Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk. [VERB + with]

哈丽雅特摆弄着桌上的钢笔。

She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it. [VERB + with]

她告诉惠斯勒他给她画的肖像已经完成，不要再改了。

He turned on the radio and fiddled with the knob until he got a talk show. [VERB + with]

他打开收音机，拨动旋钮，直至调到一个脱口秀节目。

He's been fiddling the books. [VERB noun]

他一直在伪造账目。

Stop fiddling your expenses account. [VERB noun]

不要再在开支账户上动手脚了。

Police investigating a £10 million car insurance fiddle arrested 16 people yesterday.

调查涉及 1,000 万英镑的汽车保险诈骗案的警察昨天逮捕了 16 人。

...legitimate businesses that act as covers for tax fiddles.

为骗税打掩护的合法企业

I found out how to fix the tray on — a bit of a fiddle.

我知道该怎么把这盘子固定住了—有点麻烦。

Hardy as a young man played the fiddle at local dances.

哈迪年轻时在当地舞会上演奏小提琴。

I'm as fit as a fiddle — with energy to spare.

我非常健康—精力充沛。

She hated the thought of playing second fiddle to Rose.

想到要身居罗斯之下她就很郁闷。

Two of them got out to fiddle around with the engine.

其中两人下车鼓捣引擎。

He wants lawmakers to basically stop fiddling around as the country moves closer to breaking up.

国家在日益走向分裂，他希望立法者们再不要无所事事了。

He wastes time fiddling about with minor matters.

他把时间都浪费在鸡毛蒜皮的小事上。

Right now in Congress, they're fiddling around with the budget and so on.

此时在国会，他们正就预算案等等瞎折腾。

One always wonders when a man starts fiddling about with his Will.

一个人开始把遗嘱改来改去时总让人感到诧异。