Word · Frequency #29651
diddle
欺骗；骗取
deprive of by deceit; cheat or swindle
- 1.
To waste time.
浪费时间；闲混
- 2.
To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
蹒跚,如学步儿童
摆弄；拨弄；琢磨；浪费时间；闲混；蹒跚,如学步儿童；欺骗；骗取
In use
He tried to diddle me out of my savings with a fake investment.
The shopkeeper diddled tourists by charging double for souvenirs.
She realized the contractor had been diddling her for months with unnecessary repairs.
diddle sb (out of sth)
及物用法，diddle sb (out of sth) 表示“骗取某人某物”。
The con man diddled an old lady out of her savings.
那个骗子骗走了一位老太太的积蓄。
diddle sth away
及物短语动词，diddle sth away 意为“浪费（时间、金钱）”，宾语也可放在 away 后。
He diddled away the whole morning playing video games.
他玩电子游戏，把整个上午都浪费掉了。
diddle with sth
不及物用法，diddle with sth 表示“摆弄、拨弄”，侧重随意或无目的地瞎弄。
Stop diddling with the wires, or you might get a shock.
别摆弄那些电线，不然你可能会触电。
Verb forms
base diddle · third person diddles · -ing diddling · past diddled · past participle diddled
常与 out of 连用表示“骗取”；也可作不及物动词表示“快速摇动”或“摆弄”。
Common mistakes
He diddled my money.He diddled me out of my money.
英语中 diddle 表示“欺骗”时，宾语通常是人，被骗的钱财要用 out of 引出；汉语的“骗了我的钱”直译会导致宾语错误。
He diddled a picture on his notebook.He doodled a picture on his notebook.
diddle 意为“欺骗”或“摆弄”，没有“涂鸦”的意思；表示“心不在焉地乱画”应用 doodle。此处混淆了形近词 diddle 和 doodle。
Connections
Collocations
- diddle someone out of something
- 骗取某人某物；骗走某人某物
- He diddled me out of my savings.他骗走了我的积蓄。
- diddle with something
- 摆弄某物；拨弄某物
- Stop diddling with the remote control.别摆弄遥控器了。
- diddle around
- 闲混；虚度时光
- We diddled around all afternoon instead of studying.我们整个下午都在闲混，而没有学习。
- diddle away something
- 浪费（时间、金钱等）；挥霍
- He diddled away his savings on cheap gadgets.他把积蓄浪费在廉价小玩意儿上了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- diddle around
- 闲混；浪费时间；瞎摆弄Stop diddling around and get to work!别闲混了，开始干活吧！
Learner notes
Memory Tip
diddle 像 did + le，联想“做了手脚”：欺骗、骗取；再联想“摆弄、拨弄”那个动作。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、informal writing、anecdotes 作为及物动词表示“欺骗、骗取”时，diddle 通常用于非正式场合，多出现在日常对话或轻松的文字中，语气比 cheat 更随意、口语化。常见结构是 diddle somebody out of something（骗走某人的某物）。本分析针对的是及物动词的这一义项。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以 -iddle 结尾的词（fiddle, middle, riddle, twiddle, piddle）与 diddle 押韵。little 虽然拼写相似，但其中是 /t/ 而不是 /d/，发音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.