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

To meddle is to interfere. You can meddle in someone else's affairs, and you can meddle with someone else's things. Either way, you’re messing with someone else’s stuff and she probably doesn’t like it.

Meddle started out in the late 1400’s meaning “to mingle,” then it became a pain when it began to be used to mean “interfere,” which is how we use it now. For a little while there it also meant to be, um, romantic with someone, but it’s not used that way today. Meddle is what little sisters do, always getting in the middle of your business.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

medal / meddle / mettle

Here we have a trio of words that sound the same (at least in American English) but mean very different things: medal, meddle, and mettle.

A medal is a disc made of metal with an inscription or image. It is generally used as an award or a commemoration of an event:

‎Maplewood Officers Receive Medal Of Valor

Special Olympics duo wins gold medal in golf‎

To meddle is to interfere with someone or something:

Belarus will not let any other country meddle in its December presidential election.

Politicians meddle with existing taxation arrangements at their peril.

Finally, mettle is a quality or qualities that help a person in a difficult situation. Those qualities might include courage, ardor, and stamina:

Madison native tests his mettle in "Hell's Kitchen"

Test of mettle: How the Steelers can win without Roethlisberger

‎If you don't speak American English, you might be wondering why mettle makes this list. In American English, when a t appears in an unstressed syllable between two vowels—or between a vowel and an l, as is the case here—that t is said with a flap of the tongue similar to how we say d. Linguists call it a "medial flap." The same thing happens in betting, metal, noted, writing and many other words.

WORD FAMILY

meddle: meddled, meddler, meddles, meddlesome, meddling+/meddler: meddlers/meddlesome: meddlesomely, meddlesomeness/meddling: meddlings

USAGE EXAMPLES

Her reason: Obama hadn’t silenced talk, based on findings of the CIA and FBI, that Russia meddled in the election to aid Trump.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

As she unpacked gloves, socks, hats, mugs and ski goggles, Meddles said the inventory is “based on what everyone forgets or loses while they’re here.”

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

They also understood that the global information space, accessible to all, offered a cheap way for an impoverished ex-superpower to meddle in other countries’ politics.

Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)

v intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

Don't meddle in my affairs!

Syn|Hyper

tamper

interfere, interpose, intervene, step in

get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

单词	meddle
释义	meddle (once / 710 pages) v To meddle is to interfere. You can meddle in someone else's affairs, and you can meddle with someone else's things. Either way, you’re messing with someone else’s stuff and she probably doesn’t like it. Meddle started out in the late 1400’s meaning “to mingle,” then it became a pain when it began to be used to mean “interfere,” which is how we use it now. For a little while there it also meant to be, um, romantic with someone, but it’s not used that way today. Meddle is what little sisters do, always getting in the middle of your business. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS medal / meddle / mettle Here we have a trio of words that sound the same (at least in American English) but mean very different things: medal, meddle, and mettle. A medal is a disc made of metal with an inscription or image. It is generally used as an award or a commemoration of an event: ‎Maplewood Officers Receive Medal Of Valor Special Olympics duo wins gold medal in golf‎ To meddle is to interfere with someone or something: Belarus will not let any other country meddle in its December presidential election. Politicians meddle with existing taxation arrangements at their peril. Finally, mettle is a quality or qualities that help a person in a difficult situation. Those qualities might include courage, ardor, and stamina: Madison native tests his mettle in "Hell's Kitchen" Test of mettle: How the Steelers can win without Roethlisberger ‎If you don't speak American English, you might be wondering why mettle makes this list. In American English, when a t appears in an unstressed syllable between two vowels—or between a vowel and an l, as is the case here—that t is said with a flap of the tongue similar to how we say d. Linguists call it a "medial flap." The same thing happens in betting, metal, noted, writing and many other words. WORD FAMILY meddle: meddled, meddler, meddles, meddlesome, meddling+/meddler: meddlers/meddlesome: meddlesomely, meddlesomeness/meddling: meddlings USAGE EXAMPLES Her reason: Obama hadn’t silenced talk, based on findings of the CIA and FBI, that Russia meddled in the election to aid Trump. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) As she unpacked gloves, socks, hats, mugs and ski goggles, Meddles said the inventory is “based on what everyone forgets or loses while they’re here.” Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) They also understood that the global information space, accessible to all, offered a cheap way for an impoverished ex-superpower to meddle in other countries’ politics. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) v intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly Don't meddle in my affairs! Syn\|Hyper tamper interfere, interpose, intervene, step in get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
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