meddle

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++med·dle /ˈmedl/ verb [intransitive]  1  INTERFEREto deliberately try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand 干预，干涉；管闲事 SYN interferemeddle in I don’t like other people meddling in the way I run this prison. 我不喜欢别人干涉我怎么管理这个监狱。 He accused the US of meddling in China’s internal affairs. 他指责美国干涉中国内政。meddle with I’m not the sort of newspaper owner who meddles with editorial policy. 我不是那种干涉编辑方针的报社老板。2  TOUCH British English to touch something which you should not touch, especially in a careless way that might break it 胡乱摆弄meddle with You have no right to come in here meddling with my things. 你无权进来乱弄我的东西。 —meddler noun [countable] —meddling noun [uncountable] —meddling adjective [only before noun] meddling politicians 喜欢乱插手的政客→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

meddle• Nobody helped anybody, nobody meddled.• Since the mid-1990s, the censors have meddled a great deal more.• Of course we should not endlessly meddle and interfere with the electricity industry in Northern Ireland.• Church leaders shouldn't meddle in politics.• Or a man who meddled in the black arts?• But to see, to meddle, to intrude, that was Lionel all over.• To them, she appeared an interfering busybody, a pushy incomer meddling with their heritage.• Most of us don't know our neighbors well enough to meddle with their lives.meddling ... affairs• Gelbard in turn was accused by the government of meddling in national affairs.• And if you didn't insist on meddling in large affairs that affect the globe, you would actually be charming.Origin meddle (1200-1300) Old French mesler, medler, from Latin miscere “to mix”

med·dle verbChineseSyllable  

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meddle
med‧dle /ˈmedl/ verb [intransitive]1. to deliberately try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand
   SYN  interfere
    meddle in
    I don’t like other people meddling in the way I run this prison.
    He accused the US of meddling in China’s internal affairs.
    meddle with
    I’m not the sort of newspaper owner who meddles with editorial policy.
2. British English to touch something which you should not touch, especially in a careless way that might break it
    meddle with
    You have no right to come in here meddling with my things.
—meddler noun [countable]
—meddling noun [uncountable]
—meddling adjective [only before noun]:
    meddling politicians
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ interfere to try to get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed: She tried not to interfere in her children’s lives. | It’s not your problem, so don’t interfere.
   ▪ meddle to interfere in someone else’s affairs in a way that is annoying for them. Meddle is more informal than interfere, and has more of a feeling of being annoyed: I did not want my parents meddling in my private affairs. | He warned diplomats against meddling in Indonesia’s affairs.
   ▪ intrude to interfere by being somewhere where you are not wanted, or getting involved in a situation that is private – used especially when saying that you want to avoid doing this: Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude while you were on the phone. | When someone dies, people are often worried about intruding.
   ▪ butt in informal to interfere by trying to become involved in a private situation or conversation that does not concern you: Stop butting in, will you! | I didn’t want to give them any advice in case they thought I was butting in.
   ▪ pry to try to find out what someone else is doing in their private life, by asking questions or secretly checking what they are doing, in a way that seems annoying or rude: Journalists like to pry into the lives of the rich and famous. | I didn’t mean to pry – I just wanted to know if I could help.
   ▪ poke/stick your nose into something informal to ask questions about someone else’s private life or give them advice they do not want, in a way that annoys them: She’s one of those people who’s always poking her nose into other people’s business.

med·dleBrE /ˈmedl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmedl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they meddle BrE /ˈmedl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmedl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it meddles BrE /ˈmedlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmedlz/ 🔊past simple meddled BrE /ˈmedld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmedld/ 🔊past participle meddled BrE /ˈmedld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmedld/ 🔊 -ing form meddling BrE /ˈmedlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmedlɪŋ/ 🔊 (disapproving) [intransitive] ~ (in/with sth) to become involved in sth that does not concern you 管闲事；干涉；干预 SYN interfere ◆He had no right to meddle in her affairs. 他无权干涉她的事情。🔊🔊 [intransitive] ~ (with sth) to touch sth in a careless way, especially when it is not yours or when you do not know how to use it correctly 瞎搞，乱弄（尤指不应管或不懂的事物）◆Somebody had been meddling with her computer. 有人擅自弄过她的电脑。🔊🔊▸ med·dling BrE /ˈmedlɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmedlɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]