fiddle
n
1 (infml 口) violin 小提琴.
2 (sl 俚) thing done dishonestly; swindle; fraud 骗局; 欺诈; 欺骗行为
It's all a fiddle! 完全是骗局!
3 (idm 习语) be on the `fiddle (sl 俚) behave illegally, or dishonestly 干违法的或不正当的事. fit as a fiddle => fit1. play second `fiddle (to sb/sth) be treated as less important than another person, activity, etc 居次位; 当副手
I have no intention of playing second fiddle to the new director, so I've resigned. 我不想当新董事的副手, 所以辞职了.
His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career. 他因从政而把家庭置於次要地位. fiddle, v
1 [I, Tn] (infml 口) play (a tune on) the violin 用小提琴演奏(曲调)
He learned to fiddle as a young boy. 他自幼学小提琴.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (about/around) play aimlessly; fidget or delay 胡混; 坐立不安; 拖拉; 耽误
Stop fiddling (about) and do some work. 别再瞎混了, 做点事吧.
3 [Ipr] ~ (about/around) with sth play carelessly with sth in one's hands 胡乱摆弄
She fiddled with her watch so much that it broke. 她总胡乱摆弄手表, 结果把它弄坏了.
4 [Tn] (infml 口) falsify (accounts, etc); get (sth) by cheating 篡改(帐目等); 骗取(某物)
fiddle one's expenses 虚报开支
He fiddled a free ticket for the match. 他骗得一张那?quot;热拿夥讶氤∪?
I suggest that we ask users of this machine what they think about it. We can photograph them using it too. Then we can put their comments at the top of the advertisement in big print. We can bring in some humour too. People enjoy reading humorous ads.