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fiddle
小提琴
A violin, a small stringed instrument played with a bow.
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A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below).
小提琴,一种小型无品弦乐器,四弦定音G-D-A-E,通常置于下巴、肩、胸或大腿上,用弓演奏
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bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
弓弦乐器,提琴家族中音高最高,有四弦,琴身中空,无品指板,用弓演奏
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A violinist, or fiddler, in a band.
乐队中的小提琴手或提琴手
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Something resembling a violin, or fiddle, in shape
形状类似小提琴的东西
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A clown; an unserious person entertaining a group.
小丑；逗乐众人的不严肃者
小提琴手；（乐队中的）提琴手；形似小提琴的东西；小丑；逗人发笑的人；小提琴,一种小型无品弦乐器,四弦定音G-D-A-E,通常置于下巴、肩、胸或大腿上,用弓演奏；弓弦乐器,提琴家族中音高最高,有四弦,琴身中空,无品指板,用弓演奏
In use
He played a lively tune on his fiddle at the square dance.
The old fiddler's fiddle had a rich, warm sound.
She brought her fiddle to the session and joined the band.
play the fiddle
fiddle 是 violin 的非正式说法；表示演奏乐器时，英语习惯在乐器名词前加 the。
She plays the fiddle in a local band.
她在当地乐队拉小提琴。
play [a tune] on the fiddle
要指明演奏的曲目时，常用 play something on the fiddle 的结构，乐器前同样使用 the。
He played an old song on the fiddle.
他用小提琴演奏了一首老歌。
Common mistakes
She plays fiddle in the school orchestra.
Connections
Collocations
- play the fiddle
- 拉小提琴
- My grandfather used to play the fiddle at family gatherings.我祖父过去常在家庭聚会上拉小提琴。
- fiddle tune
- 小提琴曲
- The band played a traditional fiddle tune from Ireland.乐队演奏了一首爱尔兰传统小提琴曲。
- fiddle player
- 小提琴手
- The fiddle player gave an energetic performance.这位小提琴手奉献了一场充满活力的表演。
- fiddle music
- 小提琴音乐
- She grew up listening to fiddle music at county fairs.她在县集市上听着小提琴音乐长大。
- fiddle bow
- 小提琴弓
- This fiddle bow was made by a local craftsman.这把小提琴弓是一位当地工匠制作的。
- fiddle case
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fiddle 和 violin 都指小提琴，想象琴手随手拨弄琴弦的样子——fiddle 既是乐器，也带点把玩的意味。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话 fiddle 是非正式说法，指小提琴，多用于日常对话；正式或专业场合通常用 violin。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的词：middle、riddle（均以 /ɪdəl/ 结尾）。拼写相似但发音不同的词：little /ˈlɪtəl/（辅音是 /t/ 而非 /d/）、paddle /ˈpædəl/（元音是 /æ/）、needle /ˈniːdəl/（元音是 /iː/）、peddle /ˈpɛdəl/（元音是 /ɛ/）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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