fiddle n. 1.〔口语〕提琴,提琴类乐器。 2.【航海】防食器滚落的餐具框、栏。 3.欺骗行为。 as fit as a fiddle [flea] 神采奕奕。 hang up the fiddle 隐退;住手不干。 hang up one's fiddle when one comes home 在外谈笑兴致高,回家闷头睡懒觉。 have a face as long as a fiddle 板着面孔。 play first fiddle 做领头人,当第一把手,带头。 play second fiddle 做第二把手,充当副手。 play third fiddle 当第三把手,当配角。 int. = fiddle sticks. vt. 1.用提琴演奏。 2.虚度(时光)。 3.〔俚语〕欺骗,伪造(账目等)。 vi. 1.〔口语〕拉提琴。 2.虚度光阴,鬼混。 3.(胡乱地,神经质地)摸弄;玩弄,瞎摆弄。 F- while Rome is burning. 尽管大难临头,依然歌舞升平。 Stop fiddling around and get to work. 别再鬼混,去干活吧! fiddle about [around] 闲逛,混日子。 fiddle with (胡乱)玩弄,抚摸(He keeps fiddling with the dials on the radio, he is sure to put it out of order. 他老是玩弄收音机上的刻度盘,一定会把它弄坏的)。