1
fiddle around/about
常用于批评某人浪费时间或逃避责任。
He spent the whole morning fiddling around instead of doing his homework.
他整个上午都在闲荡，没有做作业。
摆弄；拨弄
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摆弄；拨弄
To keep touching or moving something around restlessly or idly.
He spent the whole morning fiddling around instead of doing his homework.
他整个上午都在闲荡，没有做作业。
常与 with 连用
演奏小提琴,尤指民谣或乡村风格
To play the fiddle or violin, particularly in a folk or country style.
坐立不安或摆弄；闲逛；漫无目的或轻率地行动,尤因紧张或焦躁
To fidget or play; to fuss; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness; see also fiddle with.
逃避(分内的职责)
avoid (one's assigned duties)
欺诈并偷窃雇主财物
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
fiddle
Base
原形
fiddles
3rd person
第三人称单数
fiddling
-ing
现在分词
fiddled
Past
过去式
fiddled
Past participle
过去分词
He fiddles with his phone during meetings.
他开会时摆弄手机。
She fiddled with the radio until it worked.
她摆弄收音机直到它正常工作。
The child is fiddling with his toys.
孩子正在摆弄他的玩具。
常用搭配：fiddle with（摆弄）
He spent the afternoon fiddling a beautiful melody on his new violin.
他整个下午都在用他的新小提琴拉奏一首美妙的旋律。
AI contextual example
She was fiddling with the radio dials to find a better station.
她正在拨弄收音机的旋钮，想找到更好的电台。
AI contextual example
Stop fiddling around and finish your homework!
别再瞎混了，快完成你的作业！
AI contextual example
We found out that she had been fiddling for years
我们发现她多年来一直在舞弊。
WordNet
常用于批评某人浪费时间或逃避责任。
He spent the whole morning fiddling around instead of doing his homework.
他整个上午都在闲荡，没有做作业。
多用于财务欺诈语境。
The accountant was caught fiddling the books.
会计被发现在做假账。
Not this
He is a fiddle.
Use this
He fiddles.
“fiddle”作动词时表示“闲混”或“作弊”，而此处误用作名词，应改为动词形式。
Not this
He fiddled the radio.
Use this
He fiddled with the radio.
动词“fiddle”与名词连用时通常需要介词“with”，表示“摆弄”，不可直接跟宾语。
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虚度时光
Stop fiddling around and finish your homework.
别虚度光阴了，快完成你的作业。
摆弄；篡改
Someone had fiddled with the lock.
有人撬过锁。
做假账
The accountant was caught fiddling the books.
会计做假账被抓住了。
虚报开支
He fiddled his expenses to get extra money.
他虚报开支以获取额外资金。
闲混；瞎搞
He spent the whole afternoon fiddling about in the garage.
他整个下午都在车库里瞎忙活。
在罗马燃烧时拉小提琴；在紧急时刻无所作为
The government is fiddling while Rome burns as the economic crisis worsens.
经济危机恶化，政府却在无所作为。
篡改账目
The accountant was caught fiddling the books to hide the company's losses.
会计被发现在篡改账目以掩盖公司亏损。
闲荡；瞎摆弄
Stop fiddling around and get to work!
别闲荡了，开始工作！
尼禄在罗马燃烧时还在拉小提琴。
The CEO was fiddling while the company was going bankrupt.
首席执行官在公司破产时还在袖手旁观。
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偷懒或造假时，就像在胡乱拨弄小提琴（fiddle），不干正事。
语域：informal 常见场景：workplace、business 通常用于非正式场合，多指逃避工作职责或进行欺骗和偷窃行为。
可及物或不及物，常与'with'连用表示无目的地拨弄；作及物时宾语多为时间或曲调。
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