fiddle while Rome burns

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To neglect helping when one’s time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need. idiomatic

词形变化

fiddles while Rome burns present,singular,third-person fiddling while Rome burns participle,present fiddled while Rome burned participle,past fiddled while Rome burned past fiddled while Rome burnt participle,past fiddled while Rome burnt past fiddle whilst Rome burns alternative

词源

From the ancient rumour that the Roman emperor Nero played a lyre during the Great Fire of Rome (AD 64).
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