動(dòng)詞 fiddle:

1. avoid (one's assigned duties)
   同義詞：fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
2. commit fraud and steal from one's employer
   同義詞：fiddle
3. play the violin or fiddle
   同義詞：fiddle
4. play on a violin
   同義詞：fiddle
5. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
   同義詞：toy, fiddle, diddle, play
6. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
   同義詞：tamper, fiddle, monkey
7. try to fix or mend
   同義詞：tinker, fiddle

形容詞 fiddling:

1. (informal) small and of little importance
   同義詞：footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

1. If he keeps fiddling with the clock, he is sure to put it out of order.
   他若繼續(xù)擺弄那鐘表，那非把它弄壞不可。
2. Stop fiddling (about) and do some work.
   別再瞎混了，做點(diǎn)事吧。
3. Well, we'd better get started and stop fiddling about.
   我們最好動(dòng)身，不要再延誤了。
4. Put down my pen and stop fiddling!
   把我的鋼筆放下，別用手玩弄！

fid.dling

adj.（形容詞）
Trivial; petty.
無用的；無足輕重的