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fiddle
常考释义
n. a face as long as a fiddle:拉长的脸;阴郁的面孔
`I think I've lost the will to live,' she muttered, with a face as long as a fiddle.
“我想我已经失去了求生的意志。”她低声说,面色凝重。
n. at the fiddle;on the fiddle:干骗钱的勾当;诈骗
The builder was on the fiddle.
建筑商在骗人。
n. to be as fit as a fiddle:非常健康;充满活力
I am as fit as a fiddle, with energy to spare.
我非常健康,精力充沛。
n. to fiddle while Rome burns:火烧眉毛之际仍关注琐碎之事;大难临头仍歌舞升平;见危难而若无其事
The President said that Parliament was fiddling while Rome burns.
总统称国会在火烧眉毛之际仍无所事事。
n. to play second fiddle to sb:充当某人的副手;给某人唱配角
Harrison had always played second fiddle to Lennon and McCartney in the Beatles.
哈里森在披头士乐队中总是给列侬和麦卡特尼当陪衬。
n. 小提琴<非正式>
Hardy played the fiddle at local dances.
哈迪曾在当地舞会上拉过小提琴。
n. 细活;繁琐之事<非正式,英>
I found out how to fix the tray on. It's a bit of a fiddle.
我知道怎么把盘子固定住了。这可是个细活。
n. 诈骗;欺诈<非正式,英>
Police are investigating a £10 million car-insurance fiddle.
警方正在调查一起涉案金额达一千万英镑的汽车保险诈骗案。
legitimate businesses that act as covers for tax fiddles
为骗税打掩护的合法企业
The owner of the restaurant suspected his manager of working a fiddle.
饭馆老板怀疑他的经理伪造账目。
vt. 伪造,篡改(账目等)<非正式,英>
He's been fiddling the books.
他一直在伪造账目。
Stop fiddling your expenses account.
不要再在开支账户上动手脚了。
vt. 浪费<非正式>
He fiddled his time away.
他把时间都浪费了。
vt. 用诡计获得;骗取<非正式>
He fiddled his way into a position of trust.
他用诡计谋得了要职。
vi. 不停地摆弄;无目的地拨弄
He fiddled in his pocket for his pipe.
他的手在衣袋里摸摸索索找烟斗。
vi. 演奏小提琴
He first fiddled in public at the age of six.
他六岁时第一次登台演奏小提琴。
n. 虚度光阴;无所事事
n. 餐具围框(防止天气恶劣船摇摆时餐具滚落)【海】
vt. 用小提琴演奏(曲调)
vi. 篡改;扭曲<非正式>
vi. 闲荡;无所事事;瞎混
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