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

did•dle¹ v. [~ + object], -dled, -dling.

[Informal.]to cheat;
take money from unlawfully or dishonestly;
swindle.

did•dler, n. [countable]

did•dle¹ v.t., -dled, -dling.

[Informal.]to cheat;
swindle;
hoax.

perh. special use of diddle² 1800–10

did′dler, n.

did•dle² v., -dled, -dling.
v.i.

[Informal.]to toy;
fool (usually fol. by with):The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again.
to waste time;
dawdle (often fol. by around):You would be finished by now if you hadn't spent the morning diddling around.
[Informal.]to move back and forth with short rapid motions.

v.t.

[Informal.]to move back and forth with short rapid motions;
jiggle:Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on.
[Slang.]
- to copulate with.
- to practice masturbation upon.

1800–10; expressive coinage, perh. origin, originally in the Siamese twins diddle-diddle, diddle-daddle; compare dodder¹, doodle¹

did′dler, n.

diddle /ˈdɪd^əl/ vb informal

(transitive) to cheat or swindle

Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from Jeremy Diddler, a scrounger in J. Kenney's farce Raising the Wind (1803)

ˈdiddler n

单词	diddle
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 did•dle¹ /ˈdɪdəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dled, -dling. [Informal.]to cheat; take money from unlawfully or dishonestly; swindle. did•dler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 did•dle¹ (did′l),USA pronunciation v.t., -dled, -dling. [Informal.]to cheat; swindle; hoax. perh. special use of diddle² 1800–10 did′dler, n. did•dle² (did′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling. v.i. [Informal.]to toy; fool (usually fol. by with):The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again. to waste time; dawdle (often fol. by around):You would be finished by now if you hadn't spent the morning diddling around. [Informal.]to move back and forth with short rapid motions. v.t. [Informal.]to move back and forth with short rapid motions; jiggle:Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on. [Slang.] to copulate with. to practice masturbation upon. 1800–10; expressive coinage, perh. origin, originally in the Siamese twins diddle-diddle, diddle-daddle; compare dodder¹, doodle¹ did′dler, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diddle /ˈdɪd^əl/ vb informal (transitive) to cheat or swindle Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from Jeremy Diddler, a scrounger in J. Kenney's farce Raising the Wind (1803) ˈdiddler n
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