1.bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
1.avoid (one's assigned duties);
The derelict soldier shirked his duties
2.commit fraud and steal from one's employer;
We found out that she had been fiddling for years
3.play the violin or fiddle
4.play on a violin;
Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely
5.manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination;
She played nervously with her wedding ring
6.play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly;
Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
7.try to fix or mend;
Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
菲德勒 小提琴一方面保留著其最初的民间“本色”,以fiddle的身份活跃在世俗音乐的生活之中。尽管在乐器的制作、材料和形状上来说,小提琴和fiddle几乎没有差别。但是,在音乐内容、音乐风格和演奏方法等方面,两者是完全不同的。fiddle属于民间乐器,原来主要流行于爱尔兰、苏格兰、英格兰等民间音乐中,随著英国开垦者来到了美洲新大陆,fiddle也随之进入了美国的民间音乐中。演奏民间音乐的fiddle没有像小提琴那样具有一整套练