tinker

英 [ˈtɪŋkə(r)]

美 [ˈtɪŋkər]

n.  (旧时走街串巷的)小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠
v.  (尤指不起作用地)小修补，小修理

现在分词：tinkering　复数：tinkers　过去式：tinkered　过去分词：tinkered　第三人称单数：tinkers　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14058 / COCA.11283

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时走街串巷的）小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠
  (in the past) a person who travelled from place to place, selling or repairing things

verb

• （尤指不起作用地）小修补，小修理
  to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful

柯林斯词典

• VERB 小修;小补;摆弄
  If youtinker withsomething, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it.
  1. Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem...
     政府没有承认错误，只是敷衍了事地处理问题。
  2. They tinkered with the engine…
     他们修了修发动机。
  3. It is not enough to tinker at the edges; our objective must be to reconstruct the entire system.
     只在外缘做一些小修小补是不够的，我们的目标必须是重建整个系统。
• (旧时的)补锅匠，修理匠
  In former times, atinkerwas a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs.
• (尤指爱尔兰裔的)流浪者，吉卜赛人
  Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as atinker.

英英释义

noun

• small mackerel found nearly worldwide
  Synonym:chub mackerelScomber japonicus
• formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
• a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
  Synonym:tinkerer

verb

• try to fix or mend
  1. Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
  2. She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
  Synonym:fiddle
• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
  1. The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
  Synonym:puttermess aroundpottermonkeymonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck around
• work as a tinker or tinkerer

双语例句

• As I always advise, now it is time to tinker.
  正如我一直建议的，现在应该进行一些修补工作。
• Please don't tinker with my car engine.
  请不要乱弄我的汽车发动机。
• Tom Hyde, the tinker, standing on the gallows, was asked if he had anything to say.
  补锅匠汤姆·海德站在断头台上，问他有什么话要说。
• They tinkered with the engine
  他们修了修发动机。
• I had a tinker at your radio, but I can't mend it.
  我把你的收音机修了一下，但没修好。
• So once we are sure the experiments are valid, we begin to tinker with the theory.
  因此一旦我们确信实验是有效的，我们开始修补该理论。
• But maybe my brain will tinker some new features.
  但也许我脑袋里也会更新一点新的特性。
• Relieved to have found his help, the Sheriff gave the tinker the warrant.
  郡长因为找到愿意帮他的人而松了一口气，把逮捕状给了小炉匠。
• You little tinker! Look at the mess you've made!
  你这个小淘气！瞧你弄得乱七八糟的！
• The source code for the mail example and the previous example are available for you to tinker with.
  您可以获得邮件示例和先前示例的源代码进行修改。