词汇 | fiddle with |
释义 | Idiom fiddle withfiddle with (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Don't fiddle with the remote control — you'll break it! 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. The report says that computer users spend about one-third of their time fiddling with the operating system and organizing files. Related vocabulary: mess with something, fuss with somethingfiddle with (something)To play or tinker with something. Hey, don't fiddle with the thermostat—it needs to stay at 68 degrees. Grandpa's still fiddling with that old radio, but I doubt he'll get it to work again. fiddle with someone or somethingto tinker or play with someone or something. Please don't fiddle with the stereo controls. Leave your brother alone. Don't fiddle with him. He's cranky. fiddle withv. 1. To make unskilled or experimental efforts at repairing or improving something: I fiddled with the broken toaster, but I couldn't fix it. 2. To manipulate something without a clear sense of purpose: Stop fiddling with the remote or you'll break it. |
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