fiddle
n
1 (infml 口) violin 小提琴.
2 (sl 俚) thing done dishonestly; swindle; fraud 騙局; 欺詐; 欺騙行為
It's all a fiddle! 完全是騙局!
3 (idm 習語) be on the `fiddle (sl 俚) behave illegally, or dishonestly 干違法的或不正當的事. fit as a fiddle => fit1. play second `fiddle (to sb/sth) be treated as less important than another person, activity, etc 居次位; 當副手
I have no intention of playing second fiddle to the new director, so I've resigned. 我不想當新董事的副手, 所以辭職了.
His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career. 他因從政而把家庭置於次要地位. fiddle, v
1 [I, Tn] (infml 口) play (a tune on) the violin 用小提琴演奏(曲調)
He learned to fiddle as a young boy. 他自幼學小提琴.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (about/around) play aimlessly; fidget or delay 胡混; 坐立不安; 拖拉; 耽誤
Stop fiddling (about) and do some work. 別再瞎混了, 做點事吧.
3 [Ipr] ~ (about/around) with sth play carelessly with sth in one's hands 胡亂擺弄
She fiddled with her watch so much that it broke. 她總胡亂擺弄手表, 結果把它弄壞了.
4 [Tn] (infml 口) falsify (accounts, etc); get (sth) by cheating 篡改(帳目等); 騙取(某物)
fiddle one's expenses 虛報開支
He fiddled a free ticket for the match. 他騙得一張那?quot;熱拿夥訝氤∪?