) fiddle while Rome burns Phrasal verb(s) fiddle around fiddle (around) with sth fiddlenoun uk/ˈfɪd.əl/us/ˈfɪd.əl/ fiddle noun (INSTRUMENT) [ C ] informal a violin : to play the fiddle Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Musical instruments accordion alphorn alto alto recorder bagpipes dulcimer English horn euphonium fingerboard flugelhorn pick pitched plectrum reed reed instrument viol viola violin violoncello vuvuzela See more results » fiddle noun (DIFFICULTY) [ S ] UK informal something difficult to do, especially because the things involved are small or need careful use of the fingers: I find threading a needle a terrible fiddle. [ + to infinitive ] It's a real fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bear idiom a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom a hard/tough nut to crack idiom albatross bane chill equation handicap hiccup hot potato impediment job labyrinth liability nut** the chill wind of sth idiom the hard way idiom the sharp end the/a devil of a sth idiom *thorn in your* flesh/side idiom See more results » fiddle noun (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR) [ C or U ] UK informal something dishonest that someone does in order to get money or other advantages: a tax fiddle Everyone suspected they were on the fiddle (= cheating). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cheating & tricking a numbers game idiom bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail fleece gag honeyfuggle hoodwink impersonate jape jiggery-pokery poison ruse scam scammer screw sell sb a bill of goods idiom shaft wool See more results » fiddleverb [ I always + adv/prep ] us/ˈfɪd·əl/ fiddle verb [ 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 verb(s) fiddle around fiddlenoun [ C ] us/ˈfɪd·əl/ fiddle noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT) a violin fiddleverb uk/ˈfɪdl/usinformal [ T ] to change figures dishonestly, often in order to get more money: fiddle your overtime/expenses The report criticised officers who fiddled their overtime and tax inspectors who received tax-free bonuses. [ I ] to change something very slightly: fiddle with sth If 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 fiddlenoun [ C ] uk/ˈfɪdl/usinformal something dishonest that is done in order to get money: tax/expenses/insurance fiddle A 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.
随便看	intentional intentional intentional ambiguity intentionally intentioned intently intently inter inter alia inter bank inter company inter cultural inter dealer inter departmental inter disciplinary inter nation inter vivos inter vivos trust inter-bank inter-company inter-cultural inter-dealer inter-departmental inter-disciplinary inter-nation

fiddleverb

fiddle verb (CHEAT)

fiddle verb (MOVE ABOUT)

fiddle verb (INSTRUMENT)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

fiddlenoun

fiddle noun (INSTRUMENT)

fiddle noun (DIFFICULTY)

fiddle noun (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR)

fiddleverb [ I always + adv/prep ]

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

Phrasal verb(s)

fiddlenoun [ C ]

fiddle noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT)

fiddleverb

fiddlenoun [ C ]