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。
欺骗;骗取
diddled — past of diddle
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欺骗;骗取
deprive of by deceit; cheat or swindle
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。
浪费时间;闲混
To waste time.
蹒跚,如学步儿童
To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
diddle
Base
原形
diddles
3rd person
第三人称单数
diddling
-ing
现在分词
diddled
Past
过去式
diddled
Past participle
过去分词
He diddles people out of their money.
他骗取人们的钱财。
They diddled us out of a hundred dollars.
他们骗走了我们一百美元。
She has diddled several customers this month.
她这个月已经欺骗了好几位顾客。
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”。
He tried to diddle me out of my savings with a fake investment.
他试图用虚假的投资骗走我的积蓄。
The shopkeeper diddled tourists by charging double for souvenirs.
那个店主向游客收取双倍的纪念品价钱,骗了他们。
She realized the contractor had been diddling her for months with unnecessary repairs.
她意识到那个承包商几个月来一直在用不必要的维修骗她。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He diddled my money.
Use this
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。
Not this
He diddled a picture on his notebook.
Use this
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。
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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。
摆弄某物;拨弄某物
Stop diddling with the remote control.
别摆弄遥控器了。
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。
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。
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!
骗取某人的某物;骗走
He diddled his grandmother out of her savings.
他骗走了奶奶的积蓄。
嘿,嘀嘟嘀嘟,猫咪和小提琴
The kids laughed when their teacher recited 'Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle.'
当老师背诵‘嘿,嘀嘟嘀嘟,猫咪和小提琴’时,孩子们都笑了。
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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。
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。
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。
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