| 释义 |
fid·dle
I. \ˈfidəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English fithele, fidel, from Old English fithele, probably from Medieval Latin vitula, perhaps from Latin vitulari to celebrate, be joyful
1. : a bowed stringed instrument:
a. : a folk instrument used especially to accompany dancing
< the sound of the fiddle on the village green >
b. : violin
c. : an instrument that resembles the violin
< a gourd fiddle >
2. : fiddler
3. : a flat restraining surface (as a slat, rack, or light railing of cords on shipboard to keep dishes from sliding off a cabin table during rough weather)
4. : fiddlesticks
II. verb
(fiddled ; fiddled ; fiddling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; fiddles)
Etymology: Middle English fithelen, fidelen, from fithele, fidel, n.
intransitive verb
1. : to play on a fiddle
2.
a. : to keep the hands or fingers moving nervously — usually used with with
< fiddle about with his tie >
b. : to work aimlessly, fruitlessly, or pointlessly : tinker — usually used with with
< fiddled around with the engine for hours >
c. : meddle, tamper — usually used with with
< a back window broken out or a door lock fiddled with — MacKinlay Kantor >
transitive verb
1. : to play (as a tune) on a fiddle
2. : cheat, swindle
III. transitive verb
: to alter or manipulate fraudulently
< accountants fiddling the books — Stanley Cohen >
IV. noun
Etymology: fiddle, verb (herein)
: swindle |