diddle
['dɪd.l] verb
TRICK 欺骗
transitive informal
■to get money from someone in a way which is not honest 欺骗，骗取•He diddled me! He said that there were six in a bag, but there were only five.他骗了我！他说一个袋里有六个，但实际上只有五个。 •I checked the bill and realized the restaurant had diddled me out of £5.我核对了帐单，发现餐馆多收了我五英镑。
['dɪd.l] verb
PLAY 玩
intransitive or transitive US
■to work with something in a way which is not serious, or to play with something 玩弄；摆弄•He diddled with the washing machine, but it still wouldn't work.他摆弄了一番，但洗衣机还是不运转。 •I'm not much of a musician, I just like to diddle around.我不是甚么音乐家，只是喜欢玩玩乐器而已。 |