meddle
verb (disapproving)- [intransitive] meddle (in/with something)
to involve yourself in something that should not really involve you synonym interfere管闲事;干涉;干预 Extra ExamplesI've warned you, don't meddle in things you don't understand. 我警告过你,不要插手你不懂的事情。 I'm not the sort of proprietor who meddles with editorial policy. 我不是那种干预编辑方针的老板。
- [intransitive] meddle (with something)
to touch something 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)
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘mingle, mix’): from Old French medler, variant of mesler, based on Latin miscere ‘to mix’.