fiddle with

[phrasal verb]

fiddle with (something)

: to move or handle (something) with your hands or fingers in a nervous way（紧张地）拨弄，摆弄

She was nervously fiddling with her pen as she waited for the test to start.在等待考试开始之际，她紧张地摆弄着她的钢笔。

: to change or handle (something, such as the controls of a machine) in a way that shows you are not sure what to do（对机械操纵装置等）摆弄，瞎弄

He was fiddling [=tinkering] with the controls of the television, trying to get it to work.他在摆弄电视机的控制装置，想把它打开。

: to change (something) in a harmful or foolish way胡来；乱动

It became clear that someone had fiddled [=tampered] with the equipment.很明显有人胡乱动过这个设备。

⇒ Main Entry: ² fiddle

phrasal verb

fiddled with; fiddling with; fiddles with

: to move or handle (something) with the hands or fingers in a nervous way

She was nervously fiddling with her pencil as she waited for the test to start.

: to change or handle (something, such as the controls of a machine) in a way that shows one is not sure what to do

He was fiddling with the controls of the television, trying to get it to work.

: to change (something) in a harmful or foolish way

It became clear that someone had fiddled with the equipment.