| 单词 | fiddle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency fiddle(ˈfɪdəl) noun 1. informal any instrument of the viol or violin family, esp the violin 2. a violin played as a folk instrument 3. time-wasting or trifling behaviour; nonsense; triviality 4. nautical a small railing around the top of a table to prevent objects from falling off it in bad weather 5. British informal an illegal or fraudulent transaction or arrangement 6. British informal a manually delicate or tricky operation 7. at the fiddle 8. face as long as a fiddle 9. fit as a fiddle 10. play second fiddle verb 11. to play (a tune) on the fiddle 12. (intransitive; often foll by with) to make restless or aimless movements with the hands 13. (when intr, often foll by about or around) informal to spend (time) or act in a careless or inconsequential manner; waste (time) 14. (often foll by with) informal to tamper or interfere (with) 15. informal to contrive to do (something) by illicit means or deception they fiddled their way into a position of trust 16. (transitive) informal to falsify (accounts, etc); swindle Word origin Old English fithele, probably from Medieval Latin vītula, from Latin vītulārī to celebrate; compare Old High German fidula fiddle; see viola1 |
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