Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19632
fiddly
需手巧的；难摆弄的
requiring manual skill and precision
- 1.
Requiring dexterity to operate.
操作需要灵巧。
- 2.
Having many small bits or embellishments.
有许多小部件或装饰的。
- 3.
Of or relating to fiddling or fidgeting.
与摆弄或坐立不安有关的。
- 4.
Pertaining to occasional under-the-table work by people who receive unemployment benefits
与领取失业救济金者偶尔从事的私下工作有关的。
操作需要灵巧。；有许多小部件或装饰的。；与摆弄或坐立不安有关的。；与领取失业救济金者偶尔从事的私下工作有关的。；需要手巧的
In use
This tiny lock is so fiddly that I need reading glasses to open it.
Repairing a watch is a fiddly job that takes steady hands.
The buttons on this remote are fiddly to press with thick gloves.
be + fiddly
The wiring is fiddly.
接线很需要手巧。
find sth + fiddly
这个结构表示主观感受。
She finds the tiny buttons fiddly.
她觉得这些小按钮很难摆弄。
fiddly + noun
fiddly 常修饰 task、job、work、details 等名词。
It is a fiddly task.
这是一项精细的任务。
Connections
Collocations
- fiddly bits
- 难弄的小零件；零碎麻烦的东西
- Assembly takes time because of all the fiddly bits.由于有各种难弄的小零件，组装很费时。
- fiddly details
- 繁琐的细节
- The report is ready, but I still have to sort out a few fiddly details.报告已经写好，但我还得处理一些繁琐的细节。
- fiddly task
- 精细费神的任务
- Threading the needle is a fiddly task for anyone.穿针引线对任何人来说都是一项精细费神的任务。
- fiddly work
- 需要巧手的活儿
- Repairing the watch mechanism is fiddly work.修理手表机芯是需要巧手的活儿。
- fiddly little screws
- 难拧的小螺丝
- The device is held together by some fiddly little screws.这个设备是靠一些难拧的小螺丝固定在一起的。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fiddle(摆弄) + -y → fiddly 就是“需要手巧地摆弄”，想象细小零件，手指不灵便就很难搞定。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、fine manual work 该词多用于日常口语，常形容需要手巧或精细操作的事物，在正式写作中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 fiddly 真正押韵的有 piddly、tiddly 和 ridley：重读元音 /ɪ/ 与后续 /dli/ 一致。fiddle、fiddler 是拼写近亲，但读音不同，fiddle 以 /əl/ 结尾，fiddler 以 /lər/ 结尾；idly 拼写同含 -dly，但重读元音是 /aɪ/，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。
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