/'medl; `mɛdl/
v [I, Ipr] (derog 贬)
(a) ~ (in sth) interfere (in sth that is not one's concern) 干预; 干涉; 管闲事
*You're always meddling. 你老是多管闲事.
* Don't meddle in my affairs. 别干预我的事.
(b) ~ (with sth) handle sth that one ought not to, or about which one has no specialized knowledge 乱动, 瞎弄（不应动的或不懂的事物）
*Who's been meddling with my papers? 谁翻乱了我的文件?
* Don't meddle with the electrical wiring
*you're not an electrician. 别瞎动电线线路, 你又不是电工.

v [I]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: mesler, medler, from Latin miscere 'to mix']
to deliberately try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand
= interferemeddle 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.
BrE 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.
>meddlern[C]
>meddlingn[U]
>meddlingadj [only before noun]
　meddling politicians