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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。
小提琴
fiddles — plural of fiddle
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小提琴
A violin, a small stringed instrument played with a bow.
She plays the fiddle in a local band.
她在当地乐队拉小提琴。
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
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).
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
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
乐队中的小提琴手或提琴手
A violinist, or fiddler, in a band.
形状类似小提琴的东西
Something resembling a violin, or fiddle, in shape
He played a lively tune on his fiddle at the square dance.
他在广场舞上用小提琴演奏了一首欢快的曲子。
The old fiddler's fiddle had a rich, warm sound.
那位老小提琴手的小提琴音色饱满而温暖。
She brought her fiddle to the session and joined the band.
她把自己的小提琴带到了音乐会上，加入了乐队。
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。
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。
Not this
She plays fiddle in the school orchestra.
Use this
She plays the fiddle in the school orchestra.
英语表示演奏乐器时，乐器名词前通常要加定冠词 the，如 play the fiddle、play the violin；不能说 play fiddle。这里 the 用来表示这类乐器，而不是某一把具体的琴。
Not this
He plays with the fiddle.
Use this
He plays the fiddle.
play 表示“演奏乐器”时是及物动词，直接接 the + 乐器，如 play the fiddle。play with sth. 意为“摆弄、玩弄”，不能用于表达演奏。因此要删去 with，说成 He plays the fiddle。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
小提琴盒
She carried her fiddle case onto the train.
她带着小提琴盒上了火车。
非常健康，精神饱满
My grandfather is ninety years old, but he's still fit as a fiddle.
我祖父九十岁了，但仍然非常健康。
当副手，屈居次要地位
She's tired of playing second fiddle to her boss and wants to start her own company.
她厌倦了在老板手下屈居次要地位，想创办自己的公司。
以欺诈手段牟利，非法捞钱
The cashier was caught on the fiddle after the manager found missing funds.
经理发现款项缺失后，收银员被查出正在非法牟利。
嘿，嘀嘟嘀嘟，猫和小提琴
In the rhyme, the cat plays the fiddle.
在这首童谣里，猫拉着小提琴。
当他遇到一个年轻人，正拉着一把小提琴，拉得火热。
In the song, the devil challenges the young man to a fiddle contest.
在这首歌里，魔鬼向年轻人发起了一场小提琴比赛。
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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。
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。
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